Ali Sohrabi - Nano and Smart Polymers Center of Excellence, Dept. of Polymer Eng. & Color Tech., , Amirkabir University of Technology, P. O. Box 15875-4413, Tehran, IRAN.
Mehdi Rafizadeh - Nano and Smart Polymers Center of Excellence, Dept. of Polymer Eng. & Color Tech., , Amirkabir University of Technology, P. O. Box 15875-4413, Tehran, IRAN.

This paper deals with modeling the temperature of a PET synthesis reactor. Considering energy balance, a mathematical model is derived. Four polymerization batches have been performed with a convectional controller. The response of the reactor temperature to input power is compared with the output of the model. Although the assumptions has affected the results but, there is a good accordance between experiments and model

Modeling, Polymerization reactor, Polycondensation, Temperature control