Plug Flow Reactor (PFR)

Overview

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Size / Design Variable

Volume

Costing Variable
(Built-in Model)

Volume, Design Pressure

Costing Variable
(User-Defined Model)

Volume in m3

Emissions Port

No

Hosts

Continuous Stoichiometric Reaction Procedure in a PFR

Continuous Kinetic Reaction Procedure in a PFR

A Plug Flow Reactor is used to represent an equipment resource typically used to host a vessel procedure with a main objective to carry out a reaction. The procedure can be executed in a batch or continuous mode.

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It is not a requirement that you include a reaction operation in a unit procedure hosted by a Plug Flow Reactor.

For information on the equipment data interface, see Plug Flow Reactor: Equipment Tab and Horizontal Tank: Equipment Tab.