EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL-STUDIES OF THE STEADY-STATE AND DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF PACKED-COLUMNS

Experimental studies were made with the help of laboratory-scale distillation column. Concentration and temperature profiles were obtained at the steady-state operating point, and transition behaviour was observed after specific changes were made to relevant process variables. These results were compared with results obtained by means of simulation calculations. The mathematical model is explained in detail, as is the study method employed. The aim of this study was to obtain experimental verification of steady-state and dynamic calculation methods. It was found that the simulation results agreed closely with those obtained experimentally. The experimental findings thus confirmed the accuracy of the model and its underlying assumptions.