MIMIC- A Study of the Technique and Application of Modelling of an Extraction Column

Abstract

<p>MIMIC, a digital analog simulator language is reviewed in some detail. Part A of the report, which was written as a preliminary handbook for the Chemical Engineering Department at McMaster University, deals with a description and use of MIMIC, and several example problems are given. Part B provides an example of the application of MIMIC to a simulation problem which is, in this case, the transient response of a liquid-liquid extraction column to step inputs in feed concentration. An overall evaluation of MIMIC is made, and some of the shortcomings and some of the features are outlined. For certain types of simulation problems faced by the chemical engineer, MIMIC is a solution technique which should be considered.</p>