Some Results from a Study of the Possible Applications of Mathematical Models to the Continuous Terylene Processes
October 5th, 1970
Group II Research Note, ICI Central Instrument Research Lab.
S F Bush with M J Shires and M A L Sita-Lumsden.
Summary
Results obtained from an examination of various aspects of the PTA process are given. These include esterification rate measurements, CP5 residence time measurements, an elucidation of the thin film results, a design of pre-polymeriser coil, a relationship between throughput, revolution speed and plate spacing in the CP5 design and an outline of a first model of the batch esterifier.