Optimal retrofit of a side stream column to a dividing wall column for energy efficiency maximization

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2291-2298

  Van Duc Long, Nguyen ^a   Lee, Moonyong ^a  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dividing wall column; DWC; Optimal retrofit; Response surface methodology; Side stream column

Indexed keywords

DIVIDING WALL COLUMNS; DWC; OPTIMAL RETROFIT; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SIDE STREAMS;

DISTILLATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MIXTURES; OPTIMIZATION; RETROFITTING; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

DISTILLATION COLUMNS;

EID: 84889084983     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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