TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

MANILA
CHE 573 QUIZ NO. 4
STUDENT NUMBER_________________________________DATE_______________
1.Assuming a stoichiometry A R for a first-order gas reaction we calculate the size of a plug flow reactor
needed for a given duty (99% conversion of a pure A feed) to be V = 32 liters. In fact, however, the reaction
stoichiometry is A 3R. With this corrected stoichiometry, what is the required reactor volume.
2. The ho,ogeneous gas reaction A 3R follows second order kinetics. For a feed rate of 4 m3/hr of pure A at 5
atm and 350 º Celsius, an experimental reactor consisting of a 2.5 cm ID pipe 2 meters long gives 60% conversion of
feed. A commercial plant is to treat 320 m3/hr of feed consisting of 50% A, 50% inerts at 25 atm and 350 ºC to obtain
80% conversion. How many 2 m length s of 2.5 cm ID pipe are required?

3. Pure A (gas) is fed at 50.0 L/s (25°C, 1.0 atm) into a well-mixed CSTR (1000 L), maintained at 200°C, 2.0 atm, in
which the following reaction occurs: A 2R. The disappearance of A follows first-order kinetics, and the exit
stream contains 15 mol% A. Estimate (a) the rate of reaction, -rA (mol/L-s), and (b) the apparent first-order rate
constant, k (s-1). Note: Calculations of conversion (Xa) for gases (  0) and liquids( = 0) have different
formulas.

TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

MANILA
CHE 573 QUIZ NO. 4
STUDENT NUMBER_________________________________DATE_______________
1.Assuming a stoichiometry A R for a first-order gas reaction we calculate the size of a plug flow reactor
needed for a given duty (99% conversion of a pure A feed) to be V = 32 liters. In fact, however, the reaction
stoichiometry is A 3R. With this corrected stoichiometry, what is the required reactor volume.
2. The ho,ogeneous gas reaction A 3R follows second order kinetics. For a feed rate of 4 m3/hr of pure A at 5
atm and 350 º Celsius, an experimental reactor consisting of a 2.5 cm ID pipe 2 meters long gives 60% conversion of
feed. A commercial plant is to treat 320 m3/hr of feed consisting of 50% A, 50% inerts at 25 atm and 350 ºC to obtain
80% conversion. How many 2 m length s of 2.5 cm ID pipe are required?
3. Pure A (gas) is fed at 50.0 L/s (25°C, 1.0 atm) into a well-mixed CSTR (1000 L), maintained at 200°C, 2.0 atm,
in which the following reaction occurs: A 2R. The disappearance of A follows first-order kinetics, and the
exit stream contains 15 mol% A. Estimate (a) the rate of reaction, -rA (mol/L-s), and (b) the apparent first-order
rate constant, k (s-1). Note: Calculations of conversion (Xa) for gases (  0) and liquids( = 0) have different
formulas.

TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

MANILA
CHE 573 QUIZ NO. 4
STUDENT NUMBER_________________________________DATE_______________
1.Assuming a stoichiometry A R for a first-order gas reaction we calculate the size of a plug flow reactor
needed for a given duty (99% conversion of a pure A feed) to be V = 32 liters. In fact, however, the reaction
stoichiometry is A 3R. With this corrected stoichiometry, what is the required reactor volume.
2. The homogeneous gas reaction A 3R follows second order kinetics. For a feed rate of 4 m3/hr of pure A at
25 atm and 350 º Celsius, an experimental reactor consisting of a 2.5 cm ID pipe 2 meters long gives 60% conversion of
feed. A commercial plant is to treat 320 m3/hr of feed consisting of 50% A, 50% inerts at 25 atm and 350 ºC to obtain
80% conversion. How many 2 m length s of 2.5 cm ID pipe are required?
3. Pure A (gas) is fed at 50.0 L/s (25°C, 1.0 atm) into a well-mixed CSTR (1000 L), maintained at 200°C, 2.0 atm,
in which the following reaction occurs: A→ 2R. The disappearance of A follows first-order kinetics, and the exit
stream contains 15 mol% A. Estimate (a) the rate of reaction, -rA (mol/L-s), and (b) the apparent first-order rate
constant, k (s-1). Note: Calculations of conversion (Xa) for gases (  0) and liquids( = 0) have different
formulas.