Consider the reaction for the combustion of heptane (C7H16) in the presence of oxygen (not air), resulting only in the products CO2 and H2O, along with some leftover reactants.  Answer the following questions--- Write out the balanced stoichiometric equation for complete oxidation of heptane to CO2 and H2 If the levels of reactants put into a batch reactor are 20 moles heptane and 340 moles oxygen, then what is the limiting reactant?

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Consider the reaction for the combustion of heptane (C7H16) in the presence of oxygen (not air), resulting only in the products CO2 and H2O, along with some leftover reactants.  Answer the following questions---

  1. Write out the balanced stoichiometric equation for complete oxidation of heptane to CO2 and H2 If the levels of reactants put into a batch reactor are 20 moles heptane and 340 moles oxygen, then what is the limiting reactant?
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part of the same problem but part C. Draw the block diagram & Determine the number of moles of heptane, oxygen, carbon dioxide and water in the batch reactor at the end of the process, if the fractional conversion is 72%.

 

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Use the info give in the above prob, and assume the unknowns in this problem are number of moles at the end of the batch process for heptane, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water.  Perform and show the degree of freedom analyses (three separate analyses---one each for molecular, atomic, and extent. What are the final DOF values by each method?

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