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[cheengineer001]

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Edited by cheengineer001, 18 May 2011 - 02:07 AM.

[chenblue]

Hi,

For commercial process, the input flowrates are operating variables. So I think u dont need to care about the total flowrates of inputs. The flowrate ratio of each input and total inputs are more important, and they can be calculated by the rxn conversion u got from paper. Finally, u can calculate the total output flowrate according to the quantity of product.

[Art Montemayor]

If you are using the facilities of California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, then you have some pretty good and sophisticated technical library facilities. You don't tell us what textbook you are using for your stoichiometry course, but if you get out from in front of your monitor and do some research at your technical library you will find a copy of R. Norris Shreve's famous book, "The Chemical Process Industries". In this book you will find all the process "numbers" you are looking for in order to avoid any heat & balance calculations which you obviously don't want to do for your report.

Good luck.