Impact of mathematical model selection on prediction of steady state and dynamic behaviour of a reactive distillation column

The objective of this paper was to compare the prediction of the equilibrium (EQ) and nonequilibrium (NEQ) models during safety analysis of a reactive distillation column focusing on the identification of hazardous situations or particular operability problems. The safety and operability analyses are based on application of the HAZOP procedure integrated with a mathematical model with the aim to determine the column response to deviations from normal operation conditions or during a nonstandard procedure, e.g. the start-up of the reactive distillation column. A significant part of the safety and operability problems analysis is the identification of multiple steady states and their stability. A reactive distillation column can in general exhibit multiple steady states which reduce the column operability and controllability during perturbations of the manipulated variables and particularly during the start-up and shut down procedures. The EQ and NEQ models were compared focusing on prediction of the multiple steady states phenomenon and of the consequences which can result from this phenomenon.

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