(Ebook) Batch Distillation : Simulation, Optimal Design, and Control, Second Edition by Diwekar, Urmila ISBN 9781439861233, 1439861234

(Ebook) Batch Distillation : Simulation, Optimal Design, and Control, Second Edition by Diwekar, Urmila ISBN 9781439861233, 1439861234

IntroductionSimple Distillation Why Batch Distillation?Basic Modes of OperationTheoretical Analysis Constant Reflux Variable Reflux Optimal RefluxColumn DynamicsGoverning Equations Error and Stability Numerical Integration TechniquesSolution of Column DynamicsSimplified ModelsThe Need for Simplification Shortcut Method Modified Shortcut Method Collocation-Based Model Hierarchy of Models and BATCH-DISTOptimizationObjective Functions Degrees of Freedom AnalysisFeasibility Considerations Problem SolutionComplex ColumnsInverted ColumnMiddle Vessel ColumnSynthesisComplex SystemsAzeotropic SystemsEx. Abstract: Introducing various operating modes, this book examines the challenges involved in a rigorous modeling of batch distillation column dynamics, and describes optimal control problems. It discusses the design or operation of specialty chemical processes as well as errors and perils associated with numerical models solved by computers.