Production Capacity and Transformation rate

• Work out the transformation and production rate in each of

the equipment items in the following process

𝑚𝑜𝑙
𝐴→𝑅
12
𝑠 𝑉𝑖 = 10 10 20 60 𝐿
A T1 T2 T3 T4
12% 𝑅 66% 𝑅
500L 2000L 100L R
Solvent Vessel Volume %R after Vessel Volume %R after

𝐿 V1 500 12% T.3-part 1 10 76%

48 V2 2000 66% T.3-part 2 10 83%

𝑚𝑖𝑛 T.3-part 3
T.3-part 4
20
60
91%
97%
 Production Capacity and Transformation rate

• Work out the transformation and production rate in each of

the equipment items in the following process
𝑭𝒐 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚 The percentage of R refers typically is as a
𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑎 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 fraction of all molecules formed from A. In
𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤n;𝑒.𝑔 𝑎 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑛, 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑒 this case, with only two products:
𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝐹𝑅 𝐹𝑅 𝐹𝐴𝑜 − 𝐹𝐴
𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑖ss𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤n %𝑅 = = ≡ 𝑌𝑅 = = 𝑋𝐴
𝐹𝑅 + 𝐹𝐴 𝐹𝐴𝑜 𝐹𝐴𝑜

𝑚𝑜𝑙
𝐹𝐴𝑜 = 12
𝑠
𝑋𝐴 = 𝑌𝑅 = 12% Name
A streams!
V1:500L 12% 𝑹 66% 𝑅
𝑠1 Name equip- 𝑠2 V2:2000L 𝑠3 R2: 100L 𝑠4 R
ment items!
Solvent Name equip- Vessel Volume %R after Vessel Volume %R after
All of the R flowing out of V1 in
𝐿 stream s2 is produced in V1 so:
ment items! V1 500 12% T.3-part 1 10 76%

48 ℙ𝑉1 = ℙ𝑆2 = 𝐹𝑅 = 𝑋𝐴 ∗ 𝐹𝐴𝑜

V2 2000 66% T.3-part 2 10 83%

𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑜𝑙
T.3-part 3
T.3-part 4
20
60
91%
97%
𝑋𝐴 ∗ 𝐹𝐴𝑜 = 0.12 ∗ 12 = 1.44
𝑠
The intensive rate:
ℙ𝑉1 𝑋𝐴 ∗ 𝐹𝐴𝑜 1.44 mol
= = ≈ 0.003
𝑉1 V 500 s. L
 Production Capacity and Transformation rate

• Work out the transformation and production rate in each of

the equipment items in the following process

𝑚𝑜𝑙
𝐴→𝑅
𝐹𝐴𝑜 = 12
𝑠
Name
A streams!
V1:500L 12% 𝑹 66% 𝑅
𝑠1 Name equip- 𝑠2 V2:2000L 𝑠3 R2: 100L 𝑠4 R
ment items!
Solvent Name equip- Vessel Volume %R after Vessel Volume %R after

𝐿 ment items! V1 500 12% T.3-part 1 10 76%

48 V2 2000 66% T.3-part 2 10 83%

𝑚𝑖𝑛 T.3-part 3
T.3-part 4
20
60
91%
97%

All of the R flowing out of V2 in stream s3

is produced in V1 and V2 so:
𝑚𝑜𝑙
ℙ𝑆3 = 𝐹𝑅 = 𝑋𝐴 ∗ 𝐹𝐴𝑜 = 0.66 ∗ 12 = 8
𝑠

The part of R produced in V2 is the difference :

𝒎𝒐𝒍
∆ℙ𝑉2 = ℙ𝑆3 − ℙ𝑆2 = (𝑋𝐴.𝑆3 − 𝑋𝐴.𝑆2 ) ∗ 𝐹𝐴𝑜 = 0.66 ∗ 12 − 0.12 ∗ 12 = 0.54 ∗ 12 ≈ 𝟔
𝒔
The intensive rate:
∆ℙ𝑉2 (𝑋𝐴.𝑆3 − 𝑋𝐴.𝑆2 ) ∗ 𝐹𝐴𝑜 6 𝐦𝐨𝐥
= = ≈ 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟑
𝑉2 V2 2000 𝐬. 𝐋
 Production Capacity and Transformation rate

• Work out the transformation and production rate in each of

the equipment items in the following process

𝐴→𝑅
𝑚𝑜𝑙
𝐹𝐴𝑜 = 12
𝑠
𝑉𝑖 = 10 10 20 60 𝐿
A T1 T2 T3 T4
V1:500L 12% 𝑹 66% 𝑅
𝑠1 Name equip- 𝑠2 V2:2000L 𝑠3 R2: 100L 𝑠4 R
ment items!
Solvent Name equip- Vessel Volume %R after Vessel Volume %R after

𝐿 ment items! V1 500 12% T.3-part 1 10 76%

48 V2 2000 66% T.3-part 2 10 83%

𝑚𝑖𝑛 T.3-part 3
T.3-part 4
20
60
91%
97%

T3 is separated in four separate sections

∆ℙ𝑇3.𝑖 = ℙ𝑇3.𝑖 − ℙ𝑇3.𝑖−1 = 𝑋𝐴.𝑖−1 − 𝑋𝐴.𝑖 𝐹𝐴𝑜

The rate in each of the sections:

∆ℙ𝑇3.𝑖
𝑅𝑇3.𝑖 =
𝑉𝑇.𝑖
T3 Part X.A P.R R.A
1 0.76 9.14 0.12
2 0.83 9.98 0.084
3 0.91 10.9 0.046
4 0.97 11.7 0.013