(35%) 2) The following F curve was obtained from a tracer test on a real reactor

1 0.7

0.3

t (min)

a) Can you suggest a system of ideal reactors to model the real reactors? b) hat conversion can be e!"ected for a 2nd order reaction with $ & '('2 dm3)mol)s ? The entering concentration of # is *(5 +( DQE May 2000 *) The gas "hase isomeri,ation
# %
2# 2%
$

is to be carried out in this reactor( -!"eriments were carried out in a reactor that had the following .T/ -(t) & *' e0*'t min0* where t is in minutes( a) 1f the volumetric flow rate was 2 dm 3)min2 the conversion was 3(*%2 what was the reactor volume? 4 & 555555555555 b) hen the volumetric flow rate was '(2 dm3)min the conversion was 5'%( hen the volumetric flow rate was '('2 dm3)min2 the conversion was 3*%( hat will the conversion be when the volumetric flow rate is *' dm3)min? 6 & 555555555555

c) This reaction is now to be carried out in a * dm 3 "lug flow reactor at a volume metric flow rate of * dm3)min( hat will be the conversion? 6 & 555555555555

d) 1t is "ro"osed to carry out the reaction in a *' m diameter "i"e where the flow is highly turbulent (.e&*'7)( There are significant dis"ersion effects( The su"erficial gas velocity is * m)s( 1f the "i"e is 7 m long2 what conversion can be e!"ected( 1f you were unable to determine the reaction order and the s"ecific reaction rate constant in "art (b) assume 8 & * min0* and carry out the calculation9 6 & 555555555555 2) Consider the gas "hase n:meri,ation reaction
n# # n # 2 < ;e!( 2#

The order of the reaction is un$nown( a) =nder isothermal and isobaric conditions2 "rove that a C>T. and a ?F. will re@uire almost identical volumes to attain a s"ecific conversion2 if nAA*( b) 1f n is not much higher than *2 which reactor do you e!"ect to re@uire more volume to attain a s"ecific conversion 0 C>T. or ?F.? DQE May 1999

DQE January 1999 *) The following li@uid en,ymatic reactions with substrate inhibition - +> -B > > + -B > >B -B > -B > ? + were carried out in a non:ideal reactor( hich model (segregation model or ma!imum mi!edness model) and under what reaction conditions would "redict the greatest conversion of substrate2 >( -!"lain your reasoning( DQE May 1998 *( The first order isomeri,ation is carried out in a flow reactor(
k # %

with k & '(* min0* The volumetric flow rate to the reactor is 2 dm 3)min( The outlet concentration of a "ulse in"ut tracer is shown below as a function of time in minutes

C(mg)dm

3)

7 5 C 3 2 * 5 *' *5 t (min)

a) b) c) d) e)

hat is the reactor volume? hat would be the conversion in a ?F. and in a C>T. of this volume? hat is the conversion "redicted by the segregation model? hat is the conversion "redicted by the ma!imum mi!edness model? hat is the conversion "redicted by the tan$s:in:series model?