Question: P 1 1 - 9 ? A The reaction A + B C + D is carried out adiabatically in a series of staged packed

P11-9?A The reaction
A+BC+D
is carried out adiabatically in a series of staged packed-bed reactors with interstage cooling (see Figure 11-5). The lowest temperature to which the reactant stream may be cooled is 27C. The feed is equal molar in A and B, and the catalyst weight in each reactor is sufficient to achieve 99.9% of the equilibrium conversion. The feed enters at 27C and the reaction is carried out adiabatically. If four reactors and three coolers are available, what conversion may be achieved?
Additional information:
HRx=-30,000calmolA,CPA=CPB=CPC=CPD=25calgmol*K
Ke(50C)=500,000,FA0=10molAmin
First prepare a plot of equilibrium conversion as a function of temperature. (Partial ans.: T=360K,(:xe=0.984;T=520(K),xe=0.09;T=540(K),xe=0.057
 P11-9?A The reaction A+BC+D is carried out adiabatically in a series

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