刘兴高a; 徐用懋a; 钱积新b
LIU Xinggaoa; XU Yongmaoa; QIAN Jixinb
摘要: Internal thermally coupled distillation column(ITCDIC) is a frontier in energy saving
distillation research. In this paper, the optimal assessment on the energy saving and the
operating cost for ITCDIC of nonideal mixture is explored. An evaluating method is
proposed, and the pertinent optimization model is then derived. The ethanol-water system is
studied as an illustrative example. The optimization results show that the maximum energy
saving in ITCDIC process is about 35% and the maximum operating cost saving in ITCDIC
process is about 30%,as compared with a conventional distillation column(CDIC) under the
minimum reflux ratio operating; the optimal operating pressure of the rectifying section is
found to be around 0.25 MPa; the effects of the feedcomposition,operating pressure and the
heat transfer rate on operation are also found and analyzed. It is revealed that ITCDIC
process possesses high energy saving potential and promising economical prospect.