ASPECTS OF SIMULATION, DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF REACTIVE DISTILLATION OPERATIONS

Citation
E. Perezcisneros et al., ASPECTS OF SIMULATION, DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF REACTIVE DISTILLATION OPERATIONS, Computers & chemical engineering, 20, 1996, pp. 267-272
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Application, Chemistry & Engineering","Engineering, Chemical","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications
ISSN journal
00981354
Volume
20
Year of publication
1996
Supplement
A
Pages
267 - 272
Database
ISI
SICI code
0098-1354(1996)20:<267:AOSDAA>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Various aspects related to simulation, design and operation of reactiv e distillation processes are presented through a systematic analysis o f the model parameters and the important design/operational variables. The need for reliable, versatile and consistent simulation tools that allow the analysis of design/operation of reactive distillation proce sses are highlighted through two well known examples. The model parame ters for the estimation of the properties related to physical and chem ical equilibrium have been found to be highly sensitive to the design and operation of the two systems studied. The reactive phase diagrams and the existence of reactive azeotropes have been found to influence the choice of the condition of operation and the existence of multiple solutions.