(81c) Ideal Stage Vs. Rate-Based Simulation of Gas Treating Processes
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
2022
2022 Spring Meeting and 18th Global Congress on Process Safety Proceedings
Separations Division - See Also Topical 8
Separations Process Fundamentals
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 - 9:00am to 9:30am
Rate-based simulation for sour gas treating applications is a relatively new, but proven,
technology that was developed in the 1980s and 1990s. The older more traditional
technology uses the concept of the ideal and has been used to simulate acid gas removal
applications throughout the industry for many years, so what are the advantages to using
rate-based simulators? The discussion will cover the conceptual differences and technical
bases between mass transfer rate-based simulators and ideal-stage based simulators,
why someone would choose one over the other, and the advantages and disadvantages of
each.
technology that was developed in the 1980s and 1990s. The older more traditional
technology uses the concept of the ideal and has been used to simulate acid gas removal
applications throughout the industry for many years, so what are the advantages to using
rate-based simulators? The discussion will cover the conceptual differences and technical
bases between mass transfer rate-based simulators and ideal-stage based simulators,
why someone would choose one over the other, and the advantages and disadvantages of
each.