The paper presents the analysis of the thermal efficiency of a dividing wall distillation column and the influence of the feed composition on the reduction of energy consumption compared to a classical scheme of multicomponent mixture separation. The study relays on rigorous simulations in HYSYSTM using thermodynamically equivalent schemes. A case study is presented for the separation of a hydr...

In this study, an efficient design method has been proposed for determining the optimal design structure of the dividing wall column. Preliminary design parameters are fixed on the basis of well-known shortcut method (Fenske-Underwood-Gilliland). The rigorous optimization is used to obtain the optimal design parameters of the divided wall column. Divided wall column has total eight design varia...

Drop impact onto a thin liquid film of another is observed and characterized using high-speed video system. A new mode splash – complete, simultaneous corona detachment has been observed, which the result lamella breakup near wall film. The abrupt outward upward displacement leads to an extreme stretching wall, resulting in its rapid thinning rupture. This rupture triggers propagating Taylor–Cu...

Open channel fluid flow principles are applied to understand how helium might behave in the event of a release or spill in a long tunnel enclosure. An example would be helium flowing along the Tevatron accelerator tunnel as a result of some rupture of a header system. Buoyant forces would drive the helium along the ceiling until a vent to atmosphere is reached. An analogy is water flowing up to...

A numerical model is developed to quantify the effects of hydrodynamics on heat and mass transfer during an absorption, for a laminar film flowing over a wavy wall column. First of all, the modelling is written for a single wave of the wall shape. Then, an experimental set up, composed of a CCD video camera, validates this model. Finally, the model is extended to an entire column. The results i...