Single continuous stirred tank and two tanks in series

2 Single continuous stirred tank and two tanks in series 

the constant density case will be considered with both tanks operating at the same temperature. It will also be assumed that the tanks are of equal volume. 

For a first-order reaction, eqn. (130) gives the volume for any value of Xa in a single continuous stirred tank. 

For two tanks in series, eqn. (154) can be rearranged to a quadratic in kt which can be solved for given values of Xa giving 

The performance of a plug-flow reactor compared with that of a continuous stirred tank reactor 

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