Predicting the Performance of Multistage Separation Processes

Multistage separation processes are at the heart of the petroleum processing and chemical production industries. They yield many important products, such as petrol and plastics as specialized as medical-grade pharmaceuticals. This book provides information and insights into these processes to emphasize intuitive understanding and practical interpretation. Focusing on computer modelling and modern simulation techniques, the text is a useful aid for evaluating performance trends, limitations and bottlenecks. Rigorous mathematical methods are presented, but wherever possible, shortcut methods are applied to help engineers make reliable and quick decisions. Fundamental principles, predicting thermodynamic properties, the equilibrium stage and different types of multistage and complex multistage processes are covered throoughly. Tray hydraulics, packed towers and batch distillation are also covered. This book, for process engineers and engineering students, serves as both a textbook for the study of separations, and a useful reference for solving everyday problems.