Simulation Of Reactive Distillation: Comparison Of Equilibrium And Nonequilibrium Stage Models

In the present study, two distinctly different approaches are followed for modeling of reactive distillation column, the equilibrium stage model and the nonequilibrium stage model. These models are simulated with a computer code developed in the present study using MATLAB programming. In the equilib...

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izdano v:Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Glavni avtor: Asfaw Gezae Daful
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Izdano: European Organization for Nuclear Research 2013
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Online dostop:https://zenodo.org/record/1088048
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1088047
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Izvleček:In the present study, two distinctly different approaches are followed for modeling of reactive distillation column, the equilibrium stage model and the nonequilibrium stage model. These models are simulated with a computer code developed in the present study using MATLAB programming. In the equilibrium stage models, the vapor and liquid phases are assumed to be in equilibrium and allowance is made for finite reaction rates, where as in the nonequilibrium stage models simultaneous mass transfer and reaction rates are considered. These simulated model results are validated from the experimental data reported in the literature. The simulated results of equilibrium and nonequilibrium models are compared for concentration, temperature and reaction rate profiles in a reactive distillation column for Methyl Tert Butyle Ether (MTBE) production. Both the models show similar trend for the concentration, temperature and reaction rate profiles but the nonequilibrium model predictions are higher and closer to the experimental values reported in the literature.
DOI:10.5281/zenodo.1088047