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EXAMPLES OF MATHEMATICAL MODELS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SYSTEMS 6<br />

Let’s check the degrees <strong>of</strong> freedom <strong>of</strong> this system. The parameter values that<br />

are known are p, C,, Vi, V, , and F. The heat input to the first tank Q1 would be<br />

set by the position <strong>of</strong> the control valve in the steam line. In later chapters we will<br />

use this example and have a temperature controller send a signal to the steam<br />

valve to position it. Thus we are left with two dependent variables, T1 and T2,<br />

and we have two equations. So the system is correctly specified.<br />

3.5 GAS-PHASE, PRESSURIZED CSTR<br />

Suppose a mixture <strong>of</strong> gases is fed into the reactor sketched in Fig. 3.2. The<br />

reactor is filled with reacting gases which are perfectly mixed. A reversible reaction<br />

occurs :<br />

/<br />

2A+ B-<br />

The <strong>for</strong>ward reaction is 1.5th-order in A; the reverse reaction is first-order in B.<br />

Note that the stoichiometric coefficient <strong>for</strong> A and the order <strong>of</strong> the reaction are<br />

not the same. The mole fraction <strong>of</strong> reactant A in the reactor is y. The pressure<br />

inside the vessel is P (absolute). Both P and y can vary with time. The volume <strong>of</strong><br />

the reactor I’ is constant.<br />

riction (control valve) into<br />

another vessel which is held at a constant pressure P, (absolute). The outflow will<br />

vary with the pressure and the composition <strong>of</strong> the reactor. Flows through control<br />

valves are discussed in more detail in Part III; here let us use the <strong>for</strong>mula<br />

C, is the valve-sizing coefficient. Density varies with pressure and composition.<br />

(3.14)<br />

where M = average molecular weight<br />

MA = molecular weight <strong>of</strong> reactant A<br />

MB = molecular weight <strong>of</strong> product B

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