ETS/Theodore Tutorials
Chemical Reaction Kinetics A Self-Instructional Problem Workbook
Louis Theodore Department of Chemical Engineering Manhattan College, Riverdale NY
Published by ETS Professional Training Institute © 1992 Louis Theodore. 270 pages. ISBN 1-882767-05-5.
Table of Contents
Basic Operations Conversion of Units · Weight and Mole Fraction · Average Molecular Weight · Temperature Terms · Pressure Terms · Ideal Gas Law · Actual Volumetric Flow Rate and Standard Volumetric Flow Rate · Mass Flow Rate and Standard Volumetric Flow Rate · Discharge Velocity · Reynolds Number · Conservation Law for Mass · Stoichiometry · Complete Combustion of a Gas · Chemical Kinetics · Reaction Mechanisms · Conversion Variables · Volume Correction Factor · Arrhenius Equation · Chemical Reaction Equilibrium · Conservation Law for Energy · Required Heat Rate · Standard Enthalpy of Reaction · Gross Heating Value · Integration · Differentiation · Newton-Raphson · Runge-Kutta · Linear Regression Analysis · Decision Trees · Flow Diagrams ·
Problems Ideal Gas Law (IGL) IGL 1: Gas Concentrations IGL 2: Flue Gas Flow Rate
Stoichiometry (STC) STC 1: Combustion with Stoichiometric Air STC 2: Combustion with Excess Air
Batch Reactors (BAT) BAT 1: Liquid Phase Reactions BAT 2: Reactor Charge BAT 3: Gas Phase Reactions BAT 4: Reactor Down Time
Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors (CST) CST 1: Elementary Liquid Phase Reactors CST 2: Gas Phase Reactions CST 3: CSTRs in Series CST 4: Minimum Volume for Two CSTRs in Series
Tubular Flow Reactors (TUB) TUB 1: Carbon Tetrachloride Conversion Mechanisms TUB 2: Gas Phase Reactions TUB 3: Reversible Reactions TUB 4: Non-Elementary Reactions
Comparison of Reactors (COM) COM 1: Combination of Reactors COM 2: CSTRs vs Tubular Flow Reactors
Thermal Effects (THR) THR 1: Batch Reactors THR 2: CSTR Reactors THR 3: Tubular Flow Reactors THR 4: Fluidized Bed Reactors
Interpretation of Kinetic Data (IKD) IKD 1: Batch Reactors IKD 2: CSTR Reactors IKD 3: Tubular Flow Reactors IKD 4: Complex Systems
Catalytic Reactors (CAT) CAT 1: Fluidized Bed Reactors CAT 2: Fixed Bed Reactors
Economics (ECO) ECO 1: Updating/Predicting Equipment Costs ECO 2: Breakeven Operation ECO 3: Annualized Capital, Operating and Maintenance Costs ECO 4: Fixed Bed vs Fluidized Bed Reactor Economic Comparison
Environmental Considerations (ENV) ENV 1: Incinerator Design Using Kinetic Principles ENV 2: Feedstock pH Control by Blending ENV 3: Environmental Toxicology ENV 4: Lime Requirements for Acid Gas Control
Risk Analysis (RSK) RSK 1: Threshold Limit Values RSK 2: Reactor Failure RSK 3: Series and Parallel Systems RSK 4: Nuclear Reactor Discharge
Solutions to Problems
Appendix: SI Units
Index
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