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Molecular tracking: A concept for side‐draw distillation column design
Author(s) -
Nazemzadeh Nima,
Udugama Isuru A.,
Karcz Adam Paul,
Andersson Martin Peter,
Abildskov Jens,
Mansouri Seyed Soheil
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.17070
Subject(s) - component (thermodynamics) , distillation , ternary operation , boiling , tray , fractionating column , simple (philosophy) , trace (psycholinguistics) , computer science , column (typography) , tracking (education) , matching (statistics) , process engineering , mathematics , chemistry , engineering , mechanical engineering , thermodynamics , chromatography , physics , statistics , organic chemistry , pedagogy , philosophy , linguistics , psychology , telecommunications , epistemology , programming language , frame (networking)
A simple approach is introduced to locate a side‐draw tray for ternary and multi‐component mixtures with middle boiling component(s) present in the system at trace levels. The concept is based on a probability function defined by the thermodynamic properties of the system. The advantage of this method over existing methods is the ability to quickly and efficiently provide a feasible configuration of the distillation unit without relying on rigorous optimization or trial and error approaches. Moreover, it provides an intuitive understanding of the movements of the middle boiling components in the column.