Clarification: PFR with feed streams along the length of the reactor
To keep CA high throughout a plug-flow reactor, we might, at first
glance, believe that we should feed A into the reactor at various points along the
reactor, as shown in Figure CD6-1. However, further examination of the situation
shows that although the addition of pure A (stream 2) to stream 1 increases the concentration
of A in stream 1, stream 2 of pure A is diluted by this addition. Consequently, instead
of diluting stream 2 (pure A) by feeding it into the side of the reactor, it is preferable
to feed it to the entrance of either another reactor or of the reactor in Figure
CD6-1, together with stream 1. The scheme shown in Figure CD6-1 will maintain CA at a low value.
Figure CD6-1
PFR with feed streams along the length of the reactor.