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rank the top 5 best reactor from best to less best that can deal with high temperture reaction ?
Batch, CSTR, PFR , PBR other ??
The batch reactor is flexible compared with continuous reactor
configurations. For example, temperature can easily be made a
function of reaction time. Once the reactor is put into service,
operational alternatives are still available.
In, CSTRs, mixing of heat generated avoidance of reactor hot spots for highly exothermic reactions, making temperature easier to control,
plug flow reactor (PFR) can be assumed as reactor in incremental slices (each slice is perfectly mixed radially but has no forward or backward mixing between slices; each slice can be envisioned as a miniature CSTR). Hence, Temperature profile will be created along the PFR. At the end of PFR, it will difficult to control reaction.
In PBR , for highly exothermic or endothermic reactions when temperature control is difficult. Packings also create difficulty in temperature control.
Batch>CSTR>PFR>PBR : High best to lowest best