CH3601 Chemical Reaction Engineering I Syllabus:
CH3601 Chemical Reaction Engineering I Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVE:
The course is aimed to
Learn reaction kinetics, types of reactors, design of reactors, understand the isothermal, nonisothermal operation of reactors and gain knowledge about non ideal reactors.
UNIT I
Rate equation, elementary, non-elementary reactions, theories of reaction rate and Prediction; Design equation for constant and variable volume batch reactors, analysis of experimental kinetics data, integral and differential analysis. Half-life calculation. Temperature dependent rate expression.
UNIT II
Ideal reactor classification. Design of continuous reactors – stirred tank and tubular flow reactor, recycle reactors, combination of reactors, and size comparison of reactors.
UNIT III
Design of reactors for multiple reactions – consecutive, parallel and mixed reactions – factors affecting choice, optimum yield and conversion, selectivity, reactivity and yield.
UNIT IV
Non-isothermal homogeneous reactor systems, adiabatic reactors, rates of heat exchanges for different reactors, design for constant rate input and constant heat transfer coefficient, operation of batch and continuous reactors, optimum temperature progression.
UNIT V
The residence time distribution for chemical reactors, residence time functions and relationship between them in reactor; Models for non-ideal reactors, conversion in non-ideal reactors.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
On the completion of the course students are expected to
CO1: Understand the kinetics of homogenous reaction.
CO2: Develop performance equation and determine the conversion for different reactors.
CO3: Understand the reactor arrangement in series and parallel configuration.
CO4: Understand the design of reactor for multiple reactions.
CO5: Understand the non-isotherm operation of the reactor and gain knowledge on the residence time distribution function and analyze the non-ideality in the reactor.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. O. Levenspiel, Chemical Reaction Engineering , Third Edition, John Wiley 2006
2. H.S. Fogler, Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall of India,2008
3. Lanny D. Schmidth The Engineering of Chemical Reactions, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004
REFERENCES:
1. L.K Doraiswamy, DenizUner, Chemical Reaction Engineering Beyond the fundamentals, CRC Press , 2013
2. G.Fronment, K.B.Bischoff Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design , John Wiley and Sons, 3 rd edition,2010
3. J.M.Smith Chemical Engineering Kinetics, Third Edition, Mc Graw Hill New York 1981