The document defines various symbols used in distillation column modeling and simulation. It lists 27 symbols related to distillation processes including variables for heat capacity, enthalpy, flow rates, temperatures, pressures, volumes, mole fractions and relative volatilities of components in distillation columns. The symbols are organized with their corresponding definition and common units.
The document defines various symbols used in distillation column modeling and simulation. It lists 27 symbols related to distillation processes including variables for heat capacity, enthalpy, flow rates, temperatures, pressures, volumes, mole fractions and relative volatilities of components in distillation columns. The symbols are organized with their corresponding definition and common units.
The document defines various symbols used in distillation column modeling and simulation. It lists 27 symbols related to distillation processes including variables for heat capacity, enthalpy, flow rates, temperatures, pressures, volumes, mole fractions and relative volatilities of components in distillation columns. The symbols are organized with their corresponding definition and common units.
The document defines various symbols used in distillation column modeling and simulation. It lists 27 symbols related to distillation processes including variables for heat capacity, enthalpy, flow rates, temperatures, pressures, volumes, mole fractions and relative volatilities of components in distillation columns. The symbols are organized with their corresponding definition and common units.
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Symbol Definition Units
Ci Relative volatility constants
cp Heat capacity J/(mol K) cpi 0L Liquid pure heat capacity of component i J/(mol K) D Flow rate of distillate mol/s Fin Feed flow rate into tray mol/min hF Molar enthalpy of inlet feed J/mol hL Liquid outlet molar enthalpy J/mol hj-1L Liquid inlet molar enthalpy J/mol h0,L Pure component liquid enthalpy of component i J/mol hV Vapour outlet molar enthalpy J/mol hj+1V Vapour outlet molar enthalpy J/mol hi0,V Pure component vapour enthalpy of component i J/mol Hvap Heat of vaporisation of component i J/mol Lin Molar liquid flow rate from tray j mol/min Lout Molar liquid flow rate into tray j mol/min Lout,0 Nominal flow over the weir at steady state mol/min Mi Component molar holdup mol Mtot Total molar holdup mol Mtot,o Nominal total molar holdup at steady state mol NC Number of components - NT Number of trays from top to bottom - P Pressure Pa T Temperature K Tc Critical temperature K Tr Reduced temperature K Tref Reference temperature K U Internal energy J Vol Volume m3 Vout Outlet molar vapour flow rate into tray j mol/min Vin Inlet molar vapour flow rate into tray j mol/min xin Inlet liquid mole fraction of component mol/mol x Liquid mole fraction of component mol/mol yin Vapour mole fraction of component mol/mol y Vapour mole fraction of component mol/mol z Feed mole fraction mol/mol α Relative volatility τ Hydraulic time constant min i Component