Chapter 8 Example

Example 8.1 Adiabatic Operation

The feed consists of both inerts I and Species A with the ratio of inerts to the species A being 2 to 1.

(a) Plot X, Xe, T and Rate (Rate A = –rA) as a function of V for adiabatic operation. Explain why the curves look the way they do.

Reactor

(a) Solution

Mole Balance
(1)
Rate Law
(2)
(3)
(4)
Stoichiometry
(5)
(6)
Equilibrium
(7)
Adiabatic Energy

Adiabatic Energy Balance ΔCP = 0 and adiabatic

Adiabatic

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