Lecture 4

TODAY�S LECTURE

• Block 1: Mole Balances
  • Size CSTRs and PFRs given �r_A=f(X)
• Block 2: Rate Laws
  • Reaction Orders
  • Arrhenius Equation
• Block 3: Stoichiometry
  • Stoichiometric Table
  • Definitions of Concentration
  • Calculate the Equilibrium Conversion, X_e

Levenspiel Plot

PFR

Steps to get -r_A

1. Rate Law
   -r_A=g(C_i)
2. Stoichiometry
   (C_i)=h(X)
3. Combine to get
   -r_A