Short-cut Methods versus Rigorous Methods for Performance-evaluation of Distillation Configurations
Abstract
This study demonstrates the efficacy of a short-cut method such as the Global Minimization Algorithm (GMA), that uses assumptions of ideal mixtures, constant molar overflow (CMO) and pinched columns, in pruning the search-space of distillation column configurations for zeotropic multicomponent separation, to provide a small subset of attractive configurations with low minimum heat duties. The short-cut method, due to its simplifying assumptions, is computationally efficient, yet reliable in identifying the small subset of useful configurations for further detailed process evaluation. This two-tier approach allows expedient search of the configuration space containing hundreds to thousands of candidate configurations for a given application.
- Authors:
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- Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1437937
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1511533
- Grant/Contract Number:
- EE0005768
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 57; Journal Issue: 22; Journal ID: ISSN 0888-5885
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; multicomponent distillation; global optimization; short-cut methods
Citation Formats
Ramapriya, Gautham Madenoor, Selvarajah, Ajiththaa, Jimenez Cucaita, Luis Eduardo, Huff, Joshua, Tawarmalani, Mohit, and Agrawal, Rakesh. Short-cut Methods versus Rigorous Methods for Performance-evaluation of Distillation Configurations. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.7b05214.
Ramapriya, Gautham Madenoor, Selvarajah, Ajiththaa, Jimenez Cucaita, Luis Eduardo, Huff, Joshua, Tawarmalani, Mohit, & Agrawal, Rakesh. Short-cut Methods versus Rigorous Methods for Performance-evaluation of Distillation Configurations. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b05214
Ramapriya, Gautham Madenoor, Selvarajah, Ajiththaa, Jimenez Cucaita, Luis Eduardo, Huff, Joshua, Tawarmalani, Mohit, and Agrawal, Rakesh. Thu .
"Short-cut Methods versus Rigorous Methods for Performance-evaluation of Distillation Configurations". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b05214. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1437937.
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title = {Short-cut Methods versus Rigorous Methods for Performance-evaluation of Distillation Configurations},
author = {Ramapriya, Gautham Madenoor and Selvarajah, Ajiththaa and Jimenez Cucaita, Luis Eduardo and Huff, Joshua and Tawarmalani, Mohit and Agrawal, Rakesh},
abstractNote = {This study demonstrates the efficacy of a short-cut method such as the Global Minimization Algorithm (GMA), that uses assumptions of ideal mixtures, constant molar overflow (CMO) and pinched columns, in pruning the search-space of distillation column configurations for zeotropic multicomponent separation, to provide a small subset of attractive configurations with low minimum heat duties. The short-cut method, due to its simplifying assumptions, is computationally efficient, yet reliable in identifying the small subset of useful configurations for further detailed process evaluation. This two-tier approach allows expedient search of the configuration space containing hundreds to thousands of candidate configurations for a given application.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.iecr.7b05214},
journal = {Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research},
number = 22,
volume = 57,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 17 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Thu May 17 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
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