Sultante of Oman

Ministry of Higher Education

College of Applied Sciences-Sohar
Engineering Department

CHEN3155 Chemical Reaction Engineering Quiz 1

SPRING 2014

Date : 11th March 2014 Time : 08:00-08:30 am Number of pages : 4

Group : Student I.D :

Student Name: Solution

General Instructions:
The Maximum marks for this Test is 20.
Set out your work properly. Be clear, neat and concise.
If needed, rough work may be done in the last draft sheet provided. Rough work will not
be graded.
Turn off all GSMs
Use the Calculator in case of need.
Do not talk during the exam without permission from the invigilator.
Hand the exam paper back to your invigilator at the end of the exam.

Marks
Question Marks Scored Marks-in words
Allotted
1 10
2 10

Total 20

Examiner : Signature:

Chief Reviewer:
Signature:

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Q-1 (10 Marks)

i) What is the difference between packed bed reactor PBR and plug flow reactor PFR?
X
dX dX
PFR FA0 rA V FA 0
dV 0
rA
X
dX dX
PBR FA 0 rA W FA0
dW 0
rA
ii) In the formula for CSTR, if the rate of reaction is not constant and is dependent on the
concentration, should we take to mean? the integral mean?

Because the reactor is well-mixed, the concentrations, temperature, and rate of reaction are
the same throughout the reactor volume, including the point at which it exits the reactor.
Consequently, the concentrations, temperature, and rate of reaction in the reactor are all
evaluated at the exit conditions of the CSTR.

iii) Why would you choose to have CSTRs and PFRs in series?

It is what reactors you might have on hand that you could connect together to obtain a high
conversion.

iv) Which reactor is modeled by the equation

V = (Fjo-Fj)/(kCj) if rj = -Cjk?

A. CSTR B. Batch reactor C. Tubular reactor

v) Show on the following graph where the range of X gives the same volume for CSTR and
PFR?

Q-2 (10 Marks)

1
 The irreversible gas phase nonelementary reaction A+2B C
is to be carried out isothermally in a constant-pressure batch reactor. The feed is at a
temperature of 227oC, a pressure of 1013 kPa, and its composition is 33.3% A and 66.7% B.
The entering volumetric flow rate is 2 dm3/min. Laboratory data taken under identical
conditions are as follows (note that at X= 0,-rA=0.00001):

(a) Estimate the volume of a CSTR required to take the effluent from the plug-flow reactor
(PFR) 30% conversion of A and achieve 50% total conversion (based on species A fed to the
PFR).
(b) What is the volume of a single plug-flow reactor necessary to achieve 60% conversion?

(c) What is the volume of a single CSTR necessary to achieve 50% conversion?

(d) What is the volume of a second CSTR necessary to raise the conversion from 50% to
60%?

Additional data: R=8.314 dm3 kPa/mol K = 0.082 dm3 atm/mol K

2
a)

b)

c)

3
d)