LAPSE:2025.0185
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LAPSE:2025.0185
Enhancing hydrodynamics simulations in Distillation Columns Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH)
June 27, 2025
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This study presents a numerical simulation of the liquid-vapor (L-V) equilibrium stage in a sieve plate distillation column using the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method. To simulate the equilibrium stage, periodic temperature boundary conditions were applied. The column design was carried out in Aspen One, considering an equimolar benzene-toluene mixture and an operating pressure ensuring a condenser cooling water temperature of 120°F. The Chao-Seader thermodynamic model was employed for property calculations. Key outputs included liquid and vapor velocities per stage, mixture viscosity and density, operating pressure, and column diameter. The geometry of the distillation column stage and sieve plate was developed using SolidWorks, and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations were performed using the DualSPHysics code. The results demonstrate the influence of sieve plate design on velocity and temperature distributions within the stage, providing insights for enhancing stage design and operational efficiency.
This study presents a numerical simulation of the liquid-vapor (L-V) equilibrium stage in a sieve plate distillation column using the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method. To simulate the equilibrium stage, periodic temperature boundary conditions were applied. The column design was carried out in Aspen One, considering an equimolar benzene-toluene mixture and an operating pressure ensuring a condenser cooling water temperature of 120°F. The Chao-Seader thermodynamic model was employed for property calculations. Key outputs included liquid and vapor velocities per stage, mixture viscosity and density, operating pressure, and column diameter. The geometry of the distillation column stage and sieve plate was developed using SolidWorks, and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations were performed using the DualSPHysics code. The results demonstrate the influence of sieve plate design on velocity and temperature distributions within the stage, providing insights for enhancing stage design and operational efficiency.
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Computational Fluid Dynamics, hydrodynamics, Sieve tray, Simulation of distillation, SPH
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Murrieta-Dueñas R, Cortez-González J, Gutiérrez-Guerra R, Hernández JGS, Alvarado-Rodríguez CE. Enhancing hydrodynamics simulations in Distillation Columns Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH). Systems and Control Transactions 4:216-221 (2025) https://doi.org/10.69997/sct.128305
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Murrieta-Dueñas R: Tecnológico Nacional de México / Campus Irapuato, Department of Chemical Engineering, Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
Cortez-González J: Tecnológico Nacional de México / Campus Irapuato, Department of Chemical Engineering, Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
Gutiérrez-Guerra R: Universidad Tecnológica de Leon, Sustainability for Development Department, León, Guanajuato, México
Hernández JGS: Universidad de Guanajuato, Department of Chemical Engineering, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
Alvarado-Rodríguez CE: Universidad de Guanajuato, Department of Chemical Engineering, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México; Secretaría de Ciencias, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación, Ciudad de México, México
Cortez-González J: Tecnológico Nacional de México / Campus Irapuato, Department of Chemical Engineering, Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
Gutiérrez-Guerra R: Universidad Tecnológica de Leon, Sustainability for Development Department, León, Guanajuato, México
Hernández JGS: Universidad de Guanajuato, Department of Chemical Engineering, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
Alvarado-Rodríguez CE: Universidad de Guanajuato, Department of Chemical Engineering, Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México; Secretaría de Ciencias, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación, Ciudad de México, México
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Systems and Control Transactions
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4
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216
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221
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2025
Publication Date
2025-07-01
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