RT Journal Article
T1 Computational Design Applied to Equilibrium-Staged and Rate-Based Absorption Processes
A1 Roman Fercheluc, Claudia
A1 Delgado Canto, Miguel Ángel
A1 Lazar, Liliana
A1 García Morales, Moisés
A1 Roman Fercheluc, Claudia
AB Simulators are of great interest in Chemical Engineering because they facilitate processoptimization and help evaluate different solutions through the so-called “what-if” approach. Theyinclude the most advanced thermodynamical models and complete libraries for the calculation ofphysicochemical properties and estimation of phase equilibria data which are successfully integratedin the process design. Moreover, simulators allow addressing both stationary and batch operations.For this reason, their use in the design of Industrial Chemistry processes has gained much acceptancein the last decades. Even so, simulations should be accompanied by another computational tool whichallows the professionals to implement specific algorithms which relate inputs and outputs, so as to getthe most out of the computing power. We herein exemplify how Aspen Plus and Mathcad Primesoftware packages were successfully integrated in a case study on the removal of carbon disulphide bycontact with a paraffinic oil in an absorption tower. This absorption operation was studied in bothtrayed and packed columns. Regarding the first contact type, i.e. trays, Mathcad’s powerfulprogramming tool and graphical interface enabled to corroborate and to better understand the effectof temperature on the number of theoretical stages previously observed with Aspen Plus.
PB Revista de Chimie
SN 2668-8212
YR 2020
FD 2020-08
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18818
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18818
LA eng
NO Roman, C., Delgado Canto, M. A., Lazar, L., & García Morales, M. (2020). Computational design applied to equilibrium-staged and rate-based absorption processes. Revista de Chimie, 71(7), 88–96. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37358/rc.20.7.8228
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 13 jun 2026