CHPR5501: Advanced Reaction Engineering and Catalysis

Winthrop Prof. Mike Johns

School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering

University of Western Australia

Lecture 4-5: Residence Time Distributions

Experimental Characterisation of non-ideal flow

C Curve

Calculation of a RTD from knowledge of the flow pattern

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(Slide 9-10)

Use Of RTD to predict actual reactor conversions

Example