Question: SHOW POLYMATH CODE!! The first - order irreversible gas - phase reaction n - pentane i - pentane is currently carried out in a packed

SHOW POLYMATH CODE!!
The first-order irreversible gas-phase reaction
n-pentane i-pentane is currently carried out in a packed bed reactor with 1000kg of reforming catalyst packed in a 4cm diameter pipe. 14.1% conversion is achieved. The catalyst particles are 0.5cm in diameter, and the bulk density of the packed catalyst is 1000kgm3. The entering pressure is 20atm, and the pressure at the exit of the reactor is 9.0atm.
a) What conversion could be achieved in a CSTR with the same catalyst weight and no pressure drop? Evaluate analytically. Hint: use CSTR mole balance with W instead of V and rA' instead of rA.
b) Calculate the maximum value of the pressure drop parameter, , that you can have and still maintain an exit pressure of 1atm.
 SHOW POLYMATH CODE!! The first-order irreversible gas-phase reaction n-pentane i-pentane is

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