12) The elementary gas phase reaction A + B2C is to be carried out in a packed bed reactor with 100 kg catalyst under isothermal conditions with pressure drop. a) Calculate the conversion exiting the reactor. b) Calculate the pressure exiting the reactor. Data KA = = 0.0062 L²/kg catalyst mol·min FAO 4 mol/min = FBO 12 mol/min vo 1.6 L/min a = 0.008 kg¹ Po = 5 atm X=-VA'✓ dw -YA-KACACB try: CAI CAO - Gas phase T=To y=P CjCTO FIP To FT Po T XA= FAO-FA FAO Po XA = 4 mol CB=7 (1-x) P I+EX T-To a (1+Ex), y = 10 4 mol/m (0.0062)(12 mol/min
12) The elementary gas phase reaction A + B2C is to be carried out in a packed bed reactor with 100 kg catalyst under isothermal conditions with pressure drop. a) Calculate the conversion exiting the reactor. b) Calculate the pressure exiting the reactor. Data KA = = 0.0062 L²/kg catalyst mol·min FAO 4 mol/min = FBO 12 mol/min vo 1.6 L/min a = 0.008 kg¹ Po = 5 atm X=-VA'✓ dw -YA-KACACB try: CAI CAO - Gas phase T=To y=P CjCTO FIP To FT Po T XA= FAO-FA FAO Po XA = 4 mol CB=7 (1-x) P I+EX T-To a (1+Ex), y = 10 4 mol/m (0.0062)(12 mol/min
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Transcribed Image Text:12) The elementary gas phase reaction A + B2C is to be carried out in a packed bed reactor
with 100 kg catalyst under isothermal conditions with pressure drop.
a) Calculate the conversion exiting the reactor.
b) Calculate the pressure exiting the reactor.
Data
KA = = 0.0062 L²/kg catalyst mol·min
FAO 4 mol/min
=
FBO 12 mol/min
vo 1.6 L/min
a = 0.008 kg¹
Po = 5 atm
X=-VA'✓
dw
-YA-KACACB
try: CAI CAO
-
Gas phase T=To
y=P
CjCTO FIP To
FT Po T
XA=
FAO-FA
FAO
Po
XA = 4 mol
CB=7
(1-x) P
I+EX
T-To
a (1+Ex), y = 10
4 mol/m (0.0062)(12 mol/min
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