Modeling and Control Design of Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor System M. SAAD, A. ALBAGUL, D. OBIAD Department of Control Engineering Faculty of Electronic Technology P. O. Box 38645, Baniwalid LIBYA albagoul@yahoo.com Abstract: - Continuous stirred tank reactor system (CSTR) is a typical chemical reactor system with complex Chapter 2 Example Reactors in Series: CSTR-PFR-CSTR. Using either the data in Table E2-W.1, calculate the reactor volumes V 1, V 2, and V 3 for the CSTR/PFR/CSTR reactors in series sequence shown in Figure E2-W.1 along with the corresponding conversion.. Figure E2-W.1 CSTR/PFR reactor in series. Some important aspects of the CSTR: It is economically beneficial to operate several CSTRs in series. This allows, for example, the first CSTR to operate at a higher reagent concentration and therefore a higher reaction rate. In these cases, the sizes of the reactors may be varied in order to minimize the total CONVERSION AND REACTOR SIZING • Define conversion and space time. • Write the mole balances in terms of conversion for a batch reactor, CSTR, PFR, and PBR. • Size reactors either alone or in series once given the molar flow rate of A, and the rate of reaction, -r A, as a function of conversion, X. Continuous stirred-tank reactors are most commonly used in industrial processing, primarily in homogeneous liquid-phase flow reactions, where constant agitation is required. They may be used by themselves, in series, or in a battery. CSTRs are also used in the pharmaceutical industry as a loop reactor. A chemical reactor is an enclosed volume in which a chemical reaction takes place. In chemical engineering, it is generally understood to be a process vessel used to carry out a chemical reaction, which is one of the classic unit operations in chemical process analysis. The design of a chemical reactor deals with multiple aspects of chemical engineering. experiment Cstr 40l 1. 1 ABSTRACT This experiment is conducted to carry out manual conver