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Residue curve map for homogeneous reactive quaternary mixtures
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Department: | Chemical Engineering |
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Computer Applications in Engineering Education |
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Abstract We show how one can compute residue curve maps (RCMs) for the methyl acetate and isopropyl acetate chemistries at atmospheric pressure. These computations involve solving a complex system of differential algebraic equations (DAEs). This can be readily achieved using the built-in functions of Mathematica and MATLAB. The governing equations, which depend on transformed compositions, are provided. Equations to compute vapor-liquid equilibrium when there is dimerization in the gas phase are given because of the presence of acetic acid in both quaternary mixtures. The occurrence of a chemical reaction leads to the disappearance of an azeotrope in the methyl acetate chemistry. On the other hand, a reactive azeotrope appears in the isopropyl acetate chemistry. Transformed compositions of these azeotropes are provided.
© 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 15: 73-77, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com); DOI 10.1002/cae.20084
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Upper-division undergraduate education, system of differential algebraic equations, reactive distillation
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http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/114219203/ABSTRACT
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