Control of Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors

The main objective of this book is to provide methods of designing for stable CSTR and unstable CSTR with time delay and with or without positive or negative zero. The methods consist of synthesis method and IMC method. Simulation examples on various transfer functions models model relating concentration of the product to the feed flow rate in isothermal CSTR carrying out Van de Vusse reaction, transfer function model relating the reactor temperature to jacket temperature in jacketed CSTR, transfer function model relating concentration of the cells to the dilution rate in bioreactors and transfer function relating temperature of incinerator to the inlet load rate in municipal waste incinerator are given to show the effectiveness of the proposed methods. Many recycle processes where energy and mass recycle takes place are represented by SOPTDZ transfer function model.