Questions about the components
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I encountered such a problem while simulating the furfural extraction tower. In the component definition, I defined the oil as ASSAY, and then entered data such as boiling range and density; furfural is a pure component (Conventional). In the settings for the extract tower, there is an option called KEY COMPONENTS, where it is necessary to define the 1st liquid and the 2nd liquid, but among the options only the furfural component is listed, with no entry for oil. What should I do to have two components (furfural and oil) appear in the options? Please give some advice, thank you!
Extraction tower? Stirring tower? Extraction tower?
It’s an extraction tower; an extraction column will work as well. In ASPEN, I chose extract.
If it is an extraction module, it is indeed necessary to set the main components for each of the two phases, and this situation is quite challenging. Since you have already processed it using distillation fractions, using extraction is not appropriate.
So how should this be handled? Please give some help.
Assay is a virtualization process; without specific components, extraction cannot be carried out. It can only be done by identifying the specific components of the oil.
Assay is a virtualization process; without specific components, extraction cannot be carried out. It can only be done by identifying the specific components of the oil.
How to define it? There are light components and heavy components, for example from C11-C20; should we select one of these components? How much deviation would there be if that were the case.
It’s not about finding a specific component; it’s whatever component you have