Simulation of bulk free radical polymerization of styrene in tubular reactors.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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From the author: A model that takes into consideration radial and axial changes in velocity in a tubular reactor for the thermal polymerization of styrene is used to simulate the effect of changes in inlet tube wall temperature and tube radius. The reactor performance is sensitive to the changes of these parameters. The method of orthogonal collocation is used to discretize the modeling equation in the radial direction and Gear method to solve the resulting stiff differential equations in the axial direction. It is found that reducing the wall temperature and the tube radius along the direction of the flow of the monomer reduces the variation in conversion between the tube center and tube wall and thus are advantageous.

Citation Details
Title: Simulation of bulk free radical polymerization of styrene in tubular reactors.
Author: M.A. Soliman
Publication:Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: October 15, 1994
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Volume: v34 Issue: n19 Page: p1464(7)

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