My friend and I noticed possible profits on a market by designing such a stuff, so there is a reason.
Task:
Fixed bed batch distillation column
- Mass balance of column (No feeding, accumulating distillate in external tank)
- Energy balance (Condenser, Reboiler, Pumping, Assuming energy loss-isolation)
- Generated distillate at particular flow rate with desired composition fraction knowing bottoms.
- Height of packings as a function of effective mass transfer surface in a volume a particuliar pieces (as well as porosity)
- Cost of production (amortization of column vs using costs)
Optimization planned as a next task.
The column is to be working as a household
Technically:
I'm having a component with database I'd like to use. Within it goes:
- VLE equation modelled with NRTL (ev. UNIFAQ, UNIQUAC)
- Other correlations for any component properties and binary properties.
Questions:
1. What literature would you stick a topic best?
2. What kind of model is both the easiest to program and ,assuming, how high is a deviation between it and original data. (literature)
3. How would u dig it?
A topic is very open, all opinions are desired.
BUT Please stick to the guidelines. Don't answer saying that e.g. Pro/II is a solution.