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Before you turn this problem in, make sure everything runs as expected. First, restart the kernel (in the menubar, select Kernel\(\rightarrow\)Restart) and then run all cells (in the menubar, select Cell\(\rightarrow\)Run All).

Make sure you fill in any place that says YOUR CODE HERE or “YOUR ANSWER HERE”, as well as your name and collaborators below:

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A first-order irreversible liquid-phase reaction:

\(A \rightarrow B\)

takes place in a Plug Flow Reactor (PFR). The rate of reaction is given by:

\(-r_A = k C_A\)

where:

  • \(-r_A\) is the rate of disappearance of A (mol/L·s)

  • \(k = 0.2 s^{-1}\) is the reaction rate constant

  • \(C_A\) is the concentration of reactant A at any point in the reactor (mol/L)

The reactor operates at steady state with:

  • Inlet concentration: \(C_{A0}\) = 1.0 mol/L

  • Inlet molar flow rate: \(F_{A0}\) = 2.0 mol/s

  • Desired conversion: \(X = 0.80\)

Using the design equation for a PFR:

\(V = \int_0^X \frac{F_{A0} \, dX}{-r_A}\)

Find the required reactor volume (V in L) using Python.

When you are done, download a PDF and turn it in on Canvas. Make sure to save your notebook, then run this cell and click on the download link.

%run ~/s25-06623/s25.py
%pdf

Before you turn this problem in, make sure everything runs as expected. First, restart the kernel (in the menubar, select Kernel\(\rightarrow\)Restart) and then run all cells (in the menubar, select Cell\(\rightarrow\)Run All).

Make sure you fill in any place that says YOUR CODE HERE or “YOUR ANSWER HERE”, as well as your name and collaborators below:

NAME = ""
COLLABORATORS = ""

A first-order irreversible liquid-phase reaction:

\(A \rightarrow B\)

takes place in a Plug Flow Reactor (PFR). The rate of reaction is given by:

\(-r_A = k C_A\)

where:

  • \(-r_A\) is the rate of disappearance of A (mol/L·s)

  • \(k = 0.2 s^{-1}\) is the reaction rate constant

  • \(C_A\) is the concentration of reactant A at any point in the reactor (mol/L)

The reactor operates at steady state with:

  • Inlet concentration: \(C_{A0}\) = 1.0 mol/L

  • Inlet volumetric flow rate: \(F_{A0}\) = 2.0 L/s

  • Desired conversion: \(X = 0.80\)

Using the design equation for a PFR:

\(V = \int_0^X \frac{F_{A0} \, dX}{-r_A}\)

Find the required reactor volume (V in L) using Python.

When you are done, download a PDF and turn it in on Canvas. Make sure to save your notebook, then run this cell and click on the download link.

%run ~/s25-06623/s25.py
%pdf
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