Rigorous synthesis and simulation of complex distillation networks

AIChE Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 136-148

  Ruiz, Gerardo J ^a   Kim, Seon B ^a   Moes, Laura ^a   Linninger, Andreas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspen validation; Complex column; Inverse design; Networks; Temperature collocation

Indexed keywords

ASPEN VALIDATION; COMPLEX COLUMNS; COMPLEX ENERGY; COMPLEX NETWORKS; COMPOSITION PROFILE; COMPUTATIONAL ALGORITHM; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; DESIGN SPECIFICATION; ENERGY SAVING; ENERGY-EFFICIENT DISTILLATION; FLOWSHEET; INDUSTRIAL SEPARATION; INVERSE DESIGN; NETWORKS; OPERATING CONDITION; SEARCH METHOD; SEPARATION NETWORK; SEPARATION PROCESS;

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; DESIGN; DISTILLATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; TEMPERATURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 78650055722     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12245     Document Type: Article

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