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The document describes a continuous combustion reactor that burns methane with air to produce carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and water. Two chemical reactions take place: (1) CH4 + 3/2 O2 → CO + 2H2O and (2) CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O. Given the feed composition and a 90% methane conversion rate, the problem is to calculate the molar composition of the product stream leaving the reactor.

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Lab 09 Guide

The document describes a continuous combustion reactor that burns methane with air to produce carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and water. Two chemical reactions take place: (1) CH4 + 3/2 O2 → CO + 2H2O and (2) CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O. Given the feed composition and a 90% methane conversion rate, the problem is to calculate the molar composition of the product stream leaving the reactor.

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Lab 09

Methane is burned with air in a continuous steady-state combustion


reactor to yield a mixture of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and
water. The reactions taking place are.
3
CH4 + O2 → CO + 2H2O
2
CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O
The feed to the reactor contains 7.80 mole% CH4, 19.4% O2, and
72.8% N2. The percentage conversion of methane is 90%, and the
gas leaving the reactor contains 8 mol CO2/mol CO. Calculate the
molar composition of the product stream.
𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐹𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑛𝐶𝐻4
100
𝑠
Reactor 𝑛𝑂2
𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐶𝐻4
7.8
𝑠 𝑛𝑁2
𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑂2
19.4
𝑠 𝑛𝐶𝑂
𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑁2
72.8
𝑠 𝑛𝐻2 𝑂
3
CH4 + O2 → CO + 2H2O
2 𝑛𝐶𝑂2
CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O
Consumption : −𝜀 0

Generation : +𝜀0
3
CH4 + O2 → CO + 2H2O
2
CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O

CH4 Balance
In – out + gen – con = acc
7.8 – nCH4 + 0 – 1𝜀1 – 1𝜀2 = 0
nCH4 = 7.8 - 1𝜀1 - 1𝜀2
3
CH4 + O2 → CO + 2H2O nCO2 = 7.8 - 1𝜀1 - 1𝜀2
2
CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O

O2 Balance
In – out + gen – con = acc
3
19.4 – nO2 + 0 – 𝜀1 – 2𝜀2 = 0
3 2
nO2 = 19.4 - 𝜀1 -2 𝜀2
2
3
CH4 + O2 → CO + 2H2O nCO2 = 50 - 1𝜀1 - 1𝜀2
2 3
CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O nO2 = 19.4 - 𝜀1 -2 𝜀2
2

CO Balance
In – out + gen – con = acc
0 – nCO + 1𝜀1 – 0 = 0
nCO = 𝜀1
3
CH4 + O2 → CO + 2H2O nCO2 = 7.8 - 1𝜀1 - 1𝜀2
2 3
CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O nO2 = 19.4 - 𝜀1 -2 𝜀2
2
nCO = 𝜀1
H2O Balance
In – out + gen – con = acc
0 – nH2O + 2𝜀1 +2 𝜀2 - 0 = 0
nH2O = 2𝜀1 + 2𝜀2
3
CH4 + O2 → CO + 2H2O nCO2 = 7.8 - 1𝜀1 - 1𝜀2
2 3
CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O nO2 = 19.4 - 𝜀1 -2 𝜀2
2
nCO = 𝜀1
nH2O = 2𝜀1 + 2𝜀2
CO2 Balance
In – out + gen – con = acc
0 – nCO2 + 𝜀2 - 0 = 0
nCO2 = 𝜀2
3
CH4 + O2 → CO + 2H2O nCO2 = 7.8 - 1𝜀1 - 1𝜀2
2
CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O 3
nO2 = 19.4 - 𝜀1 -2 𝜀2
2

N2 Balance nCO = 1𝜀1

In – out + gen – con = acc nH2O = 2𝜀1 + 2𝜀2


72.8 – nN2 + 0 - 0 = 0 nCO2 = 𝜀2

nN2 =72.8
nCO2 = 7.8 - 𝜀1 - 𝜀2 There are 6 equations.

3
nO2 = 19.4 - 𝜀1 -2 𝜀2 Variables are 8
2
nCO = 𝜀1

nH2O = 2𝜀1 + 2𝜀2 We require 2 more


equations in order to find
nCO2 = 𝜀2 out the solution.
nN2 =72.8
Given Condition: nCO2 = 7.8 - 1𝜀1 - 1𝜀2
The fractional conversion of 3
methane is 0.900 nO2 = 19.4 - 𝜀1 -2 𝜀2
2
nCO = 1𝜀1
90% used
100% in 10% out nH2O = 2𝜀1 + 2𝜀2
7.8 mol 7.8 x 0.1 mol nCO2 = 𝜀2
nCH4 = 7.8 x 0.1 nN2 =72.8
nCH4 = 0.78
Given Condition: nCO2 = 7.8 - 1𝜀1 - 1𝜀2
The gas leaving the reactor contains 3
nO2 = 19.4 - 𝜀1 -2 𝜀2
8 mol CO2/mol CO 2
nCO = 1𝜀1
nCO2 = 8 nCO
nH2O = 2𝜀1 + 2𝜀2
∴NCO = 𝜀1 ∴NCO2 = 𝜀2 nCO2 = 𝜀2
nN2 = 72.8
𝜀2 = 8 𝜀1
nCH4 = 0.78
nCO2 = 7.8 - 1𝜀1 - 1𝜀2
3
nO2 = 19.4 - 𝜀1 -2 𝜀2
2
nCO = 1𝜀1
nH2O = 2𝜀1 + 2𝜀2
nCO2 = 𝜀2
nN2 = 72.8
nCH4 = 0.78
𝜀2 = 8 𝜀1

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