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Isothermal PFR
Molar flow rate in a PFR versus cumulative reactor volume
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Selectivity in a Semibatch Reactor
Moles of product and selectivity versus reaction time in a semi-batch reactor
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Series Reactions in a Batch Reactor
Concentrations versus time for series reaction in a batch reactor
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Transient Material Balances
This simulates a reactor in real-time, with an inlet stream, outlet stream, and a chemical reaction in the tank. The conditions in the reactor are plotted in real-time.
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Virtual Catalytic Reactor Laboratory
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Two-Dimensional Model of Adiabatic Fixed-Bed Membrane Reactor
Dehydrogenation reaction in a two-dimensional tubular adiabatic fixed bed catalytic membrane reactor
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Adiabatic PFR with Recycle
Temperature versus distance down an adiabatic PFR with recycle
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Autothermal Reactor
Temperature versus reactor length for exothermic reaction in packed bed with feed preheat.
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Batch Reactor with Multiple Reactions
Concentrations versus time for three reactions in an isothermal batch reactor
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Batch Reactors at Constant V or P
Conversion versus time in isothermal batch reactors at constant pressure or volume.
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Concurrent and Cocurrent Cooling in Tubular Reactors
Thermal runaway for an exothermic reaction in a PFR with cooling
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Construct an x-T Diagram for a Reversible Reaction
Construct conversion versus temperature plot in an adiabatic PFR
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CSTR That Loses Cooling
Cooling failure in a CSTR with cooling jacket
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Density Change Cannot be Ignored in a PFR
Effect of ignoring density change in an isothermal PFR
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Diffusion and Reaction in a Catalyst Pellet
Overall reaction rate in an isothermal, porous spherical catalyst pellet for diffusion-limited reaction
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Effect of Tube Diameter PFR
Exothermic reaction in PFR with pressure drop and heat transfer through walls
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Enzyme Inhibition Kinetics
Reaction rates for Michaelis-Menten enzyme kinetics with inhibition
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Equally-Sized Mixed Flow Reactors in Series vs. PFR
Compare concentration profiles for a PFR and CSTRs in series
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Estimating Kinetic Parameters from a Batch Reactor
Experimental data in a batch reactor are used to estimate reaction order and rate constant
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Ethane Pyrolysis in a Tubular Reactor
Isothermal pyrolysis of ethane to ethylene in a tubular reactor
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Fed-Batch Fermentation
Concentrations in a fed-batch reactor used for fermentation
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Inhibition of Enzyme Reactions in CSTR and Batch Reactors
Substrate concentration versus time for enzyme reactions with inhibition in CSTR and batch reactor
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Isothermal PFR with Recycle
Reaction in an isothermal PFR with recycle
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Langmuir-Hinshelwood Reaction in a PFR
Partial pressures and fractional surface coverages versus reactor length for catalytic reaction in PFR
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Langmuir Isotherms for a Binary Mixture
Langmuir isotherms for both components in binary mixture
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Membrane Reactor for an Equilibrium-Limited Reaction
A membrane that only permeates one reaction product is used to increase conversion for a reversible reaction
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Minimized Volume for Reactors in Series
Reactor volumes for two isothermal reactors (CSTRs, PFRs) in series
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Multiple Steady States in an Isothermal CSTR
Multiple steady states for nonlinear reaction rate in isothermal CSTR
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Multiple Steady States in a CSTR
Multiple steady states for a reversible exothermic reaction in a CSTR with heat transfer
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Multiple Steady States in CSTR with Heat Exchange
Multiple steady states (stable, unstable, or limit cycles) for exothermic reaction in a CSTR
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Numerical Methods for Differential Equations
This Demonstration shows the exact and the numerical solutions using a variety of simple numerical methods for ordinary differential equations.
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Operating a Chemostat
Concentrations versus feed rate for cell growth in a steady-state CSTR
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Parametric Sensitivity of PFR with Heat Exchange
Sensitivity of PFR conditions to feed temperature, activation energy, and feed rate
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Performance of a PFR with Recycle
Reaction rate in isothermal PFR with recycle as function of recycle ratio
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PFR with Heat Transfer Jacket
Temperature in PFR and in the heat transfer fluid in annular region as function of reactor volume
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Pharmacokinetic Modeling
Concentration of a drug in the body as a function of time for given dosing scheme
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Polymerization in a Batch Reactor
Number and weight fraction of polymer versus number of monomer units for batch reactor
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Pressure Drop in a PBR
Two isothermal PFRs with same pressure drop but different lengths
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Reaction in an Adiabatic CSTR
Conversion and temperature for a liquid phase reaction in an adiabatic CSTR
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Reaction in an Isothermal CSTR
Outlet concentrations from an isothermal CSTR as a function of residence time
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Reactor Design Economics
Monetary profit as function of CSTR or PFR volume
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Reactor Rate and Conversion vs. Space Velocity
Rate of reaction and conversion versus space velocity for isothermal PFR
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Reactor with Recycle Stream
Mass balances on a reactor with separation and recycle
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Reversible Reaction in an Adiabatic PFR
Conversion vs. temperature plot for reversible reaction in adiabatic PFR
id = reversible-reaction-in-an-adiabatic-pfr (do not remove this text)
Scale-Up of a Batch Reactor
Problem scaling up a batch reactor with a cooling jacket
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Sensitivity of PFR to Model Parameters
Sensitivity of temperature and flow rates in a non-isothermal PFR to changes in feed conditions and parameter values.
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Temperature-Programmed Desorption
Rates vs temperature or time for temperature-programmed desorption
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Concentration and Temperature vs Residence Time in Adiabatic Reactors
Concentration and temperature versus the residence time for both types of adiabatic reactors.
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Volumetric Flow Rates in a PFR
Animation of control volume moving through an isothermal PFR
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