DYNSIM Best Practices 2 - Distillation Column

AVEVA™ Dynamic Simulation
Distillation Column Modeling Guidelines

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Contents
Distillation ............................................................................................................ 5
Column ................................................................................................................. 6
The Column/Tower Model in AVEVA Dynamic Simulation .................................... 7

Column (Legacy) ...................................................................................................................................7
Tower ...................................................................................................................................................7
AVEVA Dynamic Simulation Tower Model Building ............................................... 9

Introduction .........................................................................................................................................9
An Alternate Method to Increase the Holdup on Each Tray .................................................................. 15
Data from PRO/II ........................................................................................................................................ 15
Typical Tray Parameter Values ............................................................................................................ 15
Data Entry for Packed Bed Column ..................................................................... 18

Data from PRO/II ................................................................................................................................ 18
Typical Packing Parameter Values ....................................................................... 22
Checklist ............................................................................................................. 23
What to Tune ...................................................................................................................................... 23
Confirm the Following ......................................................................................................................... 23
Check after Modelling ......................................................................................................................... 23
Chimney Trays .................................................................................................... 24

Chimney Tray Modeling ...................................................................................................................... 25
Product Draw Sumps/Side Draws ....................................................................... 26
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Increasing Number of Trays ................................................................................ 27
Tower Relief Study Hints ..................................................................................... 28

General Suggestions for Tower Modeling in Relief Analysis .................................................................. 28
Phase Separation and Level Calculations.............................................................................................. 29
Good to Know ..................................................................................................... 30
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Distillation
Distillation is the separation of key components by the difference in their relative volatility or boiling points. It is
also called fractional distillation or fractionation. Distillation is favored over other separation techniques such as
crystallization, membranes, or fixed bed systems when;
 The relative volatility is greater than 1.2.
 Products are thermally stable.
 Large rates are desired.
 No extreme corrosion, precipitation, or sedimentation issues are present.
 No explosion issues are present.
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Column
A Column is a pressure node that is used to model distillation columns and fractionators. A Column unit consists
of a vapor holdup on the top, for Column pressure calculation, and multiple tray sub-models beneath.
A tray is a sub-model that represents an equilibrium stage within a Column. At least one tray must be present in
a Column, although a realistic Column will normally have a much higher number of trays. The trays are linked
with the vapor from the next lower tray and liquid from the next higher tray. The trays are numbered in such a
way that the top tray is numbered as one, the next tray is numbered two and so on as you go down the Column.
Each tray includes a liquid holdup to model the liquid inventory of the tray.
A Column uses a theoretical tray approach, with an adjustment for liquid holdup, based on the ratio of actual
trays to modeled trays that adjust the liquid holdup on each tray.
Trays may also represent packed stages. For a packed stage, each tray represents a single equilibrium stage. The
height of the tray or stage should represent the height of a theoretical packed transfer unit.
Reactions can also be connected. Typically, reactions occur with packed sections of a column, but it can be
added to plate stages as well.
Multiple feeds and products can be connected to both plate and packed trays.
Products from trays are optional although the top tray should have a vapor product and the bottom tray should
have a liquid product. The tray sub-model contains only one liquid holdup. Vapor from the tray will go directly to
the next higher tray or to the Column top vapor holdup, if it is a top tray.
The Column includes the cylindrical section of a distillation column only. All peripheral equipment such as
condensers, reboilers, accumulators, and side-strippers must be modeled with separate equipment models.
The Column base can be modeled as the bottom tray. Alternatively, a Drum or a Separator model can be used to
model the Column’s base. If the base has a partition for a thermo siphon reboiler, use a vertical Separator with a
weir orientation.
Column accounts for heat transfer from fluid to the metal and metal to surroundings. Column permits heat
transfer from external sources directly to the metal or fluid through heat streams that can be connected to any
of the tray’s liquid holdup.
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The Column/Tower Model in AVEVA
Dynamic Simulation
Column (Legacy)
A Column simulates distillation columns and fractionators. A Column model consists of a vapor holdup on the
top, for Column pressure calculation, and multiple trays beneath. The tray contains only one liquid holdup.
Vapor from the tray will go directly to the next higher tray or to the Column top vapor holdup, if it is a top tray.
Tower
A Tower simulates distillation towers and fractionators. A tower model consists of a total holdup of vapor and
liquid on every tray, unlike the column model where there is vapor holdup on the top tray. Furthermore, every
tray is a pressure node in the pressure flow solver. Tower is a very robust model for stable startup and shutdown
operation and is also very accurate for relief load calculations.
A tray represents an equilibrium stage within a Tower. A minimum of one tray must be present in a Tower
although a realistic Tower will normally have a much higher number of trays. The trays are linked with the vapor
from the next lower tray and liquid from the next higher tray. The trays are numbered in such a way that the top
tray is numbered as one, the next tray is numbered two, and so on as you go down the Tower.
Multiple feeds and products can be connected to any tray. Products from trays are optional although the top
tray should have a vapor product and the bottom tray should have a liquid product. Each tray includes a holdup
to model the vapor and a liquid inventory of the tray.
The Tower includes the cylindrical section of a distillation column only and all peripheral equipment such as
condensers, reboilers, accumulators, and side strippers must be modeled with separate equipment models.
The Tower uses a theoretical tray approach with an adjustment for liquid holdup based on the ratio of actual
trays to modeled trays, which adjusts the liquid holdup on each tray.
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The Column/Tower Model in AVEVA Dynamic Simulation
The Tower accounts for heat transfer from fluids to metals and metals to its surroundings. It permits heat
transfer from external sources directly to the metal or fluid through heat streams that can be connected to the
liquid holdup of any of its trays. The AVEVA™ Dynamic Simulation tower allows for vapor holdup on all trays and
based on project experience is the preferred configuration for a tower.
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AVEVA Dynamic Simulation Tower Model
Building
Introduction
Building a AVEVA Dynamic Simulation Tower may be difficult for the new user. If a PRO/II® simulator is available,
using the PRO/II to AVEVA Dynamic Simulation translator will certainly help. However, it is often useful to know
how to build a Tower using only AVEVA Dynamic Simulation application.
The first time users often try to build the entire model and then perform a startup. While AVEVA Dynamic
Simulation application can perform Tower startups, starting up a model that has never been operated at normal
conditions is extremely difficult. Such Towers may have numerous sizing and configuration errors which must be
identified one by one during the course of the startup. It is not clear if the Tower requires more time to reach
steady state or if the Tower is not properly configured so the user attempts to be patient hoping for steady
state. Towers should be built at normal operating conditions and then shutdown to perform a startup.
A steady state heat and material balance is required before starting. If not available, it is recommended that a
PRO/II simulation model is built first.
Step 1 – Thermo Specification
Confirm the thermodynamic system that you wish to use before you start. If this is a new process or thermo
system that you have not used before, request for a thermodynamic consultation with AVEVA Technical
Support. Confirm the thermodynamic methods using PRO/II application first. One of the primary reasons Tower
models do not operate as expected is inappropriate thermodynamic and flash specifications.
Step 2 – Reduce number of components

Dynamic simulation may require a reduced component slate, as column flash calculations tend to be CPU
intensive. The best way to reduce the component slate is by using a corresponding PRO/II model. Adding or
removing components from a configured AVEVA Dynamic Simulation model can be time consuming.
Typically, PRO/II application uses a large number of Petro components in refining applications to accurately
model distillation curves such as TBP, D86, and D1160. The end points are very susceptible to number of
components. However, dynamic simulation seldom has this requirement for rigorous distillation curve
calculations. Often, just matching tray temperatures is good enough.
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AVEVA Dynamic Simulation Tower Model Building
In PRO/II application, lump ideal components as required and decrease the number of TBP cuts. Continue to do
this until the Tower Summary in the PRO/II output report starts to show unacceptable change. Then, back off
back to an acceptable solution. Use this revised component set in the AVEVA Dynamic Simulation simulation.
Typically, AVEVA Dynamic Simulation models can use 20 to 30 components and still have acceptable accuracy.
Step 3 – Main Tower

Build the Tower model using constant feed, reflux, and "Boil up" as follows.
Reflux can be taken from steady state heat and material balance. Boil up may be taken from a Pseudo product in
PRO/II application. This approach allows the main Tower to come to the proper steady state solution without
worrying about interaction with the overhead or reboiler equipment.
In the example given above, stream sets have been used to force flow in the beginning, flow control valves are
used more frequently instead of the stream sets.
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Step 4 – Overhead System

Complete the overhead system but do not connect reflux yet. Be sure that the system is lined out and the
overhead accumulator contents match reflux conditions. The following figure describes how such a model might
look:
Confirm that the overhead product flow in this configuration matches the steady state heat and material
balance reflux plus overhead product. Then connect reflux as follows:
Since the overhead system was already commissioned, it was connected with minimal disturbance to the actual
Tower. Consider how difficult this would be if the reflux was added to the main Tower without commissioning
the overhead system first. A poorly configured overhead system would cause severe disturbances to the main
Tower which would affect the main Tower overhead vapor stream conditions. The Tower overhead vapor would
affect the condenser and so on. It would be difficult to determine the source of the problem. You will have to
wait long periods of time hoping the Tower will come to steady state.
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You may replace the stream set with a pump, valve, and flow controller as well.
Actually, it will be better to commission the reflux pump, valve, and flow controller while disconnected from the
main Tower.
Save an initial condition.
Step 5 - Reboiler Configuration

On the reboiler, use an approach that meets your dynamic simulation application requirements. A simple way to
configure the reboiler is with a Heat Stream directly to the bottom tray as follows. Remove the Boil up source
and StreamSet models.
Then, commission a Utility Exchanger to calculate the heat stream duty as follows:
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Save an initial condition. If a more complicated thermosyphon reboiler is required, use the same approach used
to commission the overhead system. Keep the Boil up source and StreamSet models. Add a Separator model to
model the Tower sump with partition. Allow the model to run while commissioning the thermosyphon reboiler
until the flow, temperature, and composition to Snk2 is very close to that of the Boil up. Then, connect the
thermosyphon reboiler as follows:
Note that a thermosyphon reboiler has steam and condensate on the shell side. More detailed modeling may
require a Drum unit for the steam/condensate side of the reboiler. The steam can be introduced on the flow
control with the condensate released with a steam trap. The steam trap can be modeled with a level controller
with the set point very close to the bottom of the drum. Steam pressure floats up and down to increase
temperature-driving force, as required. Alternatively, the steam can be on pressure control with the condensate
on flow control. The condensate level will float up and down, as required, to uncover the required tubes. In any
event, a Drum model is required to simulate the steam/condensate side of the thermosyphon reboiler.
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An Alternate Method to Increase the Holdup on Each Tray

Redistribute the stage height to keep the column height constant. The feed port and product port elevations
(the port elevation within the stage and the port elevation with respect to reference) have to be conserved.
Also, redistribute the sum of all weir height to the theoretical stages. These steps will conserve the liquid holdup
and vapor holdup. In this case, the Holdup Factor remains 1.
When the throughput of the column is large, there may occasionally be numerical instabilities. In this situation,
increasing the column volume often helps to stabilize the calculation. Do not increase the column volume more
than 2 times the actual volume.
Data from PRO/II

 No of stages, (subtract reboiler and condenser stages)
 Tray efficiency
 Data from Drawing
 T-T length, sump spacing, Empty weight
 Draw-off / pump around height
 Level transmitter tapping
 Elevation
 Port height
 Data from datasheet
 Weir height
 Weir length
 No of passes
 Efficiency 0.1 to 0.01 for Chimney trays
 Hole area fraction
Typical Tray Parameter Values

 Tray spacing – 600 mm (24 inch)
 Weir Height – 50 mm
 Downcomer clearance – 25 mm
 Maximum width of a tray panel – 400 mm
 Void Fraction is used to calculate holdup for every stage. Minimum value is 0.9 and maximum value is 0.98
 Surface area is actually m2/m3 (1/m). In reality, this decides the HETP. Important in AVEVA Dynamic
Simulation application during reactions. Minimum value is 64 and maximum value is 750
 Avoid more than 18 stages per bed or a bed of height more than 6m in case of packed column
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Keep default values for rest.
The basic tab in column DEW (Data Entry Window) is as shown below.
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Data Entry for Packed Bed Column
Correct number of stages. (Since the theoretical number of stages is taken from PRO/II application, stage
efficiency is 1).
Data from PRO/II

 No of stages, (subtract reboiler and condenser stages)
 Data from Drawing
 T-T length, sump spacing, and Empty weight
 Draw-off / pump around height
 Level transmitter tapping
 Elevation
 Port height
 Data from datasheet
 Packing type
 Specific surface area
 Void fraction
Stichlmair coefficients (if available directly) else use the table given in the help file.
Stichlmair Coefficients (C1, C2, and C3), Specific Surface Area, and Void Fraction for commonly used packings are
available in the table.
Taken from Stichlmair, J., Bravo, J.L. and Fair, J.R. , "General model for prediction of pressure drop and capacity
of counter current gas/liquid packed towers," Gas Separation & Purification, Vol. 3 (March, 1989), pp. 19-28
The table displays the AVEVA Dynamic Simulation help file:
Packing Type/size a (1/m) void ( - ) C1 C2 C3
Structured packing:
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Montz B1 300 300 0.97 2 3 0.9

B1 200 200 0.98 2 4 1.0
B1 100 100 0.99 3 7 1.0
Gempack 2A 394 0.92 3 2.4 0.31
3A 262 0.93 3 2.3 0.28
Mellapak
Sulzer 250 0.85 1 1 0.32
250Y(plastic)
Mellapak 250Y
250 0.96 5 3 0.45
(metal)
BX-packing 450 0.86 15 2 0.35
Dumped ceramic packings:
Raschig Rings 10 472 0.665 48 8 2.0
10 327 0.657 10 8 1.8
15 314 0.676 48 10 2.3
15 264 0.698 48 8 2.0
30 137 0.775 48 8 2.0
35 126 0.773 48 8 2.15
Pall Rings 25 192 0.742 10 3 1.2
25 219 0.74 1 4 1.0
35 139 0.773 33 7 1.4
35 165 0.76 1 6 1.1
Reflux Rings 50 120 0.78 75 15 1.6
Hiflow Rings 20 291 0.75 10 5 1.1
Berl Saddles 15 300 0.561 32 6 0.9
35 133 0.75 33 14 1.0
Intalox Saddles 20 300 0.672 30 6 1.4
25 183 0.732 32 7 1.0
35 135 0.76 30 6 1.2
Torus Saddles 25 255 0.73 19 1 0.85
50 120 0.75 10 8 0.75
Dumped metal packings:
Raschig Rings 12 416 0.94 60 1 7.5
15 317 0.924 40 1 6
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Pall Rings 25 215 0.94 0.05 1 3

35 130 0.95 0.1 0.1 2.1
Bialecki Rings 25 225 0.94 50 7 2.5
Nutter Rings 50 96.5 0.978 1 1 2.65
Cascade Mini Rings 25 230 0.96 -2 -2 2
Supersaddles 25 165 0.978 1 1.6 2.1
Dumped ceramic packings:
Pall Rings 90 71 0.95 -5 -4 2.3
NSW-Rings 25 180 0.927 1 1 1.35
Leva 1 190 0.92 1 1 2.0
2 143 0.94 1 1 2.3
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The Basic tab in the column DEW (Data Entry Window) for Packed Bed is as shown in the figure below.
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Typical Packing Parameter Values
Typical Packing Parameter Values
Void Fraction is used to calculate holdup for every stage. Set Minimum value as 0.9 maximum value as 0.98.
Surface area is actually m2/m3 (1/m). In reality, this decides the HETP which is important in AVEVA Dynamic
Simulation application during reactions. Minimum value is 64 and maximum value is 750.
Avoid more than 18 stages per bed or a bed of height more than 6 m in case of packed columns.
Set default values for rest.
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Checklist
What to Tune
 Tune column conductance factor for pressure drop. (Suggested values range is from 0.5 to 1.5)
 The reboiler and condenser conductance, and heat transfer coefficients for temperature profile. (For steps 4
and 5)
 Tune the controllers in the following order Flow, Pressure, Level, and Temperature
Confirm the Following

 Reflux enters as liquid.
 Boil up enters as vapor.
 Tower pressure, temperature, and vapor and liquid flow profile.
 Save an initial condition.
Check after Modelling

 MW / P and T profiles should match the PRO/II profiles.
 There is some flow for either liquid or vapor in tower viewer.
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Chimney Trays
Chimney trays may be used as draw trays, transition trays, and/or protection against leakages. Use a Chimney
tray if the residence time is required for pumping or start-up. This type of tray frequently maintains a fairly high
level of liquid on it.
The Basic tab in the column DEW (Data entry window) is as shown below:
The selection of Chimney Tray in AVEVA Dynamic Simulation application

 Sets the stage feed port location at weir height
 Sets the liquid weeping (drain) flow to zero
 Modifies the vapor flow calculation based on the downcomer area instead of the holes area.
 Bypasses all vapor flow from the stage below, but you can use StageEff to control the contact between
vapor and liquid holdups. The bypass vapor goes to the vapor holdup directly.
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Chimney Trays
Chimney Tray Modeling

 Setting stage efficiency to zero seems to make the model bounce around a bit at normal conditions.
Increasing the efficiency settles the model down.
 For the Chimney Tray, set Conductance Factor (KJ) to 0.001 so that there is very little vapor feed.
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Product Draw Sumps/Side Draws
Product Draw Sumps/Side Draws
Product draw sumps are required in several types of columns. These may be for partial or total draw of the
liquid from the down comer. They are configured in AVEVA Dynamic Simulation application by setting the values
for sump height (DRAWHEIGHT) and area fraction (DRAWAREA). This option is available only through the OEV
window as shown in the figure below.
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Increasing Number of Trays
Increasing Number of Trays
Occasionally, it may be necessary to change the number of trays after you have finished building the column. If
you choose to reduce the number of trays, then simply delete the trays from the column, the removed trays will
disappear and initial conditions for the rest of the trays will retain the configuration as before, but when you
increase the tray number, the trays you added are set to ambient temperature and in equal mole percentage
which will result in skewed calculation in AVEVA Dynamic Simulation application. In this case, you should run the
AVEVA Dynamic Simulation model for a few seconds, pause the model and load IC, then run the model and
pause and load IC again. Normally, after three times, the newly added trays will be in good calculation condition.
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Tower Relief Study Hints
Some key simplifications can be made when building a model specifically for Tower Relief analysis. Note that this
model is used for one specific purpose: to calculate the relief load. It will not be used for startup. Such modeling
must be performed in accordance with API RP 521.
Here are some such assumptions:
 It is not necessary to model product cooling.
 Most controls do not need to be modeled exactly as actual plant/design since they should be placed in
manual at the start of the relief scenario. Credit may not be taken for automatic control action.
 Reflux can be simplified with just a StreamSet, since reflux will either
o Operate at constant flow -because the controls would be placed in Manual.
o Flow is set to zero for reflux failure.
We plan to develop a more systematic procedure for Tower relief simulation in a future document. If you have
more questions, please contact Cal Depew at cal.depew@invensys.com mailto:cal.depew@invensys.com
General Suggestions for Tower Modeling in Relief Analysis

 Use the same number of theoretical stages as PRO/II application.
 Set efficiency to one.
 Set holdup factor to the ratio of actual trays to theoretical stages.
 Set aeration factor to 1 so as to have clear liquid on every tray.
 Clear liquid height is a good assumption for relief analysis. This is only available through OEV.
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Tower Relief Study Hints
Phase Separation and Level Calculations

Each stage of the Tower makes use of InternalPhases, ExternalPhases, and ExternalPhasesStage to determine
the type of separation it performs.
InternalPhases of the flash object can be VLE, Free Water, VLLE, or Decant.
ExternalPhases is a global parameter for a Tower and ExternalPhasesStage is a vector that is used to control the
external phase option on each stage. ExternalPhases and ExternalPhasesStage can be TWO or THREE.
To separate out the second liquid phase on a stage, both ExternalPhase and ExternalPhasesStage [stageXX] need
to be THREE. If one of ExternalPhases and ExternalPhasesStage [stageXX] is TWO, there will be only one mixed
liquid phase on stageXX.
The liquid level calculations are independent for each stage. The bottom of each stage corresponds to the
reference zero level. If the internal liquid draw sump exists, the bottom of sump corresponds to the reference
zero level. The liquid level is calculated based on this reference level. The maximum liquid level in any stage is
limited to the stage spacing.
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Good to Know
 Paths determine the weir length and that determines the height of the liquid over weir. Set “other” for
Paths, and specify the weir length fraction to get the desired height of liquid in the tray. For packed columns,
you can use two or four paths if it does not cause instability problems.
 Aeration factor controls the amount of vapor in the liquid phase. The higher the value, the more there is
vapor in the liquid and hence the higher the liquid volume. Normally leave it as default.
 For valve tray column, the weep vapor flow will be about 10 % of steady state flow. For sieve tray column,
normally, it is 40% of normal vapor flow.
 In the edit window of a tray, select all, which will enable the DPLiqFactor that can be used to scale the liquid
static head. Use 0 for a chimney tray. The default is 1.
 The whole area fraction determines the vapor flow delta pressure across the tray. The available whole area
for liquid is for liquid draining.
 When simulating a chimney tray, do not assign efficiency = 0. If the efficiency is set to zero, the pressure
drop across the tray will be very high. For example, for T115TOP tray no.6, do not set efficiency to zero.
Efficiency value of 0.001 has proven to work well.
 When two column sections need to be integrated, generally an extra volume setting for the two columns is
required.
 All the columns should have a trend for all the controllers associated with the column. For example,
pressure, level, temperature etc.
 To configure the liquid side draw and separate out the second liquid phase,
a. Define liquid side draw sump by providing DrawArea and DrawHeight through the OEV.
b. Set InternalPhases (from DEW) to Free Water, VLLE, or Decant, and set both ExternalPhases (from DEW)
and ExternalPhasesStage [stageXX] (from OEV) to THREE.
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Distillation Column Modeling Guidelines

The Column/Tower Model in AVEVA Dynamic Simulation .................................... 7

AVEVA Dynamic Simulation Tower Model Building ............................................... 9

Data Entry for Packed Bed Column ..................................................................... 18

Typical Packing Parameter Values ....................................................................... 22

Chimney Trays .................................................................................................... 24

Product Draw Sumps/Side Draws ....................................................................... 26

Tower Relief Study Hints ..................................................................................... 28

Good to Know ..................................................................................................... 30

Step 2 – Reduce number of components

Step 3 – Main Tower

Step 4 – Overhead System

Step 5 - Reboiler Configuration

An Alternate Method to Increase the Holdup on Each Tray

Data from PRO/II

Typical Tray Parameter Values

Keep default values for rest.

Data from PRO/II

The table displays the AVEVA Dynamic Simulation help file:

Packing Type/size a (1/m) void ( - ) C1 C2 C3

Montz B1 300 300 0.97 2 3 0.9

Pall Rings 25 215 0.94 0.05 1 3

Typical Packing Parameter Values

Confirm the Following

Check after Modelling

The selection of Chimney Tray in AVEVA Dynamic Simulation application

Chimney Tray Modeling

Product Draw Sumps/Side Draws

Increasing Number of Trays

General Suggestions for Tower Modeling in Relief Analysis

Phase Separation and Level Calculations

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