ABSTRACT

The numerical solution was performed with the help of a somewhat equivocal differential scheme in the stationary approximation. Experimental data of fast cationic polymerization of isobutylene have provided evidence for calculation and mathematical modeling of the process. The reaction zone of the equipment was chosen from the laboratory model by the scale transfer method, e.g. the same ratios of geometrical sizes of the device, rates of reagents’ feeding were taken, as well as the principle of catalyst feeding. Growth of the coefficient a under constancy of other parameters of the processes causes some narrowing of MMD, which corresponds to smoothing of the temperature field. However, a noticeable effect of the heat transmission may appear only in the case of small size of the reaction volume and growth of coefficients D and λ, respectively.