Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol.38, No.4, 1736-1739, 1999
HETP and pressure drop prediction for structured packing distillation columns using a neural network model
A neural net framework was used to predict the mass-transfer and hydraulic performance of a commercial structured packing operating in distillation service. The results indicated that the approach produced a more accurate prediction than a traditional semiempirical model. The neural net methodology was also used to yield a detailed sensitivity analysis of the operating variables.