Chaotic behavior in the dynamical system of a continuous stirred tank reactor (Q1091656)

The dynamical system describing a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) for the reactions \(A\to B\to C\) and \(A\to C\), \(B\to D\) is considered. A circulating attractor with accompanying circulating orbits is shown to exist when the critical point of the system is unique and unstable. The orbit structure has been numerically found to consist of periodic orbits and chaotic behavior.