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    The solution strategy is based on fractionation indices and has the following features: + Applicable over a very wide range of feeds. + Consistent between simulation and calibration, + Moderately accurate beyond the region of calibration. Consider a simple distillation column with one feed and two products only. For near ideal systems such as hydrocarbon systems, it is possible to correlate the distillate and bottoms flow as shown in the figure below * In (DB) NBP If one plots the quantity In(D/B)) vs. NBP, for each component i, the plot is typically bilinear. D, = molar component flow of component i in the distillate 8, = molar component flow of component flow of component i in the bottoms NBP = normal boiling point of the component ‘The slope of the curve signifies the extent of imperfect fractionation. As S tends to zero, there is virtually no separation, and inversely as S tends to negative infinity, the separation is almost perfect. ‘The position of the curve horizontally is decided by the overall distillate and bottoms flow distribution. HYSYS assume that the slopes of the curves drawn above are only a characteristic of the structure of the column, and are independent of the feed or the pressure or other operating conditions. This assumption enables HYSYS to calculate the product composition of the distillate and bottoms streams, for a wide range of feed conditions. Furthermore, HYSYS assume that all Petroleum Columns are in indirect sequence of simple columns. Based on these assumptions the composition of the streams coming out of each sections of the column can be calculated using the following equations described below: + For each section: (nap, it Kaw de> by forall ®x( ? =(—(nap) ') Ks n| if d)

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