ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
A calculation procedure for multicomponent distillation has been developed that is directly applicable to design problems. It is based on successive approximation methods with adjustment of the number of equilibrium stages in each column section between iterations to meet given reflux flow and feed stage composition conditions while maintaining specified key component recoveries. This procedure has been applied to a number of representative distillation design problems. It converges readily to proper column designs from initial estimates based on a noniterative stage-to-stage calculation. Moreover, the procedure is markedly superior in computational efficiency to solution of design problems by repeated application of operating calculations to assumed column configurations.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690200205
