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For the reversible reaction with both reactant and inert component in the adiabatic PFR feed, the equilibrium constant is:

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where is the equilibrium constant at temperature (K), is the heat of reaction (J/mol), is the ideal gas constant (J/[mol K]), and is the temperature of the reaction (K).

The equilibrium conversion is obtained from the equilibrium constant, assuming ideal gases:

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where is the equilibrium conversion, is the conversion calculated from the energy balance, is the ratio in the feed of total mols/mols of reactant, is the heat capacity (J/[mol K]) of both the reactant and the inert, and is the feed temperature (K).

The screencast video at [2] explains how to use this Demonstration.

References

[1] H. S. Fogler, Essentials of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2011 pp. 503–505.

[2] Reversible Reaction in an Adiabatic Plug-Flow Reactor. www.colorado.edu/learncheme/thermodynamics/ReversibleReactionAdiabaticPFR.html.