Generic Model for Chemical Reactor

This paper deals with the development of integrated generic model of chemical reactor using the bond graph tool. Due to the graphical unified language employed, this tool is well suited to model complex process involving multiple coupled energy domains (thermal, hydraulic, chemical, etc). The obtained models are generic comparing with the first principle methods. Moreover, this methodology is based on a systematic approach allowing to represent the dynamic behaviour of the process under non linear state space representation. The application discussed in this work is a chemical process including CSTR (continuous stirred tank reactor), within occurs two exothermic reversible and irreversible reactions. To illustrate the generic aspect of our approach, a simulation results have been carried out in the cases when the mixture is considered as ideal and real aqueous solution.