LAPSE:2020.0873
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LAPSE:2020.0873
Inside−Out Method for Simulating a Reactive Distillation Process
Liang Wang, Xiaoyan Sun, Li Xia, Jianping Wang, Shuguang Xiang
July 17, 2020
Reactive distillation is a technical procedure that promotes material strengthening and its simulation plays an important role in the design, research, and optimization of reactive distillation. The solution to the equilibrium mathematical model of the reactive distillation process involves the calculation of a set of nonlinear equations. In view of the mutual influence between reaction and distillation, the nonlinear enhancement of the mathematical model and the iterative calculation process are prone to fluctuations. In this study, an improved Inside−Out method was proposed to solve the reaction distillation process. The improved Inside−Out methods mainly involved—(1) the derivation of a new calculation method for the K value of the approximate thermodynamic model from the molar fraction summation equation and simplifying the calculation process of the K value, as a result; and (2) proposal for an initial value estimation method suitable for the reactive distillation process. The algorithm was divided into two loop iterations—the outer loop updated the relevant parameters and the inside loop solved the equations, by taking the isopropyl acetate reactive distillation column as an example for verifying the improved algorithm. The simulation results presented a great agreement with the reference, and only the relative deviation of the reboiler heat duty reached 2.57%. The results showed that the calculation results were accurate and reliable, and the convergence process was more stable.
Keywords
Inside–Out method, numerical simulation, Reactive Distillation, steady state simulation
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Wang L, Sun X, Xia L, Wang J, Xiang S. Inside−Out Method for Simulating a Reactive Distillation Process. (2020). LAPSE:2020.0873
Author Affiliations
Wang L: Institute for Process System Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
Sun X: Institute for Process System Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
Xia L: Institute for Process System Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
Wang J: Petro-Cyber Works Information Technology Company Limited Shanghai Branch, Shanghai 200120, China
Xiang S: Institute for Process System Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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Processes
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8
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5
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E604
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2020
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2020-05-19
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2227-9717
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