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Temperature control of styrene bulk polymerization in a tubular reactor

Ghafoor Mohseni, P ; Sharif University of Technology | 2006

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. Publisher: 2006
  3. Abstract:
  4. Due to advantages of tubular polymerization reactors, a tubular reactor was used as the postpolymerizer for thermal bulk polymerization of styrene. By solving the mathematical model, static and dynamic simulations were carried out to study the reactor's behavior. In order to have a desired product regarding the monomer conversion and polydispersity at the reactor outlet, a specific temperature profile must be kept along the reactor's length. Based on the desired profile and using the system model, a trajectory for the jacket temperature was obtained. To apply the desired jacket temperature, the jacket is divided into three zones. The set-point of each zone has been obtained by discretizing the desired jacket temperature. By manipulating the inlet temperature of each zone, its temperature has been controlled. The effectiveness of the proposed approach has been demonstrated through computer simulation
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  6. Computer simulation ; Mathematical models ; Polymerization ; Styrene ; Temperature control ; Bulk polymerization ; Jacket temperature ; Tubular reactors ; Chemical reactors
  7. Source: CHISA 2006 - 17th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, Prague, 27 August 2006 through 31 August 2006 ; 2006 ; 8086059456 (ISBN); 9788086059457 (ISBN)