CSTRs-In-Series model

Albanis TA, Pomonis PJ, Sdoukos AT. 1988a. Describing movement of three pesticides in soil using a CSTR in series model. Water Air Soil Pollut 39 293-302. 

If the Dispersion model cannot be used, or is not physically appropriate, the external-age distribution function E f) must be measured using tracer response techniques. Once E i) is available, the macrofluid model can be used to establish bounds on reactor performance. Moreover, the shape of the external-age distribution function can suggest various compartment models, including the CSTRs-in-series model, which can be used to explore reactor performance. 

Mathematical modeling of EBRs is a difficult task due mainly to the complexity of the hydrodynamics involved. EBR has been modeled as tubular reactor, and as tubular reactor with CSTR in series. Models based on the inferential assessments of reactor efficiency have also been proposed, whose limitations are the accuracy of the data used to set the normal trend, and their use is only as monitoring tool, and not as prediction tool. 

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