Which of the following is not a dimension-less group used in catalysis?
(Where, D = dispersion co-efficient, cm2
/sec.D1 = diffusion co-efficient;
cm2
/sec L = length of the reactor, cm t = time, sec, v = volumetric flow rate,
cm3
/sec. V = volume, cm3
.)
(A) Reactor dispersion number (D/vL)
(B) Reduced time (vt/V)
(C) Thiele modulus L √(k/D1
)
(D) None of these

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Answer :

(D) None of these

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