Open AccessChemical reactor analysis program (TCHREACT)
Author(s) -
F.I. Honea,
T.R. Birch
Publication year - 1971
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/527936
Subject(s) - exothermic reaction , coolant , agitator , thermodynamics , chemistry , fortran , microreactor , mixing (physics) , volume (thermodynamics) , reaction rate , volumetric flow rate , nuclear engineering , reaction calorimeter , batch reactor , process engineering , mass transfer , calorimetry , computer science , organic chemistry , chromatography , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , catalysis , operating system
The synthesis of many chemical compounds produces potentially dangerous exothermic reactions. The FORTRAN IV program described herein employs analytical techniques for the calculation of the batch temperature in a chemical reactor as a function of time. The program includes provisions for calculating (a) total batch and mass volume, (b) coolant and batch average thermodynamic properties, (c) heat transfer coefficients for the batch, wall, coolant, and the overall {open_quotes}U{close_quotes} value, and (d) reaction rates for zero through 3rd order reactions. The program is to be used for determining operating criteria (coolant flow rate, reactant feed rate, agitator speed, etc.) for maintaining batch temperatures at a safe level for processes with high exothermic heats of reaction or mixing