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A study of chain addition polymerizations with temperature variations: III. Thermal runaway and instability in styrene polymerization—an experimental study
Author(s) -
Sebastian D. H.,
Biesenberger J. A.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.760160208
Subject(s) - materials science , thermal runaway , styrene , dimensionless quantity , polymerization , sensitivity (control systems) , thermal , parametric statistics , instability , polymer , polymer chemistry , thermodynamics , copolymer , composite material , mechanics , physics , power (physics) , statistics , mathematics , battery (electricity) , electronic engineering , engineering
Thermal runaway arid parametric sensitivity were experimentally demonstrated in styrene polymerizations. Ignition boundaries were established for several initiator concentrations and a dimensionless boundary plotted. Runaway sensitivity was shown to disappear under specific conditions.