An isothermic reaction is carried out adiabatically and the CSTR reactor design algorithm is shown as...

An isothermic reaction is carried out adiabatically and the CSTR reactor design algorithm is shown as below:

The reaction is second order in A. The feed which is equimolar in a solvent and A, and its enters the reactor at a total volumetric flow rate, v0 of 10 dm3/min with the initial concentration of A being 4 M. The rate constant, k given as 0.1 dm3/mol.min at 380 K. Determine the conversion can be achieved in 600 dm3 CSTR by using the following methods:

a) Graphically

b) False position method with initial guesses of Xl =0.6 and Xu =0.9

c) Secant method with initial estimates of X-1 = 0.6 and X0, =0.9

Iterate until the approximate error falls below 1 %. Find the absolute relative approximate error at the end of each iteration.

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Expert Solution

in false position method check f(a)*f(b) after every step. If the product is < 0, then the next root will lie between a and b

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Amanda K answered 1 week ago

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