Influences of Uncertainties in Thermodynamic Models on Pareto-optimized Dividing Wall Columns for Ideal Mixtures

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Main Authors: Trescher, Lea, Mogalle, David, Ludl, Patrick Otto, Seidel, Tobias, Bortz, Michael, Gruetzner, Thomas
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author Trescher, Lea
Mogalle, David
Ludl, Patrick Otto
Seidel, Tobias
Bortz, Michael
Gruetzner, Thomas
author_facet Trescher, Lea
Mogalle, David
Ludl, Patrick Otto
Seidel, Tobias
Bortz, Michael
Gruetzner, Thomas
contents This article examines the effect of individual and combined uncertainties in thermodynamic models on the performance of simulated, steady-state Pareto-optimized Dividing Wall Columns. It is a follow-up of the previous work analogously treating deviations in process variables. Such deviations and uncertainties that may even be unknown during the design process can significantly influence the separation result. However, other than process variables, uncertainties in thermodynamics are usually not systematically considered during design. For the first time, the effects of uncertain thermodynamic properties on Pareto-optimized DWCs with different numbers of stages and for different mixtures are presented and compared qualitatively and quantitatively. Depending on the number of stages and mixture characteristics, particularly critical properties are identified. On the one hand, this provides information on aspects requiring special attention prior to design, and on the other hand, it also indicates in which section of the DWC a stage supplement might be most beneficial.
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spellingShingle Influences of Uncertainties in Thermodynamic Models on Pareto-optimized Dividing Wall Columns for Ideal Mixtures
Trescher, Lea
Mogalle, David
Ludl, Patrick Otto
Seidel, Tobias
Bortz, Michael
Gruetzner, Thomas
Chemical Physics
Computational Physics
This article examines the effect of individual and combined uncertainties in thermodynamic models on the performance of simulated, steady-state Pareto-optimized Dividing Wall Columns. It is a follow-up of the previous work analogously treating deviations in process variables. Such deviations and uncertainties that may even be unknown during the design process can significantly influence the separation result. However, other than process variables, uncertainties in thermodynamics are usually not systematically considered during design. For the first time, the effects of uncertain thermodynamic properties on Pareto-optimized DWCs with different numbers of stages and for different mixtures are presented and compared qualitatively and quantitatively. Depending on the number of stages and mixture characteristics, particularly critical properties are identified. On the one hand, this provides information on aspects requiring special attention prior to design, and on the other hand, it also indicates in which section of the DWC a stage supplement might be most beneficial.
title Influences of Uncertainties in Thermodynamic Models on Pareto-optimized Dividing Wall Columns for Ideal Mixtures
topic Chemical Physics
Computational Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.15193