workers go to and from work in downtown L.A. Consequently, the flow of CO into the L.A.

basin might
P2-4B
be The exothermic reaction of stillbene (A) to form the economically important trospophene (B) and
better represented by the sine function over a 24-hour period.
methane (C), that is,
P1-3B This problem focuses on using Polymath, an ordinary differential equation (ODE) solver, and also a non-
KMM308E linear equation (NLE) CHEMICAL
solver. These REACTION
A ⎯⎯→ solvers
equation ENGINEERING
B " C will be used extensively in later chapters. Spring2024
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on was
how to obtain
carried and loadand
out adiabatically thethe Homework
Polymath
following Software 1 recorded:
data were is given in Appendix D and on the CRE Web site.
(a) Professor Sven Köttlov has a son-in-law, Štěpán Dolež, who has a farm near Riça, Jofostan where there
are initially 600 rabbits
X (x) and
0 250 0.2foxes0.4( y).0.45
Use Polymath
0.5 0.6 or0.8MATLAB
0.9 to plot the concentration of
1. In a farm in rural areafoxes
thereand
are rabbits
initiallyas
600 rabbits
a function
3 ·min)
(x) and
of time 250
for afoxes
period (y).
ofUse
upMatlab
to 365 to plot
days. the
The concentration of
predator–prey foxes
relationships
(mol/dm 1.0 of coupled
are given
and rabbits as a function by
of time !rAthe
for afollowing
period ofset
up to 1.67 5.0ordinary
365 days. The5.0 5.0 5.0 1.25equations:
differential
relationship 0.91
between the foxes and rabbits are
given by the following set of coupled ordinary differential equations;
The entering molar flow rate of A was 350 mol/min.
(a) Calculate the batch reactor (BR)dx times to achieve 50% and 90% conversion when 400 moles of A are
charged to a 400 dm3 reactor. dt
----- # k1 x ! k2 x " y
(b) What are the PFR and CSTR volume necessary to achieve 50% conversion? (VPFR = 91 dm3,
VCSTR = 35 dm3) dy
(c) Over what range of conversions---- # k3 x "CSTR
dtwould the
y ! and
k4 yPFR reactor volumes be identical?
(d) What is the maximum conversion that can be achieved in a 120-dm3 CSTR?
"#
Constant for growth(e)of rabbits
Constant
What 𝑘for
! =growth
conversion 2.2
can×be10
of dayif"!
rabbits
achieved k1 = 0.022
a 91-dm 3
PFR isday !1
followed in series by a 35-dm3 CSTR?
(f)
Constant for death of Constant
rabbits 𝑘#for
What conversiondeath
= 3.5 can be
× 10 "$
/(day k×2 =
of rabbits
achieved if a 35-dm 3
no.0.000035/(day
CSTR
of foxes) is × no.
followed in series by a 91-dm3 PFR?
of foxes)
(g) Plot the conversion and rate of reaction as a function "& of PFR reactor volume up to a volume of
Constant for growth of foxes after eating rabbits 𝑘% = 3.5 × 10 /(day × no. of rabbits)
120 dm3. "#
Constant forP2-5
death of foxes 𝑘
The financially& = 4.2 day "!
× 10reaction
important to produce the valuable product B (not the real name) was carried
B
What do your results
out look like
in Jesse for 𝑡'()*+
Pinkman’s = 700
garage days? Bad
(see Breaking Also plot 3,the
Season number
Episode of Breaking
7). This foxes versus the number of rabbits.
Bad, fly-by-night
Explain why the curves look the way they do.
company is on a shoestring budget and has very little money to purchase equipment. Fortunately,
cousin Bernie has a reactor surplus company and you can get reactors from Bernie. The reaction
2. The financially important reaction to produce the valuable A ⎯⎯→ product
B " C B was carried out in a simple facility runs by fly-
by-night company. This company is on a short budget and has very
takes place in the liquid phase. Below is the Levenspiel plot forlittle moneyYou
this reaction. to have
purchase equipment.
up to $7,000 to use Fortunately,
there is an another tocompany providing
purchase reactors from surplus reactor.
those given below. One can get reactors from this company. The reaction, 𝐴 →
𝐵 + 𝐶, takes place in the liquid phase. Below is the Levenspiel plot for this reaction. You have up to 7,000 USD to use
to purchase reactors from those given below. Cousin Bernie’s Reactors

Volume
80 Reactor Type Number (dm3) Cost
70
CSTR 2 2 $1,000
60

FA0 50 CSTR 1 4 $2,000

(dm3)
rA 40
PFR 2 4 $2,000
30
20 CSTR 2 6 $4,000
10
CSTR 3 12 $8,000
0
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9
PFR 2 12 $6,000
X

What reactors do you choose, how do you arrange them, and what is the highest conversion you can get for 7,000 USD?
Approximately what is the corresponding highest conversion with your arrangement of reactors? Scheme and sketch
your reactor volumes.

3. Solve P4-6 on page 135 and136 of the textbook. For parts (e) through (g) solve for T=288℃.

4. The liquid phase reaction between methyl bromide and potassium iodide has been found to be first order with respect
to each reactant.
C2H4Br2 + 3KI → C2H4 + 2KBr + KI3
a) Set up a stoichiometric table for a batch system. If the initial mixture consisted solely of methyl bromide at a
concentration of 0.0266 M and potassium iodide at a concentration of 0.2237 M, calculate the concentration of
species when the conversion is 75%.
b) In a 5 L batch reactor, the conversion of the methyl bromide was 0.591 after 15.25 hours. Determine the value of
the rate constant.
c) Set up a stoichiometric table for a flow system. In the feed, the methyl bromide concentration is 0.5641 M and
the potassium iodide concentration is 0.8329 M. Calculate the concentration of species when the conversion is
75%.

5. The elementary gas phase reaction, 2𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝐶, is carried out in a PFR with no pressure drop. The feed is equal molar
in A and B, and the entering concentration of A is 0.1 mol/dm3.
a) Setup a stoichometric table
b) Write the rate law solely as a function of conversion, and with 𝐶,- = 2 𝑚𝑜𝑙/𝑑𝑚% and 𝑘, = 2 𝑑𝑚. /𝑚𝑜𝑙 ∙ 𝑠.

Due date: March 1, 2024