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The dynamic behavior of cyclic thermal swing adsorption (TSA) system with a column packed with fixed bed of adsorbent is predicted successfully with a rigorous dynamic mathematical model. The set of partial differential equations (PDEs), representing the TSA, is solved by the numerical method of lines (NMOL), using the FORTRAN subroutine DIVPAG from the International Mathematical and Statistical Library (IMSL). The simulated TSA cycle is operated in three steps: (i) an adsorption step with cold feed; (ii) a countercurrent desorption step with hot inert gas; (iii) a countercurrent cooling step with cold inert gas. Exemplary simulation results are presented for the propane adsorbed onto and desorbed from fixed bed of activated carbon. Nitrogen is used as carrier gas during adsorption and as purge gas during desorption and cooling.
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Ambrożek, B. (2009). The Simulation of Cyclic Thermal Swing Adsorption (TSA) Process. In: Mitkowski, W., Kacprzyk, J. (eds) Modelling Dynamics in Processes and Systems. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 180. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92203-2_12
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