RECTIFICATION OF MULTICOMPONENT SYSTEMS . 2. RESIDUAL CURVE MAPS

In this second paper of the serie, the application of methods to predi cte vapor-liquid equilibria in the calculation of residual curve maps and their interest as a tool in the study of azeotropic or extractive distillation systems and in the selection of entrainers for different homogeneous mixtures, is studied. Different separation sequences are p resented, studying the importance of diverse variables, such as the re circulation composition, feed, reflux and pressure. Diverse aspects re lated to the topology of the residual curve maps were also analyzed, s uch as the application of residual vapor separatrices and rectificatio n profile intersections.