Modeling and Optimization of a Crude Distillation Unit: a case Study for Undergraduate Students
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2 GARC´IA-HERREROS AND G ´ OMEZ to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constrains; an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems; and an ability to use techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. Even though any process simulator can be used to develop this case study, the simulation and optimization of the crude distil- lation unit has been carried out successfully using the commercial software PRO/II ® . Special consideration should be given to the methods of calculation used by the software in order to avoid the common mistake of using software packages as black boxes [2,3]. Students should be compelled to notice how process simulators applied fundamental concepts to solve the optimization problems. ACADEMIC CONTEXT The modeling and optimization of a crude distillation unit has been proposed as the final project for the course in Optimization of Chemical Processes offered at the Universidad de los Andes for seventh semester students of Chemical Engineering. Students have as prerequisites the courses in Separation Processes and Process Modeling. The motivation for this kind of projects is based on the intention of integrating the knowledge acquired through the course of study into specific case studies. The students are taught in the different optimization meth- ods throughout the semester in lecture classes of 70 students and assisted in complementary sessions of 35 students where most of the semester the optimization concepts are applied to small prob- lems. Before the final project, two short projects are worked out in groups of three students in subjects concerning the use of pro- cess simulators for optimization. All projects are worked out as homework and its execution is supported in the complementary sessions. The same procedure is used for the modeling and optimiza- tion of the crude distillation unit. The groups are expected to accomplish the modeling and optimization on a period of 4 weeks, spending four and a half hours on working by themselves and an hour and a half assisted in the complementary sessions. Computer rooms are available for group work at the university campus where the students can use the software licenses of the process simulators. On the deadline, the groups must give in a paper that discusses the most relevant aspects of their work and their input files. THE MODEL Correspondent to the configuration of a crude distillation unit, a typical case composed of an atmospheric distillation column, a vacuum distillation column, and a stabilization column is pro- posed to be studied according to the example proposed by Kaes [6]. The models of these distillation columns represent the theo- retical stages of the equipment, without considering the problem of tray efficiencies. Furthermore, it can be assumed that there is no chemical reaction at any part of the process and that the columns are ideally isolated. Download 244.37 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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