An improved flowsheet simulation approach for advanced CO 2 absorpt ion process design and optimization

摘要

Recent emphasis concerning CO_2 re moval technologies has increased the demand for rigorous simulation tools for process design and optimization. Although there are several advanced processing tools available commercially today, most of them lack the flexibility for implementing new solvent systems and real insight in to the theoretical basis of the simulators. In this work, the recent advances in the development of a new CO 2 process simulation tool are given. This simulation tool includes new concepts for represent ing complex processes by hi erarchical decomposition that allows having full control of the solution strategy. The process simulator capabilities are shown with some examples illustrating the simple and effect ive use of this prototype CO 2 simulator.