Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors (CSTR).

A continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) is a continuous reactor that runs at a steady state. They are used most frequently with liquid phases, but can handle gas or solid reactions as well. No matter what the reactants are or the product is, all CSTR's have the same components. There is an inlet stream(s) that bring all of the reactants in at a particular rate. This stream(s) dumps into a large container; there …

…could be specific needs of a reaction that another type of reactor would work better. There is a right kind of reactor for any process, and the necessities of the process are what will determine the type of reactor used. References http://www.engin.umich.edu/~cre/ The Virtual Encyclopedia Aris, Rutherford 1989 Elementary Chemical Reactor Analysis Winterbottom, JM 1999 Reactor Design for Chemical Engineers Nauman, EB 1992 Chemical Reactor Design Froment, Gilbert 1990 Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design