Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Date: Tuesday, 20/Sept/2022
8:30am
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9:30am
Plenary_3
Location: Room 1
 

Carbon Management at BASF – Technological Pathways Towards Carbon Neutrality

Juergen Dahlhaus

BASF SE, Germany

9:30am
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10:30am
Topic_2_A: Modelling Simulation Control
Location: Room 2
Chair: Ross Taylor, Clarkson University, United States of America
 

Development of a pressure-driven dynamic model to study the start-up of a flexible tray column

Julia Riese, Bastian Bruns, Henrik Fasel, Marcus Grünewald

Ruhr University Bochum, Germany



A numerical selection methodology for a complex periodic packing dedicated to HIDiC

Yousef Al-Maqaleh1, Nathalie Di Miceli Raimondi1, David Rouzineau1, David F. Fletcher2, Michel Meyer1

1: Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, Toulouse, France; 2: School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia

Topic_4_A: Equipment design, technology and innovation
Location: Room 1
 

Development of flexible, miniaturized test columns for scale-up of distillation processes using 3D-printing

Johannes Neukäufer1, Mohamed Adel Ashour1, Nadin Sarajlic2, Harald Klein2, Sebastian Rehfeldt2, Jürgen Pschold3, Carsten Knösche3, Thomas Grützner1

1: Ulm University, Germany; 2: Technical University of Munich, Germany; 3: BASF SE, Germany



Design and Conception of an Innovative Liquid Distributor for Separation Column

Sergio da Cunha, Benoit Mizzi, Nataliya Shcherbakova, David Rouzineau, Michel Meyer, Vincent Gerbaud

Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INP, UPS, Toulouse, France

10:30am
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11:00am
Coffee break3: Sponsored by Freyssinet
11:00am
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12:40pm
Topic_2_B: Modelling Simulation Control
Location: Room 2
Chair: Mirko Skiborowski, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany
 

Study By Simulation Of The Behavior Of Aroma Compounds during Malt Whisky Distillation With A Stupfler Type Filling Column.

Martine ESTEBAN-DECLOUX1, N'Guessan Romaric TANO1, H. GRANGEON2

1: UMR 782 SayFood, AgroParisTech-INRAE, Paris-Saclay University, France; 2: Ergaster distillery. 1 av du Parc F 60400 PASSEL



CFD-based investigation of the packing microstructure influence on droplet behavior and film flow

Christopher Dechert, Eugeny Kenig

Paderborn University, Germany



Modeling distillation columns for practical purposes

Christoph Ehlers, Niklas Paul, Armin Rix, Philip Zitzewitz, Christoph Hiller

Evonik Operations GmbH, Germany



Pressure-driven, dynamic modeling of distillation columns using smooth reformulations to describe startup, shutdown, and flexible operation

Christian Hoffmann, Jens-Uwe Repke

Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

Topic_4_B: Equipment design, technology and innovation
Location: Room 1
Chair: Marc Wehrli, Sulzer Chemtech Ltd, Switzerland
 

C3 Splitter Revamp to Improve Separation Efficiency and Capacity

Senthil Krishnamoorthy1, Shashank Laturkar2, Vinit Kale3, Daniel R. Summers4, Dipak Shahare5, Mohammad Ahmad Khawdah5, Mohammed Ali Al-Sekhan6, Mahesh Kumar S6, Misfer Al Ghamdi7, Andrei Merenov8

1: Sulzer Chemtech, USA; 2: Sulzer Chemtech, India; 3: Sulzer Chemtech, Bahrain; 4: Retired from Sulzer USA; 5: Saudi Kayan, SABIC; 6: Global Cracker Technology, SABIC; 7: Process Safety, SABIC; 8: Engineering Science, SABIC



More than just Thermodynamics, mechanical design of dividing wall columns – best practice experiences

Robin Schulz

Julius Montz GmbH, Germany



The Development and Applications of a New Mass Transfer Tray Device

Neil Sandford1, Greg Spencer2, Alessandro Ferrari3

1: Koch Engineered Solutions, United States of America; 2: Koch Engineered Solutions Limited, UK; 3: Koch Engineered Solutions, Italy



Visualization of recirculation zones over a perforated plate: An optical flow technique for characterization of fluid dynamics in structured packing

Manasa Iyer1, John Pachón-Morales1, Joel Casalinho2, Jacopo Seiwert1, Mikael Wattiau1, Laurent Zimmer3, Hervé Duval2

1: Air Liquide Research and Development, 1 Chemin de la Porte des Loges, Les-Loges-en-Josas 78350, France; 2: LGPM, CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay, 3 rue Joliot-Curie, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; 3: EM2C, CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay, 3 rue Joliot-Curie, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France

12:40pm
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2:00pm
lunch2
2:00pm
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3:00pm
Plenary_4
Location: Room 1
Chair: Elisabetta Brunazzi, University of Pisa, Italy
 

100 Years of Distillation with Trays and Packings and Beyond

Michael Schultes1, Daniel R. Summers2

1: Raschig GmbH, Allemagne; 2: Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc. (retired)

3:00pm
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4:15pm
Topic_2_C: Modelling Simulation Control
Location: Room 2
Chair: Regina Benfer, BASF SE, Germany
 

Rate-based Column Design – The Need to Know

Richard Behrens, Michael Haas, Friedemann Gaitzsch

BASF SE, Germany



Digitalization of a Coker Fractionator Using TOWER VIEW® software

Anand N Vennavelli, Izak Nieuwoudt

Koch-Glitsch, United States of America



Rate-Based Column Simulation in the Complex Domain

Jaeide Jawahill, Ross Taylor

Clarkson University, United States of America

Topic_4_C: Equipment design, technology and innovation
Location: Room 1
Chair: Izak Nieuwoudt, Koch Engineered Solutions, United States of America
 

Intensifying Modular Carbon Capture

David Bahr1, James Hall1, Thomas Yelland1, Jonathan Lee2, Kai Groß3, Robin Schulz3

1: Carbon Clean, 3 Valentine Place, London, SE1 8QH, U.K.; 2: School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, U.K.; 3: Julius Montz GmbH, Hilden, Germany



Characterization of the operating limits of a two-staged rotating packed bed

Tobias Pyka, Katharina Kohl, Jörg Koop, Christoph Held, Gerhard Schembecker

TU Dortmund, Germany



New temperature measurement methodology for a comprehensive understanding of rotating packed beds in distillation processes

Alexander Ressemann, Markus Illner, Jens-Uwe Repke

TU Berlin, Germany

4:15pm
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4:45pm
Coffee break4
4:45pm
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6:00pm
Topic_2_D: Modelling Simulation Control
Location: Room 2
Chair: Ville Alopaeus, Aalto Univesity, Finland
 

Hybrid Modeling Approaches for Air Separation Unit Control Applications

Valentin Krespach1, Nicolas Blum1,2, Martin Pottmann2, Sebastian Rehfeldt1, Harald Klein1

1: Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Institute of Plant and Process Technology, Boltzmannstraße 15, 85748 Garching (Germany); 2: Linde GmbH, Linde Engineering, Dr.-Carl-von-Linde-Straße 6-14, 82049 Pullach (Germany)



Numerical simulation of the two-phase flow at a single trapezoid fixed valve using a hybrid CFD approach

Philipp Wiedemann1, Sesi Preetam Kota1, Stephanie Weckesser1, Eckhard Schleicher1, Markus Schubert1, Uwe Hampel1,2

1: Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Germany; 2: Technische Universität Dresden, Germany



Opimisation of a Batch Distillation Process by Applying Surrogate Models

Laszlo Hegely, Marton Tamas Szucs, Ömer Faruk Karaman, Peter Lang

Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Building Services and Process Engineering, Hungary

Topic_4_D: Equipment design, technology and innovation
Location: Room 1
Chair: Mohammad Kalbassi, Brunel University London, United Kingdom
 

Recent developments in separation equipment for very large distillation and absorption towers

Mario Roza, Mark Pilling, Christian Bachmann

Sulzer, Switzerland



High Pressure CO2 Distillation Columns with Structured Packing – from Concept to Successful Column Operation

André Perschmann, Mariyana Chalakova, Annett Kutzschbach

Linde Engineering / Linde GmbH, Germany



Why NOT Structured Packings in High-Pressure Distillation Applications?

Jose Bravo1, Tony Cai2

1: Independent Consultant; 2: Fractionation Research, Inc., United States of America

7:30pm
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11:00pm
Gala dinner: Sponsored by Sulzer
Hôtel Dieu - Rue Viguerie TOULOUSE