Dynamics of the Continuously Stirred Tank Reactor Having Consecutive Reactions A yields B yields C.

Abstract

The possible combinations of stable and unstable multiple steady states and bifurcating periodic orbits for the continuously stirred tank reactor having consecutive exothermic chemical reactions A yields B yields C are found by an extensive numerical search. The resulting response diagrams demonstrate the jump phenomena that are possible during the reactor start-up and shut-down, and they serve as a model for the possible dynamics in other reactor problems, e.g. the tubular reactor and catalyst particle. Furthermore, the methods as used here for lumped parameter systems apply equally well to distributed parameter systems when certain notational changes are made. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA086368

Entities

People

  • A. B. Poore
  • D. C. Halbe

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Catalysis
  • Catalysts
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Continuous Chemical Reactors
  • Dynamics
  • Particles
  • Steady State

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space