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Article: Distillation Design and Control Using Aspen Simulation.
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- Chemical Engineering
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- July 1, 2006
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Distillation Design and Control Using Aspen Simulation. By William L. Luyben. AIChE and John Wiley & Sons, 111 River St., 4th Floor, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Web: wiley.com. 2006. 345 pages. $94.95.
Computer programs from Aspen Technology are widely used in the chemical process industries (CPI) to design and simulate processes and process equipment. In this book, Professor Luyben discusses the use of Aspen Plus and Aspen Dynamics for designing and controlling distillation columns and systems, in both steady-state and dynamic conditions.
The book has 11 chapters and a good subject index. Chapter 1 is a good review of the fundamentals of vapor-liquid phase ...