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MD-4 Rate Based Systems (Cont…)

Developmental Research Idea

Background and Discussion: There are a number of approaches to determining the amount of mass transfer that takes place during distillation. FRI’s effort has primarily been towards how far the mass transfer extends towards obtaining complete equilibrium. Would a different approach provide a better prediction of mass transfer? There are also issues in applying the FRI correlations. The FRI work was primarily with binary systems. How does one apply these correlations to a multicomponent system to get proper results?

Please note that the information proposed here may also be required by a CFD approach to performing distillation computations. This approach here would use relatively simple computations for the flow pattern on a tray but would investigate issues such as contact area. That information would most likely also be required by the CFD approach to solving the computations.

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