Question: The elementary liquid - phase reaction A + B - > C takes place in a 1 0 0 0 L CSTR . A and

The elementary liquid-phase reaction A + B ->C takes place in a 1000L CSTR. A and B are fed equimolarly at 300K and a volumetric flow rate of 500L/min. The concentration of A in the feed is 1M. When the reaction was carried out isothermally at 300K, the conversion was found to be 0.18. When the reaction was carried out adiabatically at a temperature in the reactor of 350K, the conversion was found to be 0.4. The heat capacities of A, B and C are 25,35 and 60 J/molK, respectively.
a) What is Qdot for the isothermal operation? Is this energy supplied or removed from the system?
b) We add a heat exchanger to the reactor with a UA of 6.0kJ/minK. The temperature of the fluid is the same at the inlet and outlet of the heat exchanger. What is this temperature?
c) What is the conversion if the reactor is operated at 345K?
d) What is Qdot in this case (c)? What will be the temperature of the fluid in the heat exchanger to maintain the temperature at 345K in the reactor? How do Qdot and the temperature of the coolant compare to those in isothermal operation at 300K (see a and b)?

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