CP303 Reaction Engineering (July-October 2013)

 Core course for the C&P Engineering undergraduates

 updated on August 02, 2013

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Intended Learning Outcomes

At the completion of the course, the student will be able to

1

identify and determine the parameters in kinetic rate expressions for homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions and for elementary and non-elementary reactions.

2

formulate and apply the design equations for the three ideal reactor models (batch, CSTR, and plug flow) in the presence of both single and multiple reactions.  

3

formulate and apply the energy balance equation to the ideal batch, CSTR and plug flow reactor models, and determine required heating and cooling loads, in the presence of both single and multiple reactions

4

formulate and apply the design equations and rate laws for catalytic reactors

5

select the appropriate reactor type for a given chemical conversion and size it to meet operational goals.

6

synthesize an appropriate multi-reactor sequence to meet operational goals

7

identify and analyse additional problems which may be solved by the methods of chemical reaction engineering

8

transform problems in chemical reaction engineering into mathematical models and, if necessary, choose suitable computer package (for example MATLAB) for solving those models on a computer

9

design and conduct experiments to generate data, analyse the data and obtain information required for the design and scale-up of chemical reactors

Course Description

Course objectives: The student will learn about the fundamentals underlying the design of reactors used in chemical and process engineering applications

Course coordinator: Prof. R Shanthini (accessible at 071-5326835 and at rshanthini@pdn.ac.lk)

Evaluation panel: Ms. AMW Menike; Dr. DGGP Karunaratne (Moderator)

Course credits: 3 GPA credits

Pre-requisites: None

Content

Time allocated (in clock hours)

Lecture

Tutorial

Project

Assign.

Kinetics of chemical and biochemical reactions; Kinetics of reversible, series and parallel reactions; Temperature dependence of rate constant.

05

01

 

02

Design of batch, semi-batch, continuous stirred tank and plug flow reactors with isothermal and non-isothermal operations; Reactor networks; Multiple reactions in reactor networks; Design of bioreactors.

14

03

 

08

Design of reactors for catalyst induced reactions and multiphase reactions.

05

02

 

08

Computer simulation of reactors and reactor systems.

 

 

06

 

Laboratory experiments for basic kinetic data, determination of rate expressions, and scale-up.

 

 

06

 

TOTAL

24

06

06 eq. hours

09 eq. hours

Note: Assign. stands for Assignment

Suggested Reference Texts

Levenspiel O. Chemical Reaction Engineering, Second Edition, Wiley Eastern Limited.

Fogler HS. Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Second Edition, Prentice-Hall International Editions.

Froment GF and Bischoff KB. Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design.

Missen RW, Mims CA and Saville BA. Chemical Reaction Engineering and Kinetics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Davis ME and Davis RJ. 2003. Fundamentals of Chemical Reaction Engineering. McGraw-Hill. It is an ebook downloadable at the URL: authors.library.caltech.edu/25070/1/FundChemReaxEng.pdf (already emailed to you)

Assessment Scheme

Assessment method

Percentage marks

Continuous assessments

25

 

Assignments

 

05

Computer simulation

 

10

Laboratory work

 

10

Mid-semester examination

25

 

End-of-semester examination

50

 

Timeline for Lectures and Assignments

Week

Cumulative lecture hours

Date

Content

1

01 to 02

02 July

- Differential equations in reaction engineering (Set #0) with solutions;

- Reaction kinetics: rate equations (Set #1)

2

03 to 04

09 July

- Design of ideal batch reactors operated under isothermal conditions (Set #2)

- Working out selected problems on reaction kinetics and design of isothermal batch reactors from Question Bank 1 (Set #3 with solutions provided with figure attachments: Set3FigQ1, Set3FigQ4, Set3FigQ9 and Set3FigQ11)

3

05 to 06

16 July

Continuing the above

4

07 to 08

23 July

- Design of ideal plug flow reactors (PFR) operated at steady state under isothermal conditions (Set #4)

5

09 to 10

30 July

 

- Design of ideal continuous stirred tank Reactors (CSTR) operated at steady state under isothermal conditions (Set #5)

6

10 to 12

06 Aug

Working out selected problems on design of isothermal PFRs and CSTRs operated at steady-state from Question Bank 2 (Set #6 with solutions provided with figure attachments: Set6FigQ1b, Set6FigQ1c, Set6FigQ7, Set6FigQ9 and Set6FigQ10)

 

01 to 06 Assignment hours

 

06 assignment hours used as lecture-students contact hours (if there is a request from students) using timeslots made available with the mutual consents of students (attendance is optional for students)

7

13 to 14

13 Aug

Mid-Semester Examination on kinetics and design of batch reactors, PFRs and CSTRs

8

 

20 Aug

POYA DAY

9

15 to 16

27 Aug

- The energy balance over ideal batch reactors (Set #7)

10

17 to 18

03 Sep

- The energy balance over ideal CSTRS operated at steady-state (Set #8)

11

19 to 20

10 Sep

Working out selected problems on the design of batch reactors and CSTRs operated under non-isothermal conditions from Question Bank 3 (Set #9)

12

21 to 22

17 Sep

Continuing the above (Assignment for self study and solutions)

 

06 to 12 Assignment hours

 

06 assignment hours used as lecture-students contact hours (if there is a request from students) using timeslots made available with the mutual consents of students (attendance is optional for students)

13

23 to 24

24 Sep

Design of reactors for catalyzed-induced reactions and multiphase reactions (Set #10 being modified)

14

25 to 26

01 Oct

Working out problems from Question Bank 4 (Set #11 under preparation)

15

26 to 28

08 Oct

Continuing the above

 

12 to 18 Assignment hours

 

06 assignment hours used as lecture-students contact hours (if there is a request from students) using timeslots made available with the mutual consents of students (attendance is optional for students)

Timeline for Simulations (under preparation) and Laboratory Experiments

Week

Date

Computer simulation of reactors and reactor systems

(worth 10 full marks)

Laboratory experiments for basic kinetic data, determination of rate expressions, and scale-up

(worth 10 full marks)

1

03 July

 

 

 

2

10 July

 

 

 

3

17 July

 

 

 

4

24 July

 

 

 

5

31 July

 

 

 

6

07 Aug

 

 

 

 

 

Simulation Set #01 (05 full marks)

Batch Reactor

CSTR

7

14 Aug

G3 & G4

G1

G2

8

21 Aug

G7 & G8

G5

G6

9

28 Aug

G1 & G2

G3

G4

10

04 Sep

G5 & G6

G7

G8

 

 

Simulation Set #02 (05 full marks)

 

 

11

11 Sep

G3 & G4

G2

G1

12

18 Sep

G7 & G8

G6

G5

13

25 Sep

G1 & G2

G4

G3

14

02 Oct

G5 & G6

G8

G7

15

09 Oct

 

 

 

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