Learn how to develop optimal steady-state designs for distillation systems
As the search for new energy sources grows ever more urgent, distillation remains at the forefront among separation methods in the chemical, petroleum, and energy industries. Most importantly, as renewable sources of energy and chemical feedstocks continue to be developed, distillation design and control will become ever more important in our ability to ensure global sustainability.
Using the commercial simulators Aspen Plus® and Aspen Dynamics®, this text enables readers to develop optimal steady-state designs for distillation systems. Moreover, readers will discover how to develop effective control structures. While traditional distillation texts focus on the steady-state economic aspects of distillation design, this text also addresses such issues as dynamic performance in the face of disturbances.
Distillation Design and Control Using Aspen Simulation introduces the current status and future implications of this vital technology from the perspectives of steady-state design and dynamics. The book begins with a discussion of vapor-liquid phase equilibrium and then explains the core methods and approaches for analyzing distillation columns. Next, the author covers such topics as:
- Setting up a steady-state simulation
- Distillation economic optimization
- Steady-state calculations for control structure selection
- Control of petroleum fractionators
- Design and control of divided-wall columns
- Pressure-compensated temperature control in distillation columns
Synthesizing four decades of research breakthroughs and practical applications in this dynamic field, Distillation Design and Control Using Aspen Simulation is a trusted reference that enables both students and experienced engineers to solve a broad range of challenging distillation problems.
Table of Contents
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Front Matter (Pages: I-XIX)
Summary
CHAPTER 1
Fundamentals of Vapor–Liquid Equilibrium (VLE) (Pages: 1-27)
References
CHAPTER 2
Analysis of Distillation Columns (Pages: 29-38)
CHAPTER 3
Setting Up A Steady-State Simulation (Pages: 39-80)
CHAPTER 4
Distillation Economic Optimization (Pages: 81-94)
CHAPTER 5
More Complex Distillation Systems (Pages: 95-126)
CHAPTER 6
Steady-State Calculations for Control Structure Selection (Pages: 127-144)
CHAPTER 7
Converting From Steady-State to Dynamic Simulation (Pages: 145-184)
CHAPTER 8
Control of More Complex Columns (Pages: 185-255)
CHAPTER 9
Reactive Distillation (Pages: 257-274)
CHAPTER 10
Control of Sidestream Columns (Pages: 275-307)
CHAPTER 11
Control of Petroleum Fractionators (Pages: 309-354)
CHAPTER 12
Divided-Wall (Petlyuk) Columns (Pages: 355-384)
CHAPTER 13
Dynamic Safety Analysis (Pages: 385-398)
CHAPTER 14
Carbon Dioxide Capture (Pages: 399-421)
CHAPTER 15
Distillation Turndown (Pages: 423-442)
CHAPTER 16
Pressure-Compensated Temperature Control in Distillation Columns (Pages: 443-456)
CHAPTER 17
Ethanol Dehydration (Pages: 457-468)
CHAPTER 18
External Reset Feedback To Prevent Reset Windup (Pages: 469-486)
Index (Pages: 487-489)
