posted on 1988-01-01, 00:00authored byBrenda E. Terranova, Arthur W. Westerberg, Carnegie Mellon University.Engineering Design Research Center.
Abstract: "We show how to establish heating and cooling curves for distillation columns featuring interheating and intercooling. The approach is to construct a diagram that plots column pinch temperatures versus reboiler and condenser duties. No assumptions are needed on ideal behavior."