JNTUK B.Tech Chemical Reaction Engineering – I gives you detail information of Chemical Reaction Engineering – I R13 syllabus It will be help full to understand you complete curriculum of the year.
Learning Objectives
- To gain an understanding of the definition of reaction rate, the variables affecting the rate of reaction, and the kinetics of homogeneous reactions with respect to concentration dependency and temperature dependency
- To learn about the interpretation of batch reactor data obtained for both constant volume and variable volume batch reactors for determining the kinetics of homogeneous reactions of various types
- To learn the basic concepts of design of ideal reactors in particular batch reactor, plug flow reactor and mixed flow reactor
- To understand the size comparison of single reactors, multiple reactor systems, recycle reactor and autocatalytic reactions
- To gain knowledge of design for reactions in parallel and reactions in series carried out in batch, plug flow and mixed flow reactors. Also, to understand the concept of product distribution in parallel and series reactions
- To study the effects temperature and pressure on reaction kinetics and equilibrium conversion from a thermodynamic point of view
- To understand the design of reactors for non-isothermal, adiabatic and non-adiabatic operations respectively for carrying out single reactions
- To understand how exothermic reactions are carried out in mixed flow reactors as a special case.
UNIT-I: Overview of chemical reaction engineering: classification of reactions, variables affecting the rate of reaction definition of reaction rate. Kinetics of homogenous reactions- concentration dependent term of rate equation, Temperature dependent term of rate equation, searching for a mechanism, predictability of reaction rate from theory.
UNIT-II: Interpretation of batch reactor data: constant volume batch reactor:- Analysis of total pressure data obtained in a constant-volume system, the conversion, Integral method of analysis of data– general procedure, irreversible unimolecular type first order reactions, irreversible bimolecular type second order reactions, irreversible trimolecular type third order reactions, empirical reactions of nth order, zero-order reactions, overall order of irreversible reactions from the half-life, fractional life method, irreversible reactions in parallel, homogenous catalyzed reactions, autocatalytic reactions, irreversible reactions in series.
UNIT-III: Constant volume batch reactor– first order reversible reactions, second order reversible reactions, reversible reactions in general, reactions of shifting order, Differential method of analysis of data.Varying volume batch reactor: differential method of analysis, integral method of analysis, zero order, first order, second order, nth order reactions, temperature and reaction rate, the search for a rate equation.
UNIT-IV: Introduction to reactor design: general discussion, symbols and relationship between CA and XA; Ideal reactors for a single reaction- Ideal batch reactor, Steady-state mixed flow reactor,
Steady-state plug reactors. Design for single reactions: Size comparison of single reactors, Multiple- reactor systems, Recycle reactor, Autocatalytic reactions.
UNIT-V: Design for parallel reactions: introduction to multiple reactions, qualitative discussion about product distribution, quantitative treatment of product distribution and of reactor size. Irreversible first order reactions in series, quantitative discussion about product distribution, quantitative treatment, plug flow or batch reactor, quantitative treatment, mixed flow reactor, first-order followed by zero-order reaction, zero order followed by first order reaction.
UNIT-VI: Temperature and Pressure effects: single reactions- heats of reaction from thermodynamics, heats of reaction and temperature, equilibrium constants from thermodynamics, equilibrium conversion, general graphical design procedure, optimum temperature progression, heat effects, adiabatic operations, non adiabatic operations, comments and extensions. Exothermic reactions in mixed flow reactors-A special problem, multiple reactions.
Outcomes
A student on completion of the course would be able to
- Analyze the experimental data obtained from ideal reactors and determine the kinetics of homogeneous reactions of various types for both constant volume and variable volume conditions.
- Design ideal reactors for carrying out homogeneous reactions.
- Compare the performance of various types of reactors including multiple reactor systems and recycle reactors.
- Design suitable reactors for carrying out reactions in parallel and reactions in series.
- Analyze the effects of temperature and pressure on equilibrium constants and equilibrium conversions.
- Design reactors for adiabatic and non-adiabatic operations.
Text Book
- Chemical Reaction Engineering, Octave Levenspiel, 3rd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
References Books
- Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, H.S. Fogler, 2nd Edition. PHI, 1992.
- Chemical Engineering Kinetics, J. M. Smith, 3rd Edition. McGraw- Hill, 1981.
- Elementary Chemical Reactor Analysis, Aris. R., Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1969.
- Modeling of Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design, Coker, A.K., Gulf Professional Publishing, 2001.
- Fundamentals of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Davis, M.E., and R.J. Davis, McGraw-Hill, 2002.
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