Chapter 6. Simulation of Mass Transfer Equipment
Published Online: 8 FEB 2006
DOI: 10.1002/0471776688.ch6
Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Book Title
Introduction to Chemical Engineering Computing
Additional Information
How to Cite
Finlayson, B. A. (2006) Simulation of Mass Transfer Equipment, in Introduction to Chemical Engineering Computing, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471776688.ch6
Publication History
- Published Online: 8 FEB 2006
- Published Print: 27 FEB 2006
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780471740629
Online ISBN: 9780471776680
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- relative volatility;
- light and heavy key;
- reflux rate;
- reflux ratio;
- distillate rate;
- minimum number of stages;
- minimum reflux rate;
- minimum reflux ratio;
- Winn equation;
- Underwood equation;
- Gilliland correlation;
- distillation;
- absorption;
- packed bed
Summary
Separations using mass transfer equipment are solved using Aspen Plus. Possible thermodynamic choices are reviewed. One multicomponent distillation column is modeled using a shortcut method (DSTWU), and the same column is modeled using a more realistic method (RadFrac) with plate-to-plate calculations. A series of distillation towers is modeled to separate a multicomponent mixture into its component parts. A packed bed absorption problem is solved.