Question: Please compute on excel Normal butane is to be isomerised to isobutane in a PFR. For this example, the reaction is elementary and not reversible

Please compute on excel Normal butane is to be isomerised to isobutane

Please compute on excel

Normal butane is to be isomerised to isobutane in a PFR. For this example, the reaction is elementary and not reversible (ie neglect equilibrium). The "new" specific reaction rate constant of 10h1 was re-measured at 380K after a students data was found to be erroneous. The feed for this reactor will enter at 330K and will use an existing reactor of 6m3. It will process 200kmol/hr of a mixture of 40% butane and 60%N2. Plot the conversion X and reactor Temperature along the reactor using an assumed constant ambient temperature Ta of 25C and a overall heat transfer constant Ua of 2kJ/h.K Additional information: Hrxn=9000J/mol butane (ie. Exothermic), Activation energy 50 kJ/mol Concentration butane0 =15kmol/m3 CPbutane =141J/mol.K, CPi-butane =151J/mol.K, CP N2 =29.14J/mol.K Normal butane is to be isomerised to isobutane in a PFR. For this example, the reaction is elementary and not reversible (ie neglect equilibrium). The "new" specific reaction rate constant of 10h1 was re-measured at 380K after a students data was found to be erroneous. The feed for this reactor will enter at 330K and will use an existing reactor of 6m3. It will process 200kmol/hr of a mixture of 40% butane and 60%N2. Plot the conversion X and reactor Temperature along the reactor using an assumed constant ambient temperature Ta of 25C and a overall heat transfer constant Ua of 2kJ/h.K Additional information: Hrxn=9000J/mol butane (ie. Exothermic), Activation energy 50 kJ/mol Concentration butane0 =15kmol/m3 CPbutane =141J/mol.K, CPi-butane =151J/mol.K, CP N2 =29.14J/mol.K

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