Reference
D. C. Dumitrache, I. Inoan, and B. De
Schutter, "An analytic model for a
13C isotope separation process by
cryogenic distillation,"
Journal of Process Control,
vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 463-474, May 2014.
Abstract
In this paper we present a structured approach to the modeling of an isotope
separation plant that makes use of distillation principles for
13C
isotope separation. In the first part of the paper, after a brief review of
isotope separation processes with an accent on isotope separation by
distillation, we define our initial-boundary-value problem, which is a partial
differential equation. By applying the Laplace transform to the partial
differential equation that governs the evolution of the desired isotope with
respect to height and time, we obtain a linear homogeneous ordinary
differential equation. After solving the obtained ordinary differential
equation, we use Heaviside's expansion theorem to find the inverse Laplace
transform, and thus, the analytic model of the isotope separation process
follows. Using the analytic model it is possible to determine the concentration
of the desired isotope at any height, at any moment of time, with respect to
plant parameters and thus, expensive experiments can be avoided. In the second
part of the paper we use the analytic model to simulate the isotope separation
process, followed by the assessment of the results against experimental data.
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@article{DumIno:14-011,
author = {Dumitrache, Dan C{\u{a}}lin and Inoan, Iulia and De Schutter,
Bart},
title = {An Analytic Model for a \textsuperscript{13}{C} Isotope
Separation Process by Cryogenic Distillation},
journal = {Journal of Process Control},
volume = {24},
number = {5},
pages = {463--474},
month = may,
year = {2014}
}