. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁James ▁Rav ens cro ft ▁at ▁ESP N c ric info ▁James ▁Rav ens cro ft ▁at ▁Cr icket Arch ive ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 1 ▁death s ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Liverpool ▁Category : English ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : L iver pool ▁and ▁District ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : Ch esh ire ▁cr ick eters <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁batch ▁re actor ▁is ▁the ▁generic ▁term ▁for ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁vessel ▁widely ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁indust ries . ▁Its ▁name ▁is ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁mis nom er ▁since ▁vessels ▁of ▁this ▁type ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁process ▁operations ▁such ▁as ▁sol ids ▁dissol ution , ▁product ▁mixing , ▁chemical ▁re actions , ▁batch ▁dist ill ation , ▁cry st all ization , ▁liquid / liqu id ▁extra ction ▁and ▁polym er ization . ▁In ▁some ▁cases , ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁react ors ▁but ▁have ▁a ▁name ▁which ▁reflect s ▁the ▁role ▁they ▁perform ▁( such ▁as ▁cry st all izer , ▁or ▁bi ore actor ). ▁ ▁A ▁typical ▁batch ▁re actor ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁storage ▁tank ▁with ▁an ▁ag it ator ▁and ▁integral ▁he ating / co ol ing ▁system . ▁These ▁vessels ▁may ▁vary ▁in ▁size ▁from ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 ▁lit re ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁lit res . ▁They ▁are ▁usually ▁fabric ated ▁in ▁steel , ▁st ain