This article presents a simulated annealing-based approach to the optimal synthesis of distillation column considering intermediate heat exchangers arrangements. T-he number of intermediate condensers and/or intermedi...This article presents a simulated annealing-based approach to the optimal synthesis of distillation column considering intermediate heat exchangers arrangements. T-he number of intermediate condensers and/or intermediate reboilers, the placement locations, the.operating pressure of column, and the heat duties of intermediate heat exchangers are treated as optimization variables. A novel coding procedure making use of an integer number series is proposed to represent and manipulate the structure of system and a stage-to-stage method is used for column design and cost calculation. With the representation procedure, the synthesis problem is formulated as a mixed integer nonlinear programming （MINLP） problem, which can then be solved with an improved simulated annealing algorithm. Two examples are illustrated to show the effectiveness of the suggested approach.展开更多
Batch extractive distillation was studied in a column with amiddle vessel. The process was simulated by a constant holdup modeland solved by two point implicit method. Acetone and methanol mixturewas separated in such...Batch extractive distillation was studied in a column with amiddle vessel. The process was simulated by a constant holdup modeland solved by two point implicit method. Acetone and methanol mixturewas separated in such a setup using water as solvent. The simulationagrees well with experimental results. The experimental andsimulation results show that the solvent at the bottom and theproduct at the top of the column can be withdrawn simulataneously fora long period of time. It needs more time for the solvent to reachhigh purity than that required for the more volatile component toreach high purity, so that the time to withdraw solvent from thebottom is delayed.展开更多
文摘This article presents a simulated annealing-based approach to the optimal synthesis of distillation column considering intermediate heat exchangers arrangements. T-he number of intermediate condensers and/or intermediate reboilers, the placement locations, the.operating pressure of column, and the heat duties of intermediate heat exchangers are treated as optimization variables. A novel coding procedure making use of an integer number series is proposed to represent and manipulate the structure of system and a stage-to-stage method is used for column design and cost calculation. With the representation procedure, the synthesis problem is formulated as a mixed integer nonlinear programming （MINLP） problem, which can then be solved with an improved simulated annealing algorithm. Two examples are illustrated to show the effectiveness of the suggested approach.
文摘Batch extractive distillation was studied in a column with amiddle vessel. The process was simulated by a constant holdup modeland solved by two point implicit method. Acetone and methanol mixturewas separated in such a setup using water as solvent. The simulationagrees well with experimental results. The experimental andsimulation results show that the solvent at the bottom and theproduct at the top of the column can be withdrawn simulataneously fora long period of time. It needs more time for the solvent to reachhigh purity than that required for the more volatile component toreach high purity, so that the time to withdraw solvent from thebottom is delayed.
