Professor Xijun Hu

CENG 211 Reaction and Reactor Engineering

Heterogeneous
Batch catalytic reactor

dX
= rAV
dt

N A0

dX
= rA ' W
dt

or
t = N A0 0X

dX
( rA )V

t = N A0 0X

Tubular reactor
FA0

in

CSTR
V=

dX
( rA ')W

CA =

XA =

NA
V

Flow system
F
CA = A
v

N A0 N A
N A0

XA =

FA0 FA
FA 0

Stoichiometry
aA + bB cC + dD

Fixed bed reactor

dX
= rA
dV

V = FA0 XX out

CENG 211 Reaction and Reactor Engineering

Concentration and conversion

Batch

Design Equations
Homogeneous
Ideal batch reactor
N A0

Professor Xijun Hu

FA0

dX
rA

dX
= rA '
dW

dX
in r '
A
Fluidized bed reactor
F ( X X in )
W = A0 out
rA '
W = FA0 XX out

FA0 ( X out X in )
rA

Reaction rate
Homogeneous

Heterogeneous

1 dN A
rA =
V dt

1 dN A
rA ' =
W dt

rA rB rC rD
=
=
=
a
b
c
d

Heterogeneous reaction
Catalyst properties
void (pore) volume of particle
Porosity , p =
= Vg p
total volume of particle
p = density of particle
Vg = void volume per unit mass of particles

The average pore radius of catalyst is

2Vg
r=
Sg
Sg = surface area per unit mass of particles