Application of partitioning and tearing techniques to sulfolane extractionplant

Citation
Kw. Cho et al., Application of partitioning and tearing techniques to sulfolane extractionplant, KOR J CHEM, 16(4), 1999, pp. 462-469
Citations number
9
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Chemical Engineering
Journal title
KOREAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
ISSN journal
0256-1115 → ACNP
Volume
16
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
462 - 469
Database
ISI
SICI code
0256-1115(199907)16:4<462:AOPATT>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
For effective flowsheet-level calculation of a complex chemical plant, the use of suitable partitioning and tearing techniques is inevitable. The part itioning and tearing techniques based on the reachability matrix and the de composition algorithm were applied to model and simulate a sulfolane extrac tion plant. Basic concepts were first exploited towards a general represent ation for the modeling and simulation of the sulfolane extraction process. Six process units, which consist of the sulfolane extraction plant, were mo deled first and partitioning and tearing techniques were employed to model and simulate the whole extraction plant. The Inside-Out method and the sequ ential-modular approach were used in the modeling and simulation. Results o f simulations showed good agreement with plant operation data.