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[manishk]

I am facing a problem in identifying the root cause for occurance of Decomposition ( initiated by a runaway reaction) in LDPE reactor( stirred tank autoclave reactor). In our process we are using peroxide and peresters as initiators.
The reactor temp profile is between 190 deg C to 285 deg C in different zones( total of 5 zone) and the pressure is between 1200-1500 bar. Both temp and press are maintained constant during normal operations.
looking fwd to your help..

[Walmart]

I am facing a problem in identifying the root cause for occurance of Decomposition ( initiated by a runaway reaction) in LDPE reactor( stirred tank autoclave reactor). In our process we are using peroxide and peresters as initiators.
The reactor temp profile is between 190 deg C to 285 deg C in different zones( total of 5 zone) and the pressure is between 1200-1500 bar. Both temp and press are maintained constant during normal operations.
looking fwd to your help..

Can you provide more details about your incident? The reactor exploded at what temperature and pressure? Any operation was happening at the time of explosion? ...