CHFEN 6553

Graduate Reactors Course

Prof. Terry A. Ring

Computer Problem 2

Given the measured residence time distribution for a real glass lined reactor Die given in the attached data. The data was taken with the following operating parameters:

Run Number 17L-200

Impeller RPM = 200

Volume of Tank =V= 17±0.02 L.

Flow Rate =Q = 7.571±0.095L/min

Determine the resultant conversion for second order irreversible reaction for macromixing and micromixing models.

Compare these results to those for an ideal CSTR with 1) the same mean residence time as the measured residence time distribution and 2) the residence time given by V/Q.

Diagnose the mixing problem in this reactor and suggest a reactor model which is better suited to the observed residence time distribution. Calculate the conversion for this model reactor.

Time (min)	E(t)
0	0
0.03	0.010625
0.07	1.944666
0.1	0.602973
0.13	0.441391
0.17	0.441379
0.2	0.427915
0.23	0.387495
0.27	0.387527
0.3	0.374066
0.33	0.360604
0.37	0.347143
0.4	0.333664
0.43	0.320202
0.47	0.306741
0.5	0.306741
0.53	0.306741
0.57	0.293279
0.6	0.293279
0.63	0.293264
0.67	0.293297
0.7	0.293297
0.73	0.279835
0.77	0.279835
0.8	0.266373
0.83	0.252897
0.87	0.252897
0.9	0.252897
0.93	0.266391
0.97	0.252929
1	0.252929
1.03	0.239465
1.07	0.239453
1.1	0.239453
1.13	0.239453
1.17	0.225989
1.2	0.225989
1.23	0.212527
1.27	0.212516
1.3	0.212516
1.33	0.212516
1.37	0.199054
1.4	0.199054
1.43	0.199054
1.47	0.199072
1.5	0.199072
1.53	0.199072
1.57	0.199072
1.6	0.185607
1.63	0.199063
1.67	0.185598
1.7	0.185598
1.73	0.18563
1.77	0.18563
1.8	0.18563
1.83	0.18563
1.87	0.172151
1.9	0.172151
1.93	0.172151
1.97	0.15869
2	0.158675
2.03	0.158675
2.07	0.158675
2.1	0.158675
2.13	0.145214
2.17	0.145214
2.2	0.15871
2.23	0.158696
2.27	0.131741
2.3	0.131741
2.33	0.131741
2.37	0.131741
2.4	0.131741
2.43	0.118264
2.47	0.131758
2.5	0.131758
2.53	0.118297
2.57	0.131793
2.6	0.131793
2.63	0.104823
2.67	0.118317
2.7	0.118317
2.73	0.118317
2.77	0.131813
2.8	0.131813
2.83	0.131813
2.87	0.118337
2.9	0.131799
2.93	0.131831
2.97	0.131831
3	0.118367
3.03	0.104873
3.07	0.118367
3.1	0.118355
3.13	0.118355
3.17	0.10489
3.2	0.10489
3.23	0.10489
3.27	0.10489
3.3	0.104879
3.33	0.091385
3.37	0.091385
3.4	0.077921
3.43	0.091385
3.47	0.077921
3.5	0.077921
3.53	0.077921
3.57	0.077921
3.6	0.077909
3.63	0.091403
3.67	0.077909
3.7	0.077909
3.73	0.091403
3.77	0.077941
3.8	0.077929
3.83	0.077929
3.87	0.077929
3.9	0.077929
3.93	0.077929
3.97	0.064453
4	0.064453
4.03	0.064453
4.07	0.064453
4.1	0.064453
4.13	0.050989
4.17	0.064485
4.2	0.064485
4.23	0.064485
4.27	0.064474
4.3	0.064474
4.33	0.064474
4.37	0.064503
4.4	0.064491
4.43	0.064491
4.47	0.064491
4.5	0.064491
4.53	0.064523
4.57	0.064523
4.6	0.07802
4.63	0.064509
4.67	0.064509
4.7	0.064509
4.73	0.051047
4.77	0.051047
4.8	0.051035
4.83	0.051035
4.87	0.051035
4.9	0.064532
4.93	0.051068
4.97	0.051068
5	0.051068
5.03	0.051056
5.07	0.051088
5.1	0.051056
5.13	0.037591
5.17	0.051088
5.2	0.051088
5.23	0.064584
5.27	0.064573
5.3	0.051108
5.33	0.051108
5.37	0.037612
5.4	0.051108
5.43	0.051108
5.47	0.051094
5.5	0.051094
5.53	0.051094
5.57	0.051094
5.6	0.051094
5.63	0.064587
5.67	0.064576
5.7	0.051114
5.73	0.064611
5.77	0.051114
5.8	0.051114
5.83	0.051114
5.87	0.051114
5.9	0.0511
5.93	0.0511
5.97	0.0511
6	0.037638
6.03	0.0511
6.07	0.037624
6.1	0.037624
6.13	0.037624
6.17	0.037624
6.2	0.05112
6.23	0.051108
6.27	0.051108
6.3	0.037644
6.33	0.037644
6.37	0.037644
6.4	0.037644
6.43	0.037644
6.47	0.037644
6.5	0.037644
6.53	0.024168
6.57	0.024168
6.6	0.024168
6.63	0.024168
6.67	0.024168
6.7	0.024156
6.73	0.03765
6.77	0.024185
6.8	0.024185
6.83	0.024185
6.87	0.024185
6.9	0.024174
6.93	0.024174
6.97	0.024174
7	0.01068
7.03	0.024174
7.07	-0.00278
7.1	0.024162
7.13	0.010698
7.17	0.024194
7.2	0.024194
7.23	0.024182
7.27	0.024182
7.3	0.024182
7.33	0.010686
7.37	0.010686
7.4	0.024182
7.43	0.024182
7.47	0.024171
7.5	0.024171
7.53	0.010706
7.57	0.0242
7.6	0.0242
7.63	0.010706
7.67	0.024188
7.7	0.024188
7.73	0.024188
7.77	0.010724
7.8	0.010724
7.83	0.010724
7.87	0.010712
7.9	0.024209
7.93	0.024209
7.97	0.010744
8	0.010712
8.03	0.010744
8.07	0.010732
8.1	0.010732
8.13	0.010732
8.17	0.010732
8.2	0.024229
8.23	0.024229
8.27	0.024214
8.3	0.01075
8.33	0.01075
8.37	0.01075
8.4	0.01075
8.43	0.024232
8.47	0.010738
8.5	0.024232
8.53	0.024232
8.57	0.024232
8.6	0.010747
8.63	0.01075
8.67	0.024244
8.7	0.024244
8.73	0.024244
8.77	0.037737
8.8	0.037737
8.83	0.037734
8.87	0.037734
8.9	0.024238
8.93	0.010747
8.97	0.010747
9	0.010747
9.03	0.024244
9.07	0.024244
9.1	0.024244
9.13	0.024244
9.17	0.03774
9.2	0.03774
9.23	0.03774
9.27	0.024244
9.3	0.01075
9.33	0.01075
9.37	0.01075
9.4	0.01075
9.43	0.01075
9.47	0.01075
9.5	0.024247
9.53	0.024247
9.57	0.01075
9.6	0.024247
9.63	0.01075
9.67	-0.00275
9.7	0.01075
9.73	0.01075
9.77	0.010741
9.8	0.010741
9.83	-0.00275
9.87	-0.00275
9.9	-0.00275
9.93	-0.00275
9.97	-0.00275
10	-0.00275
10.03	0.01075
10.07	0.01075
10.1	0.01075
10.13	0.01075
10.17	0.01075
10.2	0.024244
10.23	0.01075
10.27	0.01075
10.3	-0.00274
10.33	-0.00275
10.37	-0.00275
10.4	-0.00275
10.43	-0.00275
10.47	-0.00275
10.5	-0.00275
10.53	-0.00275
10.57	-0.00275
10.6	-0.00275
10.63	-0.00275
10.67	0.010747
10.7	0.010747
10.73	0.010747
10.77	0.010747
10.8	0.010747
10.83	0.010747
10.87	0.024244
10.9	0.024247
10.93	0.01075
10.97	0.01075
11	-0.00275
11.03	0.01075
11.07	0.01075
11.1	0.01075
11.13	0.01075
11.17	-0.00275
11.2	-0.00275
11.23	0.01075
11.27	0.01075
11.3	0.01075
11.33	0.024244
11.37	-0.00275
11.4	0.01075
11.43	-0.00275
11.47	-0.00275
11.5	-0.00275
11.53	-0.00275
11.57	-0.00275
11.6	-0.00275
11.63	-0.00275
11.67	-0.00275
11.7	0.01075
11.73	0.01075
11.77	0.01075
11.8	-0.00275
11.83	0.01075
11.87	-0.00275
11.9	-0.00275
11.93	-0.00275
11.97	-0.00275
12	-0.00275
12.03	-0.00275
12.07	-0.01624
12.1	-0.01624
12.13	-0.01624
12.17	-0.01624
12.2	-0.00275
12.23	-0.00275
12.27	-0.00275
12.3	-0.00275
12.33	0.010747
12.37	0.010747
12.4	0.010747
12.43	0.024244