Introduction to Chemical Reactor Analysis

An introduction to the basic concepts of chemical reactor analysis and design, this book with coverage of chemical reactions, reactor classifications, and transport phenomena, followed by summary of the thermodynamics used in reactor analysis. It presents a detailed development of mole balances in ideal reactors, including multiple reactor systems, explains homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction kinetics, discusses experimental techniques in kinetic data analysis, and covers energy balance in common reactor types. The final chapter describes techniques used in analyzing non-ideal reactors, including the residence time distribution and mixing effects.