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:
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Setting up a steady-state simulation
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Distillation economic optimization
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Steady-state calculations for control structure selection
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Control of petroleum fractionators
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Design and control of divided-wall columns
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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.
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Chapter 1 : Fundamentals of Vapor–Liquid–Equilibrium (VLE)
Chapter 2 : Analysis of Distillation Columns
Chapter 3 : Setting up a Steady-State Simulation
Chapter 4 : Distillation Economic Optimization
Chapter 5 : More Complex Distillation Systems
Chapter 6 : Steady-State Calculations for Control Structure Selection
Chapter 7 : Converting from Steady-State to Dynamic Simulation
Chapter 8 : Control of More Complex Columns
Chapter 9 : Reactive Distillation
Chapter 10 : Control of Sidestream Columns
Chapter 11 : Control of Petroleum Fractionators
Chapter 12 : Divided-Wall (Petlyuk) Columns
Chapter 13 : Dynamic Safety Analysis
Chapter 14 : Carbon Dioxide Capture
Chapter 15 : Distillation Turndown
Chapter 16 : Pressure-Compensated Temperature Control in Distillation Columns
Chapter 17 : Ethanol Dehydration
Chapter 18 : External Reset Feedback to Prevent Reset Windup
Index
