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Given:
4NH3(g) + 5O2(g) 4 NO(g) + 6H2O(v)
r H = -904.7 kJ/mol
Inlet
nin (mol)
4.00
6.00
-
NH3(g)
O2(g)
NO(g)
H2O(v)
Outlet
in (kJ/mol)
1
2
-
nout (mol)
n3
n4
n5
out (kJ/mol)
3
4
5
a. i. Draw and label a process flow chart, calculate for n3, n4, n5 and
ii. Fill the values on enthalpy table
4NH3(g) + 5O2(g) 4 NO(g) + 6H2O(v)
200C
Tout(C)
ISOMERIZATION
REACTOR
n3 O2(g)
n4 NO(g)
n5 H2O(v)
) = 4 mol NO
n4 =
) = 6 mol H2O
) = 1 mol O2
=|
|=|
| = 1 mol
Inlet
nin (mol)
4.00
6.00
-
NH3(g)
O2(g)
NO(g)
H2O(v)
Outlet
in (kJ/mol)
1
2
-
nout (mol)
1.00
4.00
6.00
out (kJ/mol)
3
4
5
2 =
From Table B. 2 :
= 29.10 x 10-3 + 1.158 x 10-5 T 0.6076 x 10-8 T2 +1.311 x 10-12 T3
= 5.304834501 kJ/mol = 5.305 kJ/mol
i =
where i = 3, 4, 5
From Table B. 2 :
= 29.10 x 10-3 + 1.158 x 10-5 T 0.6076 x 10-8 T2 +1.311 x 10-12 T3
= 29.50 x 10-3 + 0.818 x 10-5 T 0.2925 x 10-8 T2 +0.3652 x 10-12 T3
= 33.46 x 10-3 + 0.688 x 10-5 T + 0.7604 x 10-8 T2 3.593 x 10-12 T3
= rH + [
]=0
d. i. if only the first term of Cp is used by a design engineer, what is the obtained T
ii. Calculate for the % error
From Table B.2, Cp (first term)
= 35.15 x 10-3
= 29.10 x 10-3
= 29.50 x 10-3
= 33.46 x 10-3
1 =
= 6.15125 kJ/mol
2 =
= 5.0925 kJ/mol
i =
where i = 3, 4, 5
= rH + [
]=0
% error =
x 100 = 15.1 %
e. If the preliminary estimate is used as the basis of the design and construction of the reactor,
it would lower the hazard potential. Oxidation of ammonia is an exothermic reaction. Since
the reactor is run adiabatically, heat cant be removed to keep temperature constant.
Hence, temperature would continue to increase as reaction proceeds. And so using the
higher temperature as basis would be safer.