Abstract:
Petroleum distillation simulation was performed in this work based on thermodynamic properties generated by Soave-Redlich-Kwong equation. The mathematic model of petroleum distillation was solved by tridiagonal matrix method. The objective of this work is to reduce the simulation time. It is accomplished by using combined pseudocomponents. The temperature profile of the distillation column is determined first, and then the product mole fractions are determined. In addition, another technique using light and heavy combined pseudocomponents is proposed. The simulation time using the combined pseudocomponents technique is only about 11 percent that of normal technique. It was shown that the Kay's rules could be used for determining the properties of combined pseudocomponents.
