Question: 3 ) The exothermic, liquid - phase reaction A - > B + C is carried out in a 5 0 dm 3 CSTR with

3) The exothermic, liquid-phase reaction A -> B + C is carried out in a 50 dm3 CSTR with accooling coil. The feed stream is equimolar in A and B (CA0=5 mol/dm3 and u o =2 dm3/min) and enters the reactor at 300 K. To avoid boiling of the liquid, the temperature in the reactor cannot exceed 350 K. Assume shaft work is negligible. Ethylene glycol enters the cooling coil at 270 K with a very high flow rate. CPA = CPB = CPC =50 cal/molK, Ea =15,000 cal/mol,\Delta Ho Rx =-10,000 cal/mol, U =50 cal/ft2minK, kA(300 K)=0.02 dm3/molmin.
a) What is the maximum conversion that you could obtain in this system?
b) What surface area must your cooling coil have to maintain the conversion in part (a)?

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