Reactor

The key diversified group of chemical processes includes processes ensuring variation of chemical composition, internal composition and properties of initial substances as a result of chemical reaction. These processes are implemented by a chemical reactor.
The chemical reactor is the main instrument in chemical process including raw material preparation, chemical conversion and release of products. Overall efficiency of chemical production depends on its design soundness.
Decomposition of various objects to elementary chemical and physical phenomena at molecular level confirms that chemical reactor process is a complex of various phenomena with cause-and-effect relationships which can be considered as a complicated reactor system.
The chemical reactor is used to implemented chemical process aimed at obtaining required products. It is the main production equipment determining efficiency of the entire production process.
Effective use of the reactor is determined by the rate of conversion of initial substances, target product output, selectivity, production capacity and intensity.
The reactor is designed to obtain a specified quality of required product of certain quality and it shall be operated in accordance with the following main requirements:
1) achievement of high level of reactor performance;
2) generation and maintenance of required process implementation conditions;
3) provision of process stability and high operational reliability of the reactor;
4) simple design, preparation for operation, control and repair;
5) low energy costs;
6) low cost and material consumption;
7) fulfillment of necessary safety, environmental and aesthetical conditions.