Q2.

Compute the bubble point temperature at 18 bar of the following hydrocarbon mixture using
the RK-Soave property method. Assume the mixture inlet temperature of 25C, pressure 5 bar and
flowrate 120 kmol/hr.

Component mol%
C1 0.05
C2 0.1
C3 0.15
i-C4 0.1
n-C4 0.2
i-C5 0.25
n-C5 0.15

VAPOUR

B1

FEED

LIQUID

Heat and Material B alan ce Table

Stream ID FEED LIQUID VAP OUR
Temperature F 77 .0 1 09.0
Pressure psia 7 2.52 261 .0 7 261 .0 7
Vapor Frac 0 .2 30 0 .0 00
Mole Flow lbmol/h r 26 4.555 26 4.555 0 .0 00
Mass Flow lb/hr 150 05.73 2 150 05.73 2 0 .0 00
Volume F lo w cuft/h r 4 874 .3 14 44 5.659 0 .0 00
En th alp y MMB tu /h r -16.40 7 -16.46 7
Mole Flow lbmol/h r
METHA-01 13.22 8 13.22 8
ETHAN-01 26.45 5 26.45 5
P ROPA-01 39.68 3 39.68 3
ISOB U-01 26.45 5 26.45 5
N-BUT-01 52.91 1 52.91 1
2 -MET-01 66.13 9 66.13 9
N-PEN-01 39.68 3 39.68 3

Result:
Bubble point of the mixture is 109F.
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IN-UNITS ENG

DEF-STREAMS CONVEN ALL

ACCOUNT-INFO ACCOUNT=08CH1001 PROJECT-ID=CAPE LAB &

PROJECT-NAME="BUBBLE POINT" USER-NAME="MEHERTEJA REDDY"

DESCRIPTION "
General Simulation with English Units :
F, psi, lb/hr, lbmol/hr, Btu/hr, cuft/hr.

Property Method: None

Flow basis for input: Mole

Stream report composition: Mole flow

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DATABANKS PURE20 / AQUEOUS / SOLIDS / INORGANIC / &

NOASPENPCD

PROP-SOURCES PURE20 / AQUEOUS / SOLIDS / INORGANIC

COMPONENTS
METHA-01 CH4 /
ETHAN-01 C2H6 /
PROPA-01 C3H8 /
ISOBU-01 C4H10-2 /
N-BUT-01 C4H10-1 /
2-MET-01 C5H12-2 /
N-PEN-01 C5H12-1

FLOWSHEET
BLOCK B1 IN=FEED OUT=VAPOUR LIQUID

PROPERTIES RK-SOAVE

PROP-DATA RKSKBV-1
IN-UNITS ENG
PROP-LIST RKSKBV
BPVAL METHA-01 ETHAN-01 -7.8000000E-3 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL ETHAN-01 METHA-01 -7.8000000E-3 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
 1340.329993
BPVAL METHA-01 PROPA-01 9.00000000E-3 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL PROPA-01 METHA-01 9.00000000E-3 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL METHA-01 ISOBU-01 .0241000000 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL ISOBU-01 METHA-01 .0241000000 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL METHA-01 N-BUT-01 5.60000000E-3 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL N-BUT-01 METHA-01 5.60000000E-3 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL METHA-01 2-MET-01 -7.8000000E-3 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL 2-MET-01 METHA-01 -7.8000000E-3 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL METHA-01 N-PEN-01 .0190000000 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL N-PEN-01 METHA-01 .0190000000 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL ETHAN-01 PROPA-01 -2.2000000E-3 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL PROPA-01 ETHAN-01 -2.2000000E-3 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL ETHAN-01 ISOBU-01 -.0100000000 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL ISOBU-01 ETHAN-01 -.0100000000 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL ETHAN-01 N-BUT-01 6.70000000E-3 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL N-BUT-01 ETHAN-01 6.70000000E-3 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL ETHAN-01 N-PEN-01 5.60000000E-3 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL N-PEN-01 ETHAN-01 5.60000000E-3 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL PROPA-01 ISOBU-01 -.0100000000 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL ISOBU-01 PROPA-01 -.0100000000 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL PROPA-01 N-BUT-01 0.0 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL N-BUT-01 PROPA-01 0.0 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL PROPA-01 2-MET-01 7.80000000E-3 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL 2-MET-01 PROPA-01 7.80000000E-3 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL PROPA-01 N-PEN-01 .0233000000 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
 BPVAL N-PEN-01 PROPA-01 .0233000000 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL ISOBU-01 N-BUT-01 1.10000000E-3 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL N-BUT-01 ISOBU-01 1.10000000E-3 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL N-BUT-01 N-PEN-01 .0204000000 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL N-PEN-01 N-BUT-01 .0204000000 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL 2-MET-01 N-PEN-01 0.0 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993
BPVAL N-PEN-01 2-MET-01 0.0 0.0 0.0 -459.6699923 &
1340.329993

STREAM FEED
SUBSTREAM MIXED TEMP=25. <C> PRES=5. <bar> &
MOLE-FLOW=120. <kmol/hr>
MOLE-FLOW METHA-01 0.05 / ETHAN-01 0.1 / PROPA-01 0.15 / &
ISOBU-01 0.1 / N-BUT-01 0.2 / 2-MET-01 0.25 / &
N-PEN-01 0.15

BLOCK B1 FLASH2
PARAM PRES=18. <bar> VFRAC=0.

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