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A radial cell model for a tubular polymerization reactor
Author(s) -
Schrenk L.,
Kuester J. L.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1974.070181019
Subject(s) - continuous stirred tank reactor , plug flow reactor model , polymerization , materials science , molar mass distribution , plug flow , steady state (chemistry) , mechanics , chemical engineering , thermodynamics , polymer chemistry , chemistry , polymer , composite material , physics , engineering
A cell model for the prediction of temperature and concentration gradients in a nonisothermal tubular polymerization reactor at steady state is presented. Both radial and longitudinal gradients are considered. The complete molecular weight distribution is calculated as well as the leading moments of the distribution. The model is easily reduced to predict the performance of a plug‐flow tubular reactor, batch reactor, and continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR). The specific polymerization mechanism application consists of free‐radical initiation, propagation, and combination termination.