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An Experimental and theoretical study of the transient response of an isothermal tubular reactor with recycle
Author(s) -
McKinstry K. A.,
Stermole F. J.,
Dunn R. L.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690180138
Subject(s) - isothermal process , residence time distribution , transient (computer programming) , residence time (fluid dynamics) , transient response , saponification , sodium hydroxide , chemistry , continuous stirred tank reactor , flow (mathematics) , mechanics , thermodynamics , nuclear engineering , plug flow reactor model , materials science , chromatography , engineering , physics , computer science , geotechnical engineering , electrical engineering , operating system
Experimental and theoretical transient response data are presented for a tubular reactor with recycle, illustrating the distributed nature of this feedback system. The transient concentration response of an isothermal tubular reactor with recycle was studied experimentally and theoretically for inlet concentration and flow upsets. The reaction studied experimentally was the second order homogeneous liquid phase saponification of methyl acetate with sodium hydroxide. Theoretical models using residence time distribution (RTD) techniques have been developed. The fact that the theoretical model (RTD) predicts the dynamic response data for the recycle reactor with and without reaction in the recycle line for both single flow and concentration upsets verifies that this model is satisfactory for simulation of recycle tubular reactor dynamics.