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Consider the reduction of a cylindrical FeO pellet by a C O - C O 2 gas mixture ( see figure below ) . The

Consider the reduction of a cylindrical FeO pellet by a CO-CO2 gas mixture (see figure below). The length of the pellet (L) is much larger than its initial radius (rFeo0)(i.e.,LrFeo0) and the reduction is controlled by 1-dimensional gas-film diffusion in the r direction. Let the gas-film thickness be (rFeO0)
a) Perform a shell mass balance for CO in the -r direction by considering a cylindrical shell of length L, radius r and thickness r(as shown in the figure) and show that in the limit r0, the ordinary differential equation for the variation of molar flux of CO(NCO(-r)) with r under steady state can be written as
1r*ddr(r*NCo(-r))=0
b) Obtain the concentration profile of CO i.e., express CCO as a function r in the range here is measured from the centre of the cylinder (that is r=0 at the centre of the cylinder)
c) Obtain an expression for the fraction of FeO transformed (x) as function of time (t).
d) Using the result in (c), now calculate the time required to completely reduce a cylindrical FeO pellet having an initial diameter of pellet is 0.2m, by a CO-CO2 gas mixture which has a bulk composition of 90%CO and 10%CO2, at 1000K. Assume that the reduction is controlled by gas-fitm diffusion and the spherical gas-film around the pellet is 1mm thick. Also, assume a total pressure of 1atm.
Given:
i.,DCO-CO2 at )=(72grammole
ii. For the reaction: FeO(s)+CO(g)=Fe(s)+CO2(g);G0=-18700+22.46TJmole (T in Kelvin)
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