Question: design an isothermal reactor scheme utilizing two reactors in series capable of handling an entering flowrate (FA0) of 60 mol/min of Species A. They specify
design an isothermal reactor scheme utilizing two reactors in series capable of handling an entering flowrate (FA0) of 60 mol/min of Species A. They specify that the first reactor in series be a plug flow reactor (PFR) which will achieve a conversion X1 of 0.2 (as measured at the exit of the PFR). This PFR will be followed by a CSTR; it is specified that a conversion X2 of 0.4 (as measured at the exit of the CSTR) be achieved. For clarity, a sketch of this reactor setup is described below: You have access to the following kinetic data from your company's laboratory detailing the consumption of A under isothermal conditions: X 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 -rA (mol/Lmin) 0.5 0.45 0.4 0.35 0.3 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.075 0.06 (a, 12%) What volume would you specify for the PFR? Hint: recall that you can estimate the area of an integral numerically using Simpson's three-point formula, as shown below and on pg. 56 of the Fogler 5th edition textbook: ??(??)???? ?? ?? = X 3 ??(????) 4?????? ??(????) where: X = ?? ?? 2 (b, 12%) What volume CSTR would you specify for the
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