1) The exothermic reaction A B+C was carried out adiabatically and the following data recorded: 0 0.2 0.4 0.45 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 -rA (mol/dm'.min) 1.0 1.67 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 1.25 0.91 The entering molar flow rate of A was 300 mol/min. a) What are the PFR and CSTR volumes necessary to achieve 40% conversion? b) Over what range of conversions would the CSTR and PFR reactor volumes be identical? c) What is the maximum conversion that can be achieved in a 10.5 dm' CSTR? d) What conversion can be achieved if a 72 dm' PFR is followed in series by a 24 dm' CSTR? e) What conversion can be achieved if a 24 dm' CSTR is followed in a series by a 77 dm' PFR? 1) Plot the conversion and rate of reaction as a function of PFR reactor volume up to a volume of 100 dm'.
1) The exothermic reaction A B+C was carried out adiabatically and the following data recorded: 0 0.2 0.4 0.45 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 -rA (mol/dm'.min) 1.0 1.67 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 1.25 0.91 The entering molar flow rate of A was 300 mol/min. a) What are the PFR and CSTR volumes necessary to achieve 40% conversion? b) Over what range of conversions would the CSTR and PFR reactor volumes be identical? c) What is the maximum conversion that can be achieved in a 10.5 dm' CSTR? d) What conversion can be achieved if a 72 dm' PFR is followed in series by a 24 dm' CSTR? e) What conversion can be achieved if a 24 dm' CSTR is followed in a series by a 77 dm' PFR? 1) Plot the conversion and rate of reaction as a function of PFR reactor volume up to a volume of 100 dm'.
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Transcribed Image Text:1) The exothermic reaction
A »B+C
was carried out adiabatically and the following data recorded:
0 0.2 0.4 0.45 0.5 0.6 0.8
0.9
-TA (mol/dm.min)| 1.0 1.67 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 1.25 0.91
The entering molar flow rate of A was 300 mol/min.
a) What are the PFR and CSTR volumes necessary to achieve 40% conversion?
b) Over what range of conversions would the CSTR and PFR reactor volumes be identical?
c) What is the maximum conversion that can be achieved in a 10.5 dm' CSTR?
d) What conversion can be achieved if a 72 dm' PFR is followed in series by a 24 dm' CSTR?
e) What conversion can be achieved if a 24 dm' CSTR is followed in a series by a 77 dm PFR?
) Plot the conversion and rate of reaction as a function of PFR reactor volume up to a volume of
100 dm'.
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