Modeling and simulation of the pervaporation process for separating azeotropic mixtures / Modelagem e simulação do processo de pervaporação na separação de misturas azeotropicas

AUTOR(ES)

Mario Eusebio Torres Alvarez

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2005

RESUMO

In this work, a study of the potential of pervaporation process for the separation of azeotropic mixtures was carries out. Two mathematical models were chosen from the literature for pervaporation process based on solution diffusion mechanism and a study, an evaluation and a comparison between these models were made. Two computational programs were developed, PERKAT and PERBRUN, which allow the evaluation, according to these models, of any type of binary mixture, here exemplified by the system ethanol/water and methyl acetate/water. A mathematical model was proposed based on the solution-diffusion mechanism with the aim of minimizing the necessity of experimental data and, thus, to make possible the fast evaluation in early stages of process design.Furthermore, it was elaborated a calculation algorithm for the pervaporation process. In order to get a more robust model, minimizing the necessity of experimental data, the study of the prediction of the diffusion coefficient in the membrane, the determination of the binary interaction parameter of solvent/polymer, the validation of the prediction method with experimental data and a parametric sensitivity analysis were carried out. With this, the "PERVAP" simulator was developed from the mathematical model proposed in this work. The intention was to make possible for engineers to take rapid decisions regarding the possibility for using the pervaporation process for separating any binary mixture ...Note: The complete abstract is available with the full electronic digital thesis or dissertations

ASSUNTO(S)

mathematical models modelos matematicos separação de membrana azeotropo membrane separation separação (tecnologia) misturas simulação (computadores) mixtures separation (technology) azeotropic computer simulation

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