The Influence of Different Models in Obtaining Multiple Solutions in Distillation Columns

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1142-1152

  Benz, Sonia J ^a   Scenna, Nicolás J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA NACIONAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Distillation; Multiple solution; Reactive distillation

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

MULTIPLE SOLUTION; REACTIVE DISTILLATION;

DISTILLATION COLUMNS;

DISTILLATION COLUMN; EQUATION;

EID: 0031392526     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450750619     Document Type: Article

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