Chapter 8. Chemical Reactors
Published Online: 8 FEB 2006
DOI: 10.1002/0471776688.ch8
Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Book Title
Introduction to Chemical Engineering Computing
Additional Information
How to Cite
Finlayson, B. A. (2006) Chemical Reactors, in Introduction to Chemical Engineering Computing, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471776688.ch8
Publication History
- Published Online: 8 FEB 2006
- Published Print: 27 FEB 2006
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780471740629
Online ISBN: 9780471776680
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- ordinary differential equation;
- initial value problem;
- MATLAB command ‘global’;
- function;
- plug flow reactor;
- continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR);
- nonisothermal flow reactor;
- sulfur dioxide;
- mass transfer coefficient;
- limit cycle;
- multiple steady states
Summary
Chemical reactor problems are formulated mathematically for plug flow reactors and CSTR (continuous stirred tank reactors). Illustrations include reactions with mole changes and temperature effects. Plug flow reactors are solved using MATLAB and FEMLAB, and CSTR reactors are solved using Excel and MATLAB. One example shows how to include mass transfer effects between the fluid and catalyst, another illustrates multiple steady state solutions in a CSTR, while another demonstrates a limit cycle in a CSTR.