Modeling Gas Separation by Adsorption
In the development of gas separation processes using adsorption, there are several stages where data acquired in laboratory testing need to be analysed, regressed and used within mathematical models that can be used in the design process. The first of these is regression of pure fluid equilibrium data to various adsorption capacity models, accounting for uncertainties in the data and estimating uncertainties in the model's parameters and outputs. The second stage is the integration of these pure fluid results into a model that can predict the equilibrium capacities when the adsorbent is exposed to the gas mixture which is to be separated. The final stage is the modelling of an industrial scale adsorption process using equilibrium theory, which can help assess the viability of developing a real-world process on the basis of laboratory results.
The Gas Separations section of the Fluid Science and Resources research group at UWA has developed mathematical implementations for the above three modelling stages in custom software packages, the use of which require specialist knowledges and/or the user to purchase that package. The objective of this project will be to develop a standalone executable software program that any user can download and run implementations of the three models, and export the results produced in a simple and convenient manner.
Client
Contact Persons : Prof Eric May, Dr Kevin Li and Dr Gongkui Xiao
Telephone: 2954
Email: [email protected] , [email protected], [email protected]
Preferred method of contact: Email
Location: School of Mechanical & Chemical Engineering.
IP Exploitation Model
The client wishes to use a Creative Commons CC BY-NC model to deal with IP embodied in the project.
Freeware to be released through the Fluid Science and Resources website.