Question: Question 2 [ 4 marks ] Fresh feed to an ammonia production process contains nitrogen and hydrogen in stoichiometric proportion, along with inert gas. The

Question 2[4 marks] Fresh feed to an ammonia production process contains nitrogen and hydrogen in stoichiometric proportion, along with inert gas. The feed is combined with a recycle stream containing the same three species, and the combined stream is fed to a reactor in which a low single-pass conversion of nitrogen is achieved. The reactor effluent flows to a condenser. A liquid stream containing essentially all the ammonia formed in the reactor flows out from the bottom of the condenser. The gas stream from the top of the condenser (containing unreacted N2, H2 and inert gas) is recycled to be combined with the fresh feed; some of the recycle stream is purged, to prevent a build-up of the inert gas. Draw a fully labelled flowsheet for this process

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