Chapter 18, Problem 18.16P

Consider the following system in Figure P18-16_C used to model a real reactor:

Figure P18-16_C Model system.

Describe how you would evaluate the parameters α and β.

1. (a) Draw the F- and E-curves for this system of ideal reactors used to model a real reactor using β = 0.2 and α = 0.4. Identify the numerical values of the points on the F-curve (e.g., t1) as they relate to τ.
2. (b) If the reaction A → B is second order with kC_A0 = 0.5 min^–1, what is the conversion assuming the space time for the real reactor is 2 min?