CX4204 Multi Component Distillation Syllabus:
CX4204 Multi Component Distillation Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To impart knowledge about thermodynamic principles of multicomponent distillation
To inculcate knowledge about thermodynamic property evaluation of multi component mixtures
To impart knowledge about methods of calculating minimum reflux ratio
To create knowledge about various methods of mutlticomponentdistillation column design
To impart knownledge about design of mutlti component distillation column and computation of plate efficiency
UNIT I THERMODYNAMIC PRINCIPLES
Fundamental Thermodynamic principles involved in the calculation of vapor – liquid equilibria and enthalpies of multi component mixtures – Use of multiple equation of state for the calculation of K values – Estimation of the fugacity coefficients for the vapor phase of polar gas mixtures – calculation of liquid – phase activity coefficients.
UNIT II THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTYEVALUATION
Fundamental principles involved in the separation of multi component mixtures – Determination of bubble-point and Dew Point Temperatures for multi component mixtures – equilibrium flash distillation calculations for multi component mixtures – separation of multi component mixtures at total reflux.
UNIT III MINIMUM REFLUX RATIO FOR MCD SYSTEM
General considerations in the design of columns – Column sequencing – Heuristics for column sequencing – Key components – Distributed components – Non-Distributed components – Adjacent keys. Definition of minimum reflux ratio – calculation of Rm for multi component distillation – Underwood method – Colburn method.
UNIT IV VARIOUS METHODS OF MCD COLUMN DESIGN
Theta method of convergence – Kb method and the constant composition method -Application of the Theta method to complex columns and to system of columns – Lewis Matheson method – Stage and reflux requirements – Short cut methods and Simplified graphical procedures.
UNIT V VARIOUS TYPES OF MCD COLUMNS
Design of sieve, bubble cap, valve trays and structured packing columns for multi component distillation – computation of plate efficiencies.
TOTAL : 60 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Students will able to
CO1: Understand basic thermodynamics properties such as fugacity coefficient ,activity coefficient with respect to multi component mixtures
CO2: Understand basic principle involved in separation multi component mixture and MC distillation
CO3: Applyavailable methods for calculating minimum reflux ratio in a multi component distillation column
CO4: Analyze different methods used in designing a multi component distillation column
CO5: Design various types of multi component distillation column
REFERENCES
1. Holland, C.D., “Fundamentals of Multi Component Distillation”, McGraw Hill Book Company,1981
2. Van Winkle, “Distillation Operations”, McGraw Hill Publications,1987.