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Rührkessel‐Reaktoren für Polymer‐Synthesen
Author(s) -
Gerstenberg Helmut,
Sckuhr Peter,
Steiner Rudolf
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
chemie ingenieur technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1522-2640
pISSN - 0009-286X
DOI - 10.1002/cite.330540602
Subject(s) - agitator , heat exchanger , polymerization , materials science , continuous stirred tank reactor , polymer , chemical engineering , thermodynamics , composite material , engineering , physics , viscosity
Stirred tank reactors for polymerization . A general survey on stirred tank reactors and cascades of stirred tanks in industrial polymerization (bulk, solution, precipitation, grain and emulsion polymerization) is presented. Special consideration is given to the various designs of both agitator and cooling devices. Scale‐up problems arising from the multitude of process functions (homogenisation, suspension, dispersion, promotion of heat transfer) carried out in a stirred vessel are explained and the divers methods of indirect cooling (jacketed tank, internal coil, external heat exchanger) as compared to evaporative cooling are assessed. Finally, safety measures in operating polymerization vessels are discussed.