Chapter 1: Mole Balances
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Solving O.D.E.s/POLYMATH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyJmt6cTiL4 Comments: This video is an excellent example on how to use Polymath to solve Ordinary Differential Equations. |
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Introduction to Chemical Reactor Design: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLqYiivj744 Comments: This video does a good job describing the basic types of batch and flow reactors, however "the selectivity" is defined incorrectly. The selectivity as defined in the video is really the overall yield. |
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Batch Reactor Overview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK0PDXpGi3g Comments: In addition to giving a good overview, it gives a hint of things to come by including the second step (rate law) of the algorithm: (1) mole balance, (2) rate law, (3) stoichiometry, (4) combine, (5) evaluate. |
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Semibatch Reactor Overview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuwVGUZZswI Comments: Good video, also give reasons to use a semibatch reactor. |
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Plug Flow Reactor (PFR) Overview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOxqN18sA04 Comments: Derives PFR mole balance in a slightly different way. It uses dV rather than ΔV and taking the limit. Gives advantages and disadvantages of a PFR. |