Chemical Reaction Engineering

  1. Non-Isothermal Reactor Design
    1. Energy Balance Fundamentals
      1. Importance of Temperature Effects
        1. Heat Generation and Removal
          1. Coupling with Material Balances
          2. General Energy Balance
            1. Energy Balance Equation
              1. Steady-State Systems
                1. Unsteady-State Systems
                  1. Assumptions and Limitations
                  2. Adiabatic Reactor Operation
                    1. Adiabatic Energy Balance
                      1. Temperature-Conversion Relationships
                        1. Adiabatic Temperature Rise
                          1. Performance Analysis
                          2. Heat Exchange in Reactors
                            1. Heat Exchanger Types
                              1. Heat Transfer Coefficients
                                1. Design Considerations
                                2. Isothermal Operation with Heat Exchange
                                  1. CSTR with Heat Exchange
                                    1. Energy Balance Formulation
                                      1. Heat Removal Requirements
                                        1. Temperature Control
                                        2. PFR with Heat Exchange
                                          1. Distributed Heat Exchange
                                            1. Co-current and Counter-current Flow
                                              1. Temperature Profiles
                                            2. Equilibrium Limitations
                                              1. van't Hoff Equation
                                                1. Temperature Dependence of Equilibrium
                                                  1. Adiabatic Equilibrium Conversion
                                                    1. Optimal Temperature Profiles
                                                    2. Multiple Steady States
                                                      1. Heat Generation Curves
                                                        1. Heat Removal Curves
                                                          1. Stability Analysis
                                                            1. Ignition and Extinction Phenomena
                                                            2. Unsteady-State Operation
                                                              1. Startup and Shutdown Procedures
                                                                1. Transient Energy Balances
                                                                  1. Safety Considerations

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