3.

- A dissociation reaction of the type A

B + C is being studied in a pilot plant
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reactor having a volume of 0.5 m . The reaction involves ideal gases with the
following heat capacities.
C pA =

160 J
molK

C pB =C pC =

120 J
molK

Pure A is charged to the reactor at 400 kPa and 330 K. The reaction is first-order in
species A. The variation of the reaction rate constant with temperature is given
below.
T (K)

k (ks-1)
330
340
350
360
370
380

0.33
0.462
0.641
0.902
1.27
1.98

The standard heat of reaction is -11.63 kJ/mole. Determine the times necessary to
achieve 90% conversion in a constant volume batch reactor under adiabatic
conditions and under isothermal conditions.
Datos:
A

B+C
C pA =

160 J
molK .

P=400 kPa
0

H =11.63 KJ /mol .

Isotrmico:
1) Balance de Materia:

C pB =C pC =
T=330K
x T =0.9 .

120 J
molK .

dC A
=r A ;
dt
2) Estequiometria
d C A =C A 0 d X A

C A =C Ao (1x A ) ;

3) Ley Cinetica
r A=k C A
4) Sustituyendo

CA

en la ecuacin de

r A

r A=k C Ao (1x A )

Ahora sustituyendo en la ecuacin

dC A
=r A :
dt

C A 0 dx A
=k C Ao(1x A )=k (1x A )
dt

A 330K k=0.33, por lo tanto:

dx A
=0.33(1 x A )
dt

Integrando:
dx A
=Kdt =Kt
( 1x A )
t=6.97 ks

Adiabtico:
Balance de materia:
dx A
=k (1x A )
dt

0.9

dx A
=0.33 t
( 1x A )

2.302=Kt

Usando la ecuacin de Arrenius

(

k =A e

E A
)
RT

Aplicando logaritmo natural:

lnk=lnA

EA
RT

Graficando lnk vs 1/T:

T (K)

k (ks-1)
330
340
350
360
370
380

1/T
0.33
0.462
0.641
0.902
1.27
1.98

lnk
0.0030
0.0029
0.0028
0.0028
0.0027
0.0026

-1.1086
-0.7722
-0.4447
-0.1031
0.2390
0.6831

ln k vs 1/T
1
0.5

f(x) = - 4407.95x + 12.19

R = 0.99

0
lnk
-0.5

-1
-1.5
1/T

Donde queda la ecuacin:

Lnk=-4407.9(1/T) + 12.195
Aplicando exp:

4407.9(1 /T )+12.195

k =e

Sustituyendo k en el balance de materia:

t=

t=

dX A
( 1X A ) K
dX A
4407.9(1 /T )+12.195

( 1X A ) e

Y como sabemos
T =T 0 +

( H rxn ) X A
i Cpi+ Cp X A
J

i Cpi=160 molK
Cp=80 J / molK

(11.63103 ) X A
T =330+
160+80 X A
dX A

t=

4407.9(

( 1X A ) e
t=2.45 ks

1
)+12.195
(11.6310 3) X A
330+
160+80 X A