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Rajesh Kumar
Bhagat
B.E.(CHE) 4th year
Introduction
Almost all chemical engineering
process contains three operations.
Homogenous
Heterogeneous
Types of reactors
1.Batch- uniform composition
everywhere in reactor but
changes with time
2. Semi batch- in semi-batch one
reactant will be added when
reaction will proceed
3. Continuous reactor
a. Mixed flow- this is uniformly
mixed , same composition
everywhere, within the reactor
and at exit
b. Plug flow- flow of fluid through
reactor with order so that only
lateral mixing is possible.
Reactor design parameter
Reactor design basically means which type and
size of reactor and method of operation we
should employ for a given conversation
Parameters
• Volume of reactor
• Flow rate
• Concentration of feed
• Reaction kinetic
• Temperature
• pressure
Isothermal reactor design
algorithm
Plug flow and mixed flow
reactor design
Mixed flow reactor
design
Applying mass balance performance
equation for mixed flow reactor
Fig-4
Design for parallel
•
reaction
When a reactant gives two product
(desired, and undesired)simultaneously
with different rate constant then this is
called a parallel reaction.
• To keep maximum amount of desired
product we can take following steps.
• Ifa1>a2 or the desired reaction is of
higher order then keep reactant
concentration high for high product
concentration.
• If a1<a2 than for desired reaction keep
reactant concentration low.
• For a1=a2 change in reactant
concentration will not affect the product
then, because rate constant k1 and k2
are different at different temperature
so, we can keep our temperature such
that desired product will be high or use
of catalyst would be a option which are
selective in nature.
Reactor design for
multiple reaction
• In multiple reaction reactor design contacting pattern is most important
factor to get a particular product.
• In irreversible reaction in series like
Integral reactor
• RTD Model
conti………
Ignition temperature
For burning of coal minimum
ignition required so, heat should
be recycled
Plug flow reactor with recycle
will be most suitable reactor for
this system
Mass Transfer resistance and
rate equation
Total resistance = film resistance +
ash resistance + reaction
resistance