Design and Control of Acrylic Acid Production Process

Authors

  • K. Nagamalleswara Rao Bapatla Engineering College (Autonomous), Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • M. Venkata Ratnam Bapatla Engineering College (Autonomous), Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • P. Rajendra Prasad AU college of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
  • V. Sujatha AU college of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

Keywords:

Aspen plus, Aspen Dynamics, dynamic performance, plant-wide operability

Abstract

This paper presents the design and control of acrylic acid production process using Aspen Plus and Aspen Dynamics. Propylene reacts with oxygen and produces acrylic acid and water. Plant-wide operability and control of the entire acrylic acid production plant with controllers is explained. The results indicate that the proposed process gives good dynamic performance (a settling time of less than 3 h).

Author Biographies

  • K. Nagamalleswara Rao, Bapatla Engineering College (Autonomous), Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India
    Department of Chemical Engineering
  • M. Venkata Ratnam, Bapatla Engineering College (Autonomous), Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India
    Department of Chemical Engineering
  • P. Rajendra Prasad, AU college of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
    Department of Chemical Engineering
  • V. Sujatha, AU college of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
    Department of Chemical Engineering

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Published

2019-06-06

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