Grade transition dynamic simulation of HIPS polymerization reactors

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 357-375

  Flores Tlacuahuac, Antonio ^a   Saldívar Guerra, Enrique ^b   Ramírez Manzanares, Grisel ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN QUÍMICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO TECNOLÓGICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dynamic simulation; Grade transitions; HIPS reactors; Nonlinearities

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; GELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS;

GRADE TRANSITIONS; HIPS REACTORS; NONLINEAR BEHAVIOR; NONLINEARITIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

NON-LINEAR DYNAMICS; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 27844582899     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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