OPOSSIM: A Population Balance-SIMULINK Module for Modelling Coupled Hydrodynamics and Mass Transfer in Liquid Extraction Equipment
Abstract Dynamic behaviour, control and design strategies for liquid extraction equipment are faced by the complex hydrodynamic behavior of the dispersed phase with many droplet interactions (e.g. breakage and coalescence). To take this into account, the population balance modelling framework is used by implementing the bivariate OPOSPM (One Primary and One Secondary Particle Method) with a one-dimensional finite volume method in the physical space. To narrow the gap between the steady state and dynamic design during process synthesis, OPOSPM is implemented in a MATLAB/Simulink flowsheeting environment. As an outcome of this, we present a new OPOSPM-MATLAB/Simulink module which is called OPOSSIM for modeling and simulation the coupled two-phase flow and mass transfer in a Kuhni liquid extraction column.