CHE5175

Advanced distillation design ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: A Hoadley

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2005 (OCL)

Synopsis: Distillation system design: Column sequencing. Complex distillation columns: Decomposition techniques. Thermodynamic analysis of distillation columns; Modifying columns using thermodynamic analysis. Crude oil distillation design: Modelling crude oil mixtures. Retrofit design of distillation systems: Aims of de-bottlenecking. Azeotropic distillation problem representation for ternary mixtures; Residue curves; distillation lines and pinch point curves. Composition profiles; Total reflux; feasible composition profiles. Distillation sequence synthesis: Conditions of feasible separations; entrainer selection; synthesising complex distillation columns.

Assessment: Examination: 90% Assignment: 10%

Contact Hours: 26 hours lectures and practice classes