Research Article
Advanced Control of a Continuous Solution Copolymerization Process
Table 1
Steady-state operating conditions.
| | Inputs | | | Monomer A (MMA) feed rate | kg/h | | Monomer B (VAc) feed rate | kg/h | | Initiator (AIBN) feed rate | kg/h | | Solvent (benzene) feed rate | kg/h | | Chain transfer (acetaldehyde) feed rate | kg/h | | Inhibitor (m-DNB) feed rate | | | Reactor jacket temperature | = 336.15 K | | Reactor feed temperature | = 353.15 K | | Purge ratio | = 0.05 | | Reactor parameters | | | Reactor volume | = 1 m³ | | Reactor heat transfer area | = 4.6 m² | | Outputs | | | Copolymer production rate | = 23.3 kg/h | | Mole fraction of A in copolymer | = 0.559 | | Average molecular weight | = 34,995 kg/kmol | | Reactor temperature | = 353.02 K |
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