Abstract
A new approach to formulate the design of chemical reactors with multiple reactions is presented. The new design methodology is applicable for all reactor configurations, any number of chemical reactions, having any form of rate expressions. Reactor operations are formulated in terms the smallest set of dimensionless design equations and their solutions provide dimensionless operating curves, indicating progress of the chemical reactions, species compositions and the temperature variations without considering the reactor size or operating time. Reactor sizing represents a “point” on these operating curves and the required volume is readily determined for a specified feed rate and given reaction rates. The design is formulated using the least number of terms in each design equation, thus providing the most robust set of equations for numerical solutions. The methodology also provides new design capabilities for reactor configurations whose designs are not available in the literature. Part I presents the basic concepts of the new approach and illustrates how they are applied.
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