One of the most serious hazards associated with a polymerization facility is the inadvertent initiation of...

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One of the most serious hazards associated with a polymerization facility is the inadvertent initiation of monomer. Assume a 100,000 gallon butadiene storage tank at 20 °C (pressurized to a liquid state like your propane barbeque tank) accidentally polymerizes due to the thermal generation of free radicals. Estimate the final temperature in the tank. Justify neglecting any heat transfer. I am purposefully not providing you with any data in the problem statement. Find what you need or justify any assumptions. Hint: AT= AHreaction /Cp where Cp is the (constant pressure) heat capacity. One of the most serious hazards associated with a polymerization facility is the inadvertent initiation of monomer. Assume a 100,000 gallon butadiene storage tank at 20 °C (pressurized to a liquid state like your propane barbeque tank) accidentally polymerizes due to the thermal generation of free radicals. Estimate the final temperature in the tank. Justify neglecting any heat transfer. I am purposefully not providing you with any data in the problem statement. Find what you need or justify any assumptions. Hint: AT= AHreaction /Cp where Cp is the (constant pressure) heat capacity.

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