An introduction to Reaction Engineering.ppt

How is an industrial reactor designed and scaled up? Empirical way: Starting by obtaining laboratory data from a new reaction system, It then sorts out the important factors,the pilot reactor is designed and operated. Data from the pilot reactor are then used in addition to laboratory data to design and predict the performance of a full-scale reactor that will work as optimally as possible, based on an economic criterion, and be easily operable and safe. Mathematical modeling method: Engineer and scientist produce a mathematical model from laboratory results and use the model for the design of their pilot and full-scale reactor. Semi-empirical, semi-mechanism method Similar principle does not be suitable for reactor design, it is an effective method for development of unit operation. What is the fundamentals of reaction engineering? Fundamental phenomena of an industrial reactor are analyzed through studying the effects of fluid flow, mass and energy transfer on reaction rate by mathematical modeling, based on those, the performance of a reactor are predicted, which provides the necessary information for a real reactor designing and scaling up. The architecture and the construction of the structure of reaction engineering Why do we study reaction engineering? Transport phenomena have a great impact on the selectivity of a reaction system and the performance of an industrial reactor. On the other hand, the coupling of nonlinear reaction rate ( mainly owing to the effect of temperature ) with mass and heat transfer leads to the phenomenon of parameter sensitivity and runaway problem on some extreme operating conditions, which results in a task of safe design of a real reactor. Why do we study reaction engineering By the strategy of reaction engineering, scientists and engineers analyze the characteristics and predict the performance, search for optimum operating conditions for a real reactor that will work eco