Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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587022 | Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The most critical aspect of polymerization reactors is the agitator's stop and becomes more serious when this occurs exactly at the removal of the heat load, which is generated by the reaction (exothermic). This phenomenon is typical in power-failure situations of the energy supply or because of other related problems at the plant. The objective of this work is to compare the performance of two configurations for the inhibition-injection system for vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) polymerization reactors. To determine the injection time a rigorous mathematical model was developed. From the results of this work one of the configurations was implemented in an industrial plant.
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Authors
Leopoldo Rodrigues Braga Jr., John Henry Percival Brooman, José Jaílson Nicácio Alves, Luís Gonzaga Sales Vasconcelos, Romildo Pereira Brito,