(59d) Procedures and Practices for the Development and Use of Physical Property Models
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
2021
2021 AIChE Virtual Spring Meeting and 17th Global Congress on Process Safety
Topical 8: Kister Distillation Symposium
Kister Distillation Symposium 2021: Exciting Developments in Chemicals Distillation
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 - 2:50pm to 3:20pm
Process modeling is widely used in conceptual design, detailed engineering, plant startup, and plant operations and maintenance. In turn, process modeling is enabled by models that capture the thermodynamic properties and phase behavior of the various chemical compounds in the process, whether they are the feedstocks, products, or undesired impurities. These property models must be reliable and accurate since they determine the modeling results. In addition, property models can serve as a virtual laboratory. These procedures and practices are elucidated through two cases studies: (1) Water dew Point; and (2) Methanol Purification.