Calculation of the particle size distribution in suspension polymerization using a compartment‐mixing model

Abstract A modelling strategy for effective estimation of the particle size distribution (PSD) in suspension polymerization is presented. The strategy consists of coupling a population balance equation (PBE) and a compartment‐mixing (CM) model to account for the non‐homogeneous mixing in the tank reactor. The values for the rate of energy dissipation of each compartment are estimated from Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) calculations and …