Modeling and simulation of high-pressure urea synthesis loop

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 983-992

  Zhang, Xiangping ^a,b   Zhang, Suojiang ^a   Yao, Pingjing ^b   Yuan, Yi ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

NH3 CO 2 H2O urea system; Phase equilibrium; Simulation; Simultaneous modular approach; Urea synthesis process

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROLYTES; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VAPORS;

FUGACITY; HIGH-PRESSURE UREA SYNTHESIS LOOP; LIQUID PHASES; PERTURBED-HARD-SPHERE (PHS);

UREA;

SYNTHESIS; UREA; VAPOR-LIQUID EQUILIBRIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL REACTION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; INDUSTRY; LIQUID; MOLECULAR MODEL; PHASE TRANSITION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; THERMODYNAMICS; UREA CYCLE;

EID: 15744374232     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2004.10.004     Document Type: Article

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