Summary for the BA1 example simulation

This example demonstrates the separation of methanol from water in a batch distillation column. You must model a batch separation as dynamic, because there is no steady-state solution for batch operations. This example contains a scenario in Dynamics mode to observe how the system behaves during operation. To accomplish this, the simulation uses specialized models to simulate both a batch source and batch distillation unit.

Use this example to observe how the batch system behaves during operation to produce a high-purity methanol product. We achieve a high-purity methanol product by stopping the product collection when the column distillate drops to 70% methanol.

Figure 1: A methanol-water batch separation modeled in AVEVA Process Simulation