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1) The exothermic reaction (A B + C) was carried out adiabatically and the following data
were recorded:
a) What are the PFR and CSTR volumes necessary to achieve 40% conversion?
b) What is the maximum conversion that can be achieved in a 105-L CSTR?
c) What conversion can be achieved if a 72-L PFR is followed in series by a 24-L CSTR?
d) What conversion can be achieved if a 24-L CSTR is followed in a series by a 72-L PFR?
e) Plot the conversion and rate of reaction as a function of PFR reactor volume up to a volume of
100 L.
Note: Feel free to use and modify any one of the two Matlab scripts posted on Moodle. You may
also use another program of your choice.
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Chemical Engineering Department, Manhattan College
figure(1)
%Levenspiel plot
L=FA0./neg_rA;%m3
plot(X_A,L,'-ro');
title('Levenspiel plot')
xlabel('Conversion, X_A')
ylabel('F_A_0/(-r_A) [m^3]')
axis([0 0.7 0 2.5]);
axis square
%CSTR#1 sizing
V1=interp1(X_A,L,X1);
VolumeCSTR1=V1.*X1;%m3
%PFR sizing
VolPFR = cumtrapz(X_A,L);
VolumePFR = interp1(X_A,VolPFR,X2)-interp1(X_A,VolPFR,X1);
A=[X_A;VolPFR];
%CSTR#2 sizing
V2=interp1(X_A,L,X3);
VolumeCSTR2=V2.*(X3-X2);%m3
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