EXPERIMENT – 7

Aim : Sizing of Pressure Vessel

Designing Problem : A process vessel is to be designed for the

maximum operating pressure of 500kPa. The vessel has nominal
diameter of 1.2m and a tangent to tangent length of 2.4m. The
vessel is made up of Carbon Steel having allowable design stress
of 118Mpa at working temperature. Corrosion allowance is suggested
to be 2mm and Joint efficiency factor is 0.85.
A feed contains methane 10% and octane 90% (mole %) at 23°C and
1atm pressure. Do the sizing of pressure vessel.

Flowsheet :
 Simulation: Pressure Vessel

FLOWSHEET SUMMARY

ID Type Label Stream Numbers

1 FLAS 1 -2 -3

Stream Connections

Stream Equipment
From To
1 1
2 1
3 1

Calculation mode : Sequential

Flash algorithm : Normal

Equipment Calculation Sequence

1

No recycle loops in the flowsheet.

Overall Mass Balance kmol/h kg/h

Input Output Input Output
Methane 0.100 0.100 1.604 1.604
N-Octane 0.900 0.900 102.808 102.808

Total 1.000 1.000 104.412 104.412

Overall Energy Balance MJ/h

Input Output
Feed Streams -238.017
Product Streams -238.017
Total Heating 0
Total Cooling 0
Power Added 0
Power Generated 0
Total -238.017 -238.017

COMPONENTS
ID # Name Formula
1 2 Methane CH4
2 12 N-Octane C8H18

THERMODYNAMICS

K-value model : SRK

Enthalpy model : SRK
Liquid density : Library

Std vapor rate reference temperature is 0 C.

Atmospheric pressure is 101.3250 kPa.

EQUIPMENT SUMMARIES

Flash Summary

Equip. No. 1

Name
Diameter m 1.2000
Length m 1.8418
Vessel thickness m 0.0063
Head thickness m 0.0063
Straight flange m 0.0508
Metal density kg/m3 7833.4126

K values:
Methane 30.761
N-Octane 1.062E-003

STREAM PROPERTIES
Stream No. 1 2 3
Name Input
- - Overall - -
Molar flow kmol/h 1.0000 0.0699 0.9301
Mass flow kg/h 104.4122 1.1279 103.2843
Temp K 275.0000 275.0000 275.0000
Pres kPa 500.0000 500.0000 500.0000
Vapor mole fraction 0.06986 1.000 0.0000
Enth MJ/h -238.02 -5.3031 -232.71
Tc K 560.3881 192.5449 566.1431
Pc kPa 3834.7407 4813.2578 2900.0393
Std. sp gr. wtr = 1 0.692 0.301 0.702
Std. sp gr. air = 1 3.605 0.557 3.834
Degree API 72.8692 338.1927 69.9718
Average mol wt 104.4122 16.1439 111.0423
Actual dens kg/m3 225.9081 3.5726 705.0959
Actual vol m3/h 0.4622 0.3157 0.1465
Std liq m3/h 0.1508 0.0037 0.1471
Std vap 0 C m3/h 22.4136 1.5659 20.8477
- - Vapor only - -
Molar flow kmol/h 0.0699 0.0699
Mass flow kg/h 1.1279 1.1279
Average mol wt 16.1439 16.1439
Actual dens kg/m3 3.5726 3.5726
Actual vol m3/h 0.3157 0.3157
Std liq m3/h 0.0037 0.0037
Std vap 0 C m3/h 1.5659 1.5659
Cp J/kmol-K 35644.0625 35644.0625
Z factor 0.9883 0.9883
Visc Pa-sec 1.038e-005 1.038e-005
Th cond W/m-K 0.0307 0.0307
- - Liquid only - -
Molar flow kmol/h 0.9301 0.9301
Mass flow kg/h 103.2843 103.2843
Average mol wt 111.0423 111.0423
Actual dens kg/m3 705.0959 705.0959
Actual vol m3/h 0.1465 0.1465
Std liq m3/h 0.1471 0.1471
Std vap 0 C m3/h 20.8477 20.8477
Cp J/kmol-K 227655.1563 227655.1563
Z factor 0.0399 0.0399
Visc Pa-sec 0.0006227 0.0006227
Th cond W/m-K 0.1331 0.1331
Surf. tens. N/m 0.0214 0.0214

FLOW SUMMARIES:

Stream No. 1 2 3
Stream Name Input
Temp K 275.0000 275.0000 275.0000
Pres kPa 500.0000 500.0000 500.0000
Enth MJ/h -238.02 -5.3031 -232.71
Vapor mole frac. 0.069865 1.0000 0.00000
Total kmol/h 1.0000 0.0699 0.9301
Total kg/h 104.4122 1.1279 103.2843
Total std L m3/h 0.1508 0.0037 0.1471
Total std V m3/h 22.41 1.57 20.85
Flow rates in kmol/h
Methane 0.1000 0.0698 0.0302
N-Octane 0.9000 0.0001 0.8999