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.