Abstract

One of the most thoroughly studied systems in chemical engineering is the classic problem of a first-order exothermic reaction in a diabatic CSTR. In this paper, an extension of the classic problem, in which the reactor vessel temperature varies independently of its contents, is considered. A bifurcation analysis showed that a CSTR in an oscillatory state may be stabilized by the use of a reactor with the appropriate combination of thermal characteristics. Stabilization of an oscillatory state was demonstrated for a variety of scenarios that had been previously shown by Uppal, Ray and Poore to be representative cases of phase diagrams that exhibit limit-cycle behavior.

Recommended Citation

Razon, Luis F. (2006) "Stabilization of a CSTR in an Oscillatory State by Varying the Thermal Characteristics of the Reactor Vessel," International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering: Vol. 4: S1.
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/ijcre/vol4/S1