Kinetics-Reactor Design: Isothermal Reactor Design

Explore a comprehensive 7-hour screencast series on isothermal reactor design, covering various reactor types including batch, semibatch, flow, series, and parallel reactors. Dive into topics such as math review for kinetics, ODE solving methods, reactor design problem-solving, and specific reactor configurations. Learn about material balances, reaction times, catalyst effects, pressure drops, and advanced concepts like membrane reactors and laminar flow reactors. Gain practical skills through examples and POLYMATH solutions, while understanding key principles such as the Ergun equation and Levenspiel plots. Benefit from corrected closed captioning and organized content aligned with textbook chapters for enhanced learning.

Math Review for Kinetics.
Euler Method for ODEs.
Solving Linear ODEs Analytically.
Runge-Kutta Method Introduction.
Introduction to Chemical Reactor Design.
How to Solve Reactor Design Problems.
Batch Reactor Overview.
Batch Reactor Scale-Up.
Batch Reactor with Excess Reactant.
Batch Reactor: Catalytic Activity Decay.
Inert Effect on Equilibrium.
Isothermal Batch Reactor Part 1.
Isothermal Batch Reactor Part 2 (POLYMATH Solution).
Isothermal Semibatch Catalytic Reactor.
Material Balances on Tank Reactors.
Reaction Times for High Conversion.
Semibatch Reactor Overview.
Catalyst Amount in Packed Bed Reactor.
Catalytic Packed Bed Reactor.
Catalytic Packed Bed Reactor (POLYMATH).
Catalytic Reactor: Activity Decay.
Comparing CSTR and PFR Balances.
CSTR Design Example (Using Damkohler Number).
Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor Overview.
Determining Rate Constant in a PBR.
Effect of Ignoring Density Change in PFR.
Effect of Stoichiometry in Gas Phase Reaction.
Equivalence between a PFR and a CSTR.
Explanation of the Ergun Equation.
Gas Reacts to Form Solid Product in PFR.
Half-Life for First-Order Reaction.
Isothermal Plug Flow Reactor: Part 1.
Isothermal Plug Flow Reactor: Part 2.
Levenspiel Plots.
Mole Balance on a Plug Flow Reactor.
PFR Design Example (Using Damkohler Number).
Plug Flow Reactor Overview.
Pressure Drop in a Packed Bed Reactor.
Pressure Drop in a Packed Bed Reactor (POLYMATH).
Reaction in a PFR with Pressure Drop.
Reaction Rate in an Isothermal PFR.
Reactor with Highest Rate of Consumption.
Semibatch Hydrogenation Example.
Variable Density Reaction in a PFR.
Comparing Reactors in Series.
CSTRs in Series.
PFR and CSTR in Series A.
PFR and CSTR in Series B.
Reactor Sequence: CSTR and PFR.
Reactors in Series: First-Order Reaction.
Replacing a CSTR with Two CSTRs in Series.
Sizing CSTRs on Reciprocal Rate Data.
Two CSTRs in Series.
Laminar Flow Reactor: Segregated Flow.
Length of a Porous Wall Tubular Reactor.
Membrane Reactor Introduction.
Membrane Reactor.
Recycle Reactor Example.
Material Balances on Tank Reactors.
Reversible Reaction in an Isothermal CSTR.
Introduction to Chemical Reactor Design.