Comparison of regular and inverted batch distillation

Comparison of Regular and Inverted Batch Distillation

-Several alternative strategies have been suggested to increase the productivity of batch distillation. One is the use of inverted columns where the feed is charged to the condenser drum instead of to the reboiler as for regular columns. In the first part of this paper, optimal results in terms of minimum operating time for separations in a regular and an inverted batch column are presented. Th...

Multicomponent batch distillation column design

Teesside , October 2001 DYNAMIC MODELLING OF BATCH REACTORS & BATCH DISTILLATION

Batch Distillation: Simulation and Experimental Validation

Batch industries, specially the fine chemical industry, need rapid and robust mathematical models that can easily predict the degree of separation of mixtures like volatile organic compounds. Otherwise, in the study of on line production scheduling and planning of fine chemical plants, there is a lack of quick but reliable and more accurate than black box models in batch distillation. In this w...

Application of Reinforcement Learning to Batch Distillation

An important amount of work exists on the topic of optimal operation and control of batch distillation though it is still based on the assumption of an accurate process model being available. While this assumption is valid from a theoretical point of view, there will always remain the challenge of practical applications. Reinforcement Learning (RL) has been recognised already as a particularly ...