Analysis and Prediction of the Flooding Phenomenon in the (13C) Cryogenic Separation Column
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Cristina Ioana Pop
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Department of Automatic Control
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Eva-Henrietta Dulf
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Department of Automatic Control
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Clement Festila
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Department of Automatic Control
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- Abstract
- The industrial distillation plants and the cryogenic distillation column for (13C) isotope enrichment have in common the probability to appear an undesirable phenomenon: the flooding, when the plant efficiency decreases drastically. After a short description of the separation equipment (separation column), the authors deal with the arising of the flooding process. Based on simplified equations, the evolution of an intended flooding is studied, divided in more stages: normal mode of operation, pre-flooding, "discharge" period, flooding period and flooding damping. The next step of study will analyze the possibilities to avoid the flooding process, based on online prediction methods.
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- 2008-06-30
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- Vol. 10 No. 2 (2008)
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- Articles