The elementary, irreversible, organic liquid-phase reaction A + B → C is carried out adiabatically in a flow reactor. An equal molar feed in A and B enters at 27°C, and the volumetric flow rate is 2 dm³/s and C_A0 = 0.1 kmol/m³.
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PFR
a. Plot and then analyze the conversion and temperature as a function of PFR volume up to where X = 0.85. Describe the trends.
b. What is the maximum inlet temperature one could have so that the boiling point of the liquid (550 K) would not be exceeded even for complete conversion?
c. Plot the heat that must be removed along the reactor (Q˙ vs. V) to maintain isothermal operation.
d. Plot and then analyze the conversion and temperature profiles up to a PFR reactor volume of 10 dm³ for the case when the reaction is reversible with K_C = 10  m³/kmol at 450 K. Plot the equilibrium conversion profile. How are the trends different than part (a)?

CSTR
e. What is the CSTR volume necessary to achieve 90% conversion?

BR
f. The reaction is next carried out in a 25 dm3 batch reactor charged with NA0 = 10 moles. Plot the number of moles of A, NA, the conversion, and the temperature as a function of time.

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HAO(273K)* =-20 kcal/mol,HBO(273x K)-15 kcal/mol,HCo(273K) =-41[x] kcal/mol CPC=30x cal/mol Kk=0.01dm3mol-six at 300 K CPA=CPB=15cal/mol KX E =10,000 cal/mol