8 - RTD in A CSTR
8 - RTD in A CSTR
Ex.No: 8
Date:
RTD IN A CSTR
AIM:
To study the non-ideality of continuous stirred tank reactor and to find mean
residence time for impulse injection of tracer. To plot exit time distribution of the reactor
and to obtain E curve for experimental results.
THEORY:
The elements of the fluid taking different routes through the reactor may require
different length of time to pass through the reaction vessel. The distribution of these
times for the stream of liquid leaving the vessel is called exit age distribution E or
residence time distribution RTD of the fluid.
The E curve is the distribution needed to account for non-ideal flow. To evaluate
E for any flow, we resort to stimulus response techniques which is the time record of the
tracer leaving the vessel. Any material that can be detected and which does not disturb
the flow pattern in the vessel can be used as tracer.
With no tracer initially present anywhere impose an idealized instantaneous pulse
of tracer on the stream entering the vessel. Such an input is often called a function or
impulse. The normalized response is then called the C curve.
PROCEDURE:
At time t=0 introduce the tracer of 10 ml (1N NaOH) into mixed flow reactor and
start the stopwatch.
Collect 10 ml of mixture from the outlet and transfer into a conical flask at every
15 secs interval for about 2 mins and one minute time intervals for next 5 mins
and a time interval of 2 mins for another 8 mins (total time may be 15 mins)
Titrate the collected reaction mixture against standard HCl solution using
phenolphthalein as indicator. The end point is disappearance of pale pink colour.
STANDARDISATION OF NaOH:
Indicator: Phenolphthalein
End point: Appearance of pale pink colour
1. 10 0 10 10
2. 10 0 10 10 10
3.
V1N1 = V2N2
V1 N 1
Normality of NaOH (N2) =
V2
10 ×0.1
=
10
= 0.1 N
STANDARDISATION OF HCl:
Indicator: Phenolphthalein
End point: Appearance of pale pink colour
1. 10 0 10.1 10.1
3.
V3N3=V4N4
V3 N 3
Normality of HCl (N4) =
V4
10 .1 ×0.1
=
10
= 0.1 N
TABULATION:
2.58 591.3
CALCULATION:
Initial concentration of NaOH, CO = 1 mol / lit
Final concentration
C 0.005
E= = = 0.001938
∑C∆t 2.58
= 230 sec
GRAPH:
E Curve:
RESULT:
The experiment was conducted and the required curve was plotted and the mean
residence time of RTD-CSTR was found to be 230 sec.
Data:
Dia : 100 mm.
Length : 138 mm.
0.003
RTD in CSTR
0.00275
0.0025
0.00225
0.002
0.00175
E
0.0015
0.00125
0.001
0.00075
0.0005
0.00025
0
0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360 390 420 450
Time (sec)
Time E
0 0
150 0.00233
240 0.00271
330 0.00233
390 0.00194
420 0.00155
0.003
R TD in C STR
0.00275
0.0025
0.00225
0.002
0.00175
0.0015
E
0.00125
0.001
0.00075
0.0005
0.00025
0
0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360 390 420
Tim e (s e c)