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Plug Flow Reactor - Chemical Engineering Review for PE Examination

Performance of a Plug Flow Reactor

For a plug flow reactor, the design equation is given as

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Module for calculating residence time required for achieving a desired conversion in a plug flow reactor.:

Concentration of A (limiting reactant), CAo = moles/liter
Stoichiometric Coefficient of B (reactant), b =
Ratio of CBo/(b·CAo), M =
Conversion, x =
Reaction Rate Constant, k = units vary
Fractional Volume Change, ε
Volumetric Flow Rate, υ = liters/sec
Molar Feed Rate of A, FAo Moles/sec
V = Reactor Volume
Residence Time, τp = seconds

Process - Constant:Pressure Volume

Order zero first, -rA= kCA second, -rA = kCA2 third, -rA = kCA3 second, -rA = kCACB