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Uses of digital computers in theoretical analytical chemistry II. Simulation of the passage of a compound through a countercurrent distribution apparatus
Author(s) -
Roland Eddy C.,
Showell John S.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02682561
Subject(s) - countercurrent exchange , countercurrent distribution , digital computer , cutoff , distribution (mathematics) , computer science , chemistry , process engineering , thermodynamics , engineering , mathematics , physics , chromatography , computer engineering , mathematical analysis , quantum mechanics
The progress of a compound through a countercurrent distribution apparatus has been followed theoretically by use of a digital computer. The computer avoids the usual assumption that all the tubes in the apparatus are alike. Instead, it deals with individual volumes and cutoff levels and allows time variation of solvent input rate. This gives a more realistic theoretical model and also makes it possible to test the properties of new designs of equipment before construction.