3- A system of stirred tanks is to be designed to convert 90 % of a solution containing 9.5 kmol/m? of a reactant A. laboratory data showed that the reaction is first order with a rate constant k = 6.5 x 10 sec’!. The feed rate to the reactor is 3.2 x 10 m%sec. Calculate: a) The volume if a single CSTR is used; b) The volume if two equal stirred tank reactors are used in series. 3- A system of stirred tanks is to be designed to convert 90 % of a solution containing 9.5kmol/m of a reactant A. laboratory data showed that the reaction is first order with a rateconstant k = 6.5 x 10-4 sec. The feed rate to the reactor is 3.2 x 10-4 m3/sec. Calculate:a) The volume if a single CSTR is used;b) The volume if two equal stirred tank reactors are used in series.

(a) The volume of the single CSTR is to be calculated. The volume of CSTR is given as:-…

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3- A system of stirred tanks is to be designed to convert 90 % of a solution containing 9.5 kmol/m? of a reactant A. laboratory data showed that the reaction is first order with a rate constant k = 6.5 x 10 sec’!. The feed rate to the reactor is 3.2 x 10 m%sec. Calculate: a) The volume if a single CSTR is used; b) The volume if two equal stirred tank reactors are used in series.

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