Shortcut models for retrofit design of distillation columns

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 971-986

  Gadalla, M ^a   Jobson, M ^a   Smith, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complex column; FUG method; Heat integration; Retrofit; Thermal coupling

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; CORRELATION METHODS; DISTILLATION; RETROFITTING;

SHORTCUT MODELS;

DISTILLATION COLUMNS;

DESIGN; DISTILLATION COLUMN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL;

EID: 0003201146     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387603322482211     Document Type: Article

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