TY  - JOUR
T1  - Design and Simulation of Ultrasonic Assisted Distillation Column for
Separation Azeotropic Mixtures
AU - Mahdi, Taha AU - Al-Kawaz, Ammar Emad 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
SP  - 880
EP  - 887
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2018.880.887
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2018.880.887
KW  - Process intensification
KW  -sonication
KW  -azeotropic mixture
KW  -distillation design
KW  -Aspen Custom Modeler
KW  -Aspen plus
AB  - The potential of ultrasound waves to enhance distillation system for azeotropic mixture is examined
through process flowsheeting using Aspen Plus. Since, sonication is not a standard feature in the software
library, a mathematical model of the proposed distillation system is developed based on first principles in Aspen
Custom Modeler and later exported to Aspen Plus environment for process simulation and design studies. Ethyl
acetate and ethanol mixture is used as a case study with a target of producing 99% pure top product from a feed
containing 65% ethyl acetate. Sensitivity analyses are carried out to examine the influence of various design
and operating variables of the top product’s purity and heat duties. The proposed distillation system has also
been tested for other azeotropic mixtures with similar success.
ER  -