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Q2) 50 metric ton/hr of methanol is produced in a packed bed catalytic reactor with the following a reversible reaction CO+2H2CH3OH The reaction rate expression

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Q2) 50 metric ton/hr of methanol is produced in a packed bed catalytic reactor with the following a reversible reaction CO+2H2CH3OH The reaction rate expression is given in ( kg.mol.CO/kg catalyst.min) rCO=(A+BPCo+CPH2)2PCoPH22PCH3OH/KK=3.8107(kPa)2A=23,400(kPa)23(kgmol/kg.min)21B=12(kPa)21(kgmol/kg.min)21C=47(kPa)21(kgmol/kg.min)21 The reaction is to be conducted in a packed bed at 506K and 5065kPa with 55%CO conversion. The bulk density of the catalyst id 653kg/(m3 of the reactor volume). The reactants are fed to the reactor at stoichiometric ratio. Estimate a) Exit partial pressure of CO,H2 and CH3OH,kPa b) Required catalyst, kg c) No. of 2" diameter and 20ft long tubes Hint: use Simpson's rule to evaluate the numerical integral (50pts)

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