MEMBRANE-AREA DISTRIBUTION AND ORDER OF SEPARATION OF MULTICOMPONENT MIXTURES IN BAROMEMBRANE SYSTEMS

The problem on separation of a multicomponent mixture in a baromembrane system was considered. An optimum contact-area distribution at each stage of the separation process was found. The lowest power consumption corresponding to this distribution was estimated for the case were individual components or fractions of a mixture are separated sequentially and for the case where the mixture is divided at the fi rst separation stage into the fl ows consisting of several components or fractions. The irreversible power consumptions in the separation processes realized by the indicated methods were compared.
   
Author:  A. M. Tsirlin ,  L. G. Gagarina
Keywords:  baromembrane system, multicomponent mixture, irreversibility, entropy production, chemical potentials, separation order
Page:  847