A Parallel Algorithm for the Simulation of the Dynamic Behaviour of Liquid-Liquid Agitated Columns

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2000

Authors

Elsa F. Gomes (Author) Other; Lígia M. Ribeiro (Author) FEUP; Pedro F. Regueiras (Author) FEUP; José J. C. Cruz Pinto (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: Vector and Parallel Processing - VECPAR 2000, 4th International Conference, Porto, Portugal, June 21-23, 2000, Selected Papers and Invited Talks

Pages: 536-547

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-009-MGC

DOI: 10.1007/3-540-44942-6_44

Abstract (EN): Simulation of the dynamic behaviour of liquid-liquid systems is of prominent importance in many industrial fields. Algorithms for fast and reliable simulation of single stirred vessels and extraction columns have already been published by some of the present authors. In this work, we propose a methodology to develop a parallel version of a previously validated sequential algorithm, for the simulation of a liquid-liquid Kühni column. We also discuss the algorithm implementation in a distributed memory parallel-computing environment, using MPI. Despite the difficulties encountered to preserve efficiency in the case of a heterogeneous cluster, the results demonstrate performance improvements that clearly indicate that the approach followed may be successfully extended to allow real-time plant control applications.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 12