I have a heated bench scale CSTR which uniform heat distribution. If I need to opt for a heated continuous tubular reactor where the fluid is constantly circulated via a pump, how can we minimize the temperature drop/heat loss across the system as there is no means to heat pump
Vinod S Amar, To answer the main question, it is only the thermal insulation of the entire system that can help avoid heat loss. Again, you use the word "circulating" and I don't know what you mean. The reactants flow through the CSTR or CTBR and are not circulating. Circulation is possible if there is a separation node after the reactor and some of the reactants are recycled and mixed with the substrates. Internal circulation is also possible, mainly used in bioreactors. Unless you want to circulate the heating fluid in the coil (CSTR) or in the outer shell (CSTR, CTBR). This is a different problem and additional heating will be needed.
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