Chapter 18, Problem 18.17P

There is a 2-m³ reactor in storage that is to be used to carry out the liquid-phase second-order reaction

$\text{A}\text{+}\text{B}\stackrel{}{\to }\text{}\text{C}$

A and B are to be fed in equimolar amounts at a volumetric rate of 1 m³/min. The entering concentration of A is 2 molar, and the specific reaction rate is 1.5 m³/kmol · min. A tracer experiment was carried out and reported in terms of F as a function of time in minutes as shown in Figure P18-17_B.

Figure P18-17_B F-curve for a nonideal reactor.

Suggest a two-parameter model consistent with the data; evaluate the model parameters and the expected conversion.