Non-isothermal Ideal Reactors and Criteria for Prevention of Thermal Runaway

Non-isothermal Ideal Reactors and Criteria for Prevention of Thermal Runaway 

Subsequently, mainly cooled non-isothermal reactors are examined, but all equations are also valid for heated reactors simply by replacing the cooling by the heating temperature. However, the operation of a heated reactor for an endothermic reaction is much less critical than of a cooled system with an exothermic reaction. A temperature runaway can never occur in case of an endothermic reaction, where in the worst case the reaction comes to a standstill. 

The following simplifications were assumed to limit the complexity of the equations  

For more complicated situations we refer to other textbooks such as Westerterp, van Swaaij, and Beenackers (1998). 

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Intermediate learners should then also read Section 4.10.3, where non-isothermal ideal reactors and criteria for prevention of thermal runaway are discussed. 

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