Table 1 Summary of design variables and temperature set points
From: Effect of ionic liquids as entrainers on the dynamic behavior of ethanol-water extractive columns
IL mole fraction (XIL) | Design Variables | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1-methylimidazolium chloride ([mim]Cl) | 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([bmim]Cl) | |||||||||||
Theoretical stages | Feed stage location | IL flowrate (kmol/h) | Reflux ratio | Selected tray for TC | Temperature set point (K) | Theoretical stages | Feed stage location | IL flowrate (kmol/h) | Reflux ratio | Selected tray for TC | Temperature set point (K) | |
0.10 | 23 | 19 | 116.0 | 2.187 | 22 | 360.88 | 29 | 25 | 170.12 | 3.30 | 28 | 376.51 |
0.15 | 26 | 16 | 108.6 | 1.289 | 25 | 361.50 | 21 | 17 | 184.31 | 2.25 | 20 | 371.55 |
0.20 | 24 | 14 | 115.1 | 0.964 | 23 | 361.94 | 23 | 19 | 161.84 | 1.38 | 22 | 370.29 |
0.30 | 20 | 10 | 166.0 | 0.811 | 19 | 363.24 | 26 | 22 | 204.18 | 0.97 | 25 | 373.80 |