PS # 3 CHE145

Please do the following:

Problem 11-5

There is a typo in the problem statement for 11-5. The length of the reactor pipe should be 20 cm, not 20
m. Also, please use the following viscosity and diffusivity data:

At 500oC, the viscosity of hydrogen is 0.015 centipoise and the viscosities of cyclohexane and benzene are
both 0.1 centipoise. Assume the diffusivity of all species (Dab) is 0.857 cm2/s at the reactor T and P

Problem 12-6
EXAM #3 CHE145
The irreversible gas-phase reaction
𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑠𝑡
𝐴→ 𝐵
is carried out adiabaticafly over a packed bed of solid catalyst particles. The reaction is first
order in the concentration of A on the catalyst surface:
𝑟𝐴′ = 𝑘 ′ 𝐶𝐴𝑠
The feed consists of 60% (mole) A and 40% inerts and enters the bed at a temperature of 280 K.
The entering volumetric flow rate is 10 dm3/s(~10,000 cm3/s). The relationship between the
Sherwood number and the Reynolds number is

𝑆ℎ = 100 𝑅𝑒 1/2
As a first approximation, one may neglect pressure drop. The entering concentration of A is 1.0
M. Calculate the catalyst weight necessary to achieve 70% conversion of A for
(a) Isothermal operation.
(b) Adiabatic operation.
(c) What generalizations can you make after comparing parts (a) and (b)?
Additional informafion
𝜇 𝑐𝑚2
Kinematic viscosity: = 0.02
𝜌 𝑠

Particle diameter: 𝑑𝑝 = 0.1 𝑐𝑚

𝑐𝑚
Superficial velocity: 𝑈 = 10
𝑠
𝑐𝑚2
Catalyst surface area/mass of catalyst bed: 𝑎 = 60 .
𝑔 𝑐𝑎𝑡

𝑐𝑚2
Diffusivity of A: 𝐷𝑒 = 10−2
𝑠
𝑐𝑎𝑙
Heat of reaction: ∆𝐻𝑅𝑥 = −10,000
𝑔 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐴

Heat capacities:
𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑎𝑙
𝐶𝑃𝐴 = 𝐶𝑃𝐵 = 25 𝐶𝑃𝑆 (𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡) = 75
𝑔 𝑚𝑜𝑙 ∙ 𝐾 𝑔 𝑚𝑜𝑙 ∙ 𝐾

𝑐𝑚3 𝑐𝑎𝑙
𝑘 ′ (300𝐾) = 0.01 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐸 = 4000
𝑠 ∙ 𝑔 𝑐𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑙