Rapid Evaluation of Distillation Process Alternatives Involving Complex Column Configurations for the Separation of Multicomponent Azeotropic Mixtures

摘要

We present in this work the application of a recently developed generalized design approach [1] for rapid and efficient evaluation of several distillation process alternatives to separating multicomponent highly nonideal azeotropic mixtures into three products, with respect to the minimum energy requirement and the thermodynamic efficiency of the process.