Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1986, 51, 1259-1267
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19861259
A simulation apparatus for the experimental study of batch reactor control methods
Josef Horák and Petr Beránek
Department of Organic Technology, Prague Institute of Chemical Technology, 166 28 Prague 6
Abstract
A simulation apparatus for the experimental study of the methods of control of batch reactors is devised. In this apparatus, the production of heat by an exothermic reaction is replaced by electric heating controlled by a computer in a closed loop; the reactor is cooled with an external cooler whose dynamic properties can be varied while keeping the heat exchange area constant. The effect of the cooler geometry on its dynamic properties is investigated and the effect of the cooler inertia on the stability and safety of the on-off temperature control in the unstable pseudostationary state is examined.
