ChE I8600 Equilibrium Staged Separations
Analysis, design and simulation of the major separation operations of distillation, absorption and extraction. Both staged and continuous countercurrent modes of operation are covered. Choice of vapor-liquid and liquid-liquid equilibria models, data regression and prediction methods. Process synthesis of sequences of separation operations; heat integration for efficient energy utilization. Introduction to column dynamics and control strategies.
Contact Hours
3 hr./wk.