About ISOTHERMAL PLUG FLOW TUBULAR REACTOR (Coiled Tube Type) - Constant Head Feed System
DESCRIPTION
In an ideal Plug Flow Reactor PFTR there is no mixing in the direction of flow and complete mixing perpendicular to direction of flow Concentration of reactants varies along the length of reactor but not in radial direction In case of a coil turbulence is introduced due to frequent change in direction of flow and presence of secondary flow so a higher value of reaction rate constant is expected in coil tube type plug flow reactor This setup is used to study a noncatalytic homogeneous reaction under isothermal condition The set up consists of two overhead feed tanks through which two reactants are fed to the reactor The flow rate can be adjusted by operating the needle valves provided on respective Rotameter It is a helical coil tube type reactor kept in a constant temperature water bath to conduct the experiment at various temperatures Reactants enter at lower end coming out of the top of coil from where samples are collected for analysis
EXPERIMENTATION
Sponification Reaction study in Isothermal Plug Flow Reactor
To determine Reaction Rate Constant and effect of temperature on it