SYNTHESIS OF MASS EXCHANGE NETWORKS Academic Article

abstract

• AbstractThe purpose of this work is to introduce the notion of synthesizing massexchange networks (MEN's). A systematic, twostage, procedure is proposed for the synthesis of costeffective MEN's. In the first stage, a thermodynamicallyoriented procedure is used to identify the thermodynamic bottlenecks (pinch points) that limit the extent of mass exchange between the rich and the lean process streams. Preliminary networks, that feature maximum mass exchange, are generated at this stage. The objective of the second stage is to improve the design of these preliminary networks so as to develop a final configuration of the MEN that satisfies the assigned exchange duty at minimum venture cost. This approach is applied to the synthesis of MEN's with singlecomponent targets as well as multicomponent, compatible targets. An illustrative example on the sweetening of cokeoven gas is presented to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed synthesis procedure.

authors

• El-Halwagi, Mahmoud

published proceedings

• AICHE JOURNAL

author list (cited authors)

• EL-HALWAGI, M. M., & MANOUSIOUTHAKIS, V.

citation count

• 597

complete list of authors

• EL-HALWAGI, MM||MANOUSIOUTHAKIS, V

publication date

• August 1989

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

keywords

• 40 Engineering
• 4010 Engineering Practice And Education

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/aic.690350802

start page

• 1233

end page

• 1244

volume

• 35

issue

• 8

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690350802