Abstract

This paper describes a procedure to obtain optimal reflux or optimal distillate rate policy for multicomponent batch distillation columns using the Pontryagin's continuous maximum principle. For application to multicomponent systems, a reduced order model is used using short-cut procedure developed specifically for analysis and design of batch columns.

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