Abstract: In this paper, an exergy analysis approach is proposed for optimal design of distillation column by using simulated annealing algorithm. First, the simulation of a distillation column was performed by using the shortcut results and irreversibility in each tray was obtained. The area beneath the exergy loss profile was used as Irreversibility Index in the whole column. Then, First Opti...

typical production objectives in distillation process require the delivery of products whose compositions meet certain specifications. the distillation control system, therefore, must hold product compositions as near the set points as possible in faces of upset. in this project, inferential model predictive control, that utilizes an artificial neural network estimator and model predictive cont...

The paper discusses distillation column control within the general framework of plantwide control. In addition, it aims at providing simple recommendations to assist the engineer in designing control systems for distillation columns. The standard LV-configuration for level control combined with a fast temperature loop is recommended for most columns.

Internally heat integrated distillation column has received a great attention lately because of its ultimate potential for energy savings. Typical conceptual design of such columns is based on constant heat transfer duties along the column stages. This paper introduces more effective approach to conceptual design of heat integrated distillation columns based on constant available heat transfer ...

Distillation column is one of the most common operations in process industries and is while the most expensive unit of the amount of energy consumption. Many ideas have been presented in the related literature for optimizing energy consumption in distillation columns. This paper studies the different heat integration methods in a distillation column which separate Benzene, Toluene, Xylene, and ...

Two advanced controllers were developed in this paper, i.e., a type-1 and a type-2 fuzzy logic controller and their performances compared in simulation for a case study, i.e., a binary distillation column, which is characterized by high nonlinearities and parameter uncertainties in the underlying mathematical model. Priority was given to the type-2 fuzzy controller, with special attention to in...

7 Downstream processing of biofuels and bio-based chemicals represents a challenging problem for 8 process synthesis and optimization, due to the intrinsic nonideal thermodynamics of the liquid 9 mixtures derived from the (bio)chemical conversion of biomass. In this work, we propose a new 10 interface between the process simulator SimSci PRO/II and the optimization environment of GAMS 11 for th...

A new approach for energy-saving process intensification was demonstrated by a heat integration method taking for instance the C-5 splitter distillation plant existing for extracting pure c-pentane from a petroleum hydrocarbon mixture obtained by naphtha cracking. A process simulation analysis was made without loosening the specifications of separation of the existing plant. A new process-inten...

In this paper we will consider the most known ratios control schemes ((L/D, V/B),(L/D,V/F), Ryskamp’s, and (D/(L+D),V/B)) for binary distillation column and we compare them in the basis of interactions and disturbance propagation. The models for these configurations are deuced using mathematical transformations taking the energy balance structure (LV) as a base model. The dynamic relative magni...