I. Alatiqi et al., MATHEMATICAL-MODELING AND STEADY-STATE ANALYSIS OF A SCHEIBEL EXTRACTION COLUMN, Canadian journal of chemical engineering, 73(4), 1995, pp. 523-533
The steady-state behavior of a nine-stage Scheibel extraction column w
as modeled and simulated using a back flow stagewise model. Steady-sta
te experiments were conducted, using the system water-acetone-toluene,
for three phase ratios and three agitator speeds. The mathematical mo
del was validated with the experimental concentration profiles by a si
ngle parameter fitting technique with an unconstrained optimization al
gorithm. Steady-stage analysis of the experiments was performed for a
further control study. The calculated steady-state gain matrices were
used for interaction analysis using different steady-state analysis me
thods, e.g. Bristol numbers, Condition numbers, Morari Indexes of Inte
gral Controllability, and Niederlinski Indexes. The results indicate t
hat both agitator speed and phase ratio have a substantial influence o
n the control structure. Dynamic analysis should therefore be performe
d to verify the optimum control method for this process.