Heat Removal

• As inlet temperature is increased, heat removal must be increased.

 

• For any given inlet temperature, increased heat removal results in increased conversion.

 

 

Conversion & Exit Temperature

• Because the reaction is exothermic, lower temperatures result in higher conversions.

• This relationship can be predicted with Le Chatelier's Principle.

• This plot corresponds with the one above - higher conversions mean a lower exit temperature and therefore necessitate greater heat removal