Roach, B.
is pursuing a PhD at the Process Science and Technology Center at the University of Texas. A Virginia Tech graduate, she held an entry-level engineering position with ExxonMobil prior to entering graduate school. Her PhD studies involve building a pilot-scale dividing-wall distillation column that will be used to develop basic simulation, design and control methodologies.
Use model predictive control to achieve real-time management of a DWC
A dividing-wall column (DWC) can provide significant savings in energy and capital cost compared to a conventional distillation column design.
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Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction