A gaseous fuel consisting of a mixture of methane (CH4) and ethane (C2H6) is fed into a burner in a proportion of 1 mol of fuel per 18 mol of air. The following reactions are believed to take place in the reactor: CH4 + 202 CO₂+ 2H2O 2CH4 +302 2CO+4H₂O 2C2H6 + 502 4C0+ 6H2O
A gaseous fuel consisting of a mixture of methane (CH4) and ethane (C2H6) is fed into a burner in a proportion of 1 mol of fuel per 18 mol of air. The following reactions are believed to take place in the reactor: CH4 + 202 CO₂+ 2H2O 2CH4 +302 2CO+4H₂O 2C2H6 + 502 4C0+ 6H2O
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2C,H6 + 702
4CO2 + 6H2O
2CO+02
2CO2
An analysis of the flue gas (dry basis) indicates that it consists of 7.71%
CO, 0.51% CO, 7.41% O2, 84.32% of N2, and a trace amount of methane
and ethane (% mole). Calculate:
a. The composition of the fuel
b. The conversion of oxygen
c. The conversion of methane
d. The conversion of ethane
e. The excess amount of air used
2.19, Toluene (CH.CH.
Transcribed Image Text:air. The following reactions are believed to take place in the reactor:
(C2H6) is fed into a burner in a proportion of 1 mol of fuel per 18 mol of
A gaseous fuel consisting of a mixture of methane (CH4) and ethane
b. The overall (process) conversions of nitrogen and hydrogen
a. The production rate of ammonia
pass II
. The flow rate of the recycle stream (stream 7)
CH4 + 202
CO2 + 2H20
>
2CH4 +302
2C0+ 4H20
>
2C2H6 + 502
4CO + 6H20
4.
3
Ammonia
Separator
Reactor
6.
Purge
Figure P2.17 Ammonia rector with a separator.
2.
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