CAPE-OPEN

There may be many things wrong here. (Actually, there are many things wrong.)

I ran this in ChemSep both standalone and in COCO with the ChemSep window open. Both worked after making some changes:

1. Turn off CO properties.

2. Stop it writing all the iteration details. Too much output.

3. Set the number of iterations to a sensible number. Not sure if it was 1 or * when it got to me but it stopped after 1.

Then it runs and converges in about 7 iterations.

There are, however, other issues. The reactions are not set up properly. I do not have any idea where the parameters come from but they don't look right. Also the reaction orders are wrong.

The reaction model is pseudo-homogeneous, not homogeneous as selected. Stage volume 10 m3 and catalyst activity 1.

The kinetics basis should be concentrations.

Most important, perhaps, the column configuration is wrong. There are too few stages and the reactants should be fed to different stages far apart. And the bottom product rate needs to be more sensibly chosen.