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Reactive Distillation in a Dividing‐Wall Column: Model Development, Simulation, and Error Analysis
Author(s) -
von Harbou Erik,
Ryll Oliver,
Schrabback Marc,
Bortz Michael,
Hasse Hans
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemie ingenieur technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1522-2640
pISSN - 0009-286X
DOI - 10.1002/cite.201700068
Subject(s) - simple (philosophy) , reactive distillation , column (typography) , sensitivity (control systems) , process (computing) , distillation , fractionating column , experimental data , biological system , computer science , process engineering , mechanics , mathematics , engineering , chemistry , chromatography , statistics , mechanical engineering , physics , connection (principal bundle) , philosophy , epistemology , electronic engineering , biology , operating system
A process model of a reactive dividing wall column process is developed and tested by comparing simulation results to data from pilot‐plant experiments. In general, the experimental data and the model prediction agree well in a simple comparison. By means of a sensitivity and error analysis both the influence of the choice of the model and the influence of uncertainties of the input parameters on the simulation results are studied. It is shown that the insight gained by such an enhanced analysis by far exceeds that from a simple comparison, and that such a simple comparison can easily lead to erroneous conclusions.