Chemical process simulation
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Can ChemCAD be used to simulate the distillation process of coal tar (which has a complex composition)? If not, what is the problem?
Of course, it can be simulated; otherwise, how would the chemical industry carry out distillation, extraction, and recovery based on various components? I’ll ask those working in the chemical field – perhaps they know more about this.
It should be possible to simulate it; the main issue is how to handle the physical property parameters of coal tar.
There are too few components in CHEMCAD, so simple simulations are still possible (sometimes the components cannot be found). If it’s complicated, then don’t use it. Can you trust that data? It is better to use HYSYS, as it holds a certain level of authority in the petrochemical industry.
Determining the components and physical properties of coal tar is challenging, as the complex composition of the material poses problems for any simulation software used; therefore, the first step is to identify the components and physical properties of coal tar. Simplification is also fine; focus on the main contradictions