FACULTY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

CPE603
PROCESS MODELLING AND SIMULATION
PRODUCTION OF CUMENE

PREPARED BY: EH2206B

1 AMNI BINTI SAUFIAN 2016718381

2 SYAHRIL HAIZUDDIN BIN ABD HALIM 2016538007

3 ANIS AFIQAH BINTI MOHAMAD NAZARUDDIN 2016351891

NAME OF LECTURER:
SIR AMMAR BIN MOHD AKHIR

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 3

2.0 PROCESS BACKGROUND ........................................................................................... 4

3.0 SEPERATION PROCESS EFFECIENCY USED .......................................................... 5

4.0 SELECTION OF FLUID PACKAGE .............................................................................. 6

5.0 SEQUENCE OF EQUIPMENT ....................................................................................... 7

6.0 FLUID FLOW PRINCIPLE APPLIED .......................................................................... 17

7.0 BLOCK FLOW DIAGRAM ........................................................................................... 19

8.0 PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM ...................................................................................... 20

9.0 PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM ASPEN HYSYS (PSRV) .............................................. 23

10.0 PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM ASPEN HYSYS (PENG-ROBINSON) ........................ 24

11.0 TECHNOLOGY USED ................................................................................................. 25

12.0 CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................. 25

13.0 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................. 26

14.0 APPENDIX .................................................................................................................... 27

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1.0 INTRODUCTION
Cumene or also known as isopropylbenzene is mainly produced from benzene and propylene
and using zeolite as catalyst. Other than that, p-diisopropylbenzenes (DIPB) were produced
as by-products from the processes. Cumene is an organic compound that is based on an
aromatic hydrocarbon with an aliphatic substitution and its molecular formula is C9H12.

Figure 1.1 Structural formula of Cumene

Physically, cumene is a colorless, volatile liquid with a gasoline-like odor and it is a natural
component of coal tar and crude oil, and also can be used as a blending component in
gasoline. Additionally, cumene in minor amounts is used as a solvent during the manufacture
of paints, lacquers, and enamels. However, cumene by itself is not generally sold for consumer
use. Cumene is flammable and soluble in nonpolar solvents such as alcohol, carbon
tetrachloride, benzene, ether, and many other organic solvents but insoluble in water.
Summarizations of the some relevant physical, chemical and thermodynamic properties are
listed as Table 1.1 below.
Table 1.1 Properties of Cumene
Properties Value

Molecular weight 120.19

Boiling Point, C 152.39
Freezing point, C -96.03
Density, g/cm3 0.8450
Viscosity, mPa.s 0.612
Thermal conductivity, w/m. k 0.124
Flash point, C 44
Critical temperature, C 351.4
Heat of vaporization at bp, J/g 312
Heat of vaporization at 25 C, J/g 367
Heat capacity, J/mol. K 197
Heat of combustion at 25 C, J/g 43,370

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 2.0 PROCESS BACKGROUND
Aspen Plus program was used to see either the design to possible to be setup or not and the
calculation of the process was calculated automatically when parameter such as the flowrate,
temperature, and pressure is entered accordingly to the equipment requirement. Cumene
process was basically invented by R. Ūdris and P. Sergeyev in 1942 (USSR, 1999), Propylene
and benzene are the raw material that have been used in production of cumene. Benzene
was pumped into the feed vessel which mixed with the recycled benzene. Then, propylene
stream is pumped through the vaporizer with 25 atm pressure and vaporized to the
temperature of 243oC, mixed with the benzene which is of same and temperature and
pressure of propylene stream. There are two main reaction steps of the cumene production
which is alkylation and part of the cumene is further alkylated to form 1,4-diisopropylbenzene.

o Alkylation reaction:

𝐶6 𝐻6 + 𝐶𝐻2 = 𝐶𝐻𝐶𝐻3 → 𝐶6 𝐻5 𝐶𝐻(𝐶𝐻3 )2

Benzene + Propylene → Cumene

o Part of the cumene is further alkylated to form 1,4-diisopropylbenzene:

𝐶6 𝐻5 𝐶𝐻(𝐶𝐻3 )2 + 𝐶𝐻2 = 𝐶𝐻𝐶𝐻3 → (𝐶𝐻3 )2 𝐶𝐻𝐶6 𝐻4 𝐶𝐻(𝐶𝐻3 )2

𝐶𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑒 + 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑦𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑒 → 1,4-diisopropylbenzene

The Q-MaxTM process provides a very good cumene yield and quality where QZ-2000 zeolite-
based catalyst was used to operates with a low flow rate of benzene. Henze, the investment
and utility cost can be reduced greatly. QZ-2000 is one of the non-corrosives and
regenerable catalyst where it avoiding the significant maintenance and catalyst disposal
problems associated with SPA and AlCl3 systems. The rates of reaction data were obtained
for different catalysts from the work done by various researchers. The kinetic data and the
reaction conditions specified by Turton et al for a particular catalyst have been used in the
present work. The kinetics for the reactions is as follows:

𝐶6 𝐻6 + 𝐶𝐻2 = 𝐶𝐻𝐶𝐻3 → 𝐶6 𝐻5 𝐶𝐻(𝐶𝐻3 )2 𝐶6 𝐻5 𝐶𝐻(𝐶𝐻3 )2 + 𝐶𝐻2 = 𝐶𝐻𝐶𝐻3 → (𝐶𝐻3 )2 𝐶𝐻𝐶6 𝐻4 𝐶𝐻(𝐶𝐻3 )2

Benzene + Propylene → Cumene 𝐶𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑒 + 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑦𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑒 → 1,4-diisopropylbenzene

𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝑒
𝑟1 = 𝑘1 𝑐𝑝 𝑐𝑏 ( ) 𝑟2 = 𝑘2 𝑐𝑝 𝑐𝑏 ( )
𝐿 𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝐿 𝑠𝑒𝑐

24.90 −30.15
𝑘1 = 3.5 × 107 exp (− ) 𝑘1 = 2.9 × 109 exp (− )
𝑅𝑇 𝑅𝑇

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3.0 SEPERATION PROCESS EFFECIENCY USED

In this cumene production plant, it is only having a single separation unit which is separator,
V-100 where the purpose is to separate the cumene from other component substance such
as 1,4-diisopropylbenzene, propane and benzene. The feed enters the separator with 5.59%
propane, 11.9% 1,4-diisopropylbenzene, 82.49% cumene and 0.01% benzene. After all the
substance goes through this separation process, the top output resulted was contain 96.46%
purity of propane with 0.05% 1,4-diisopropylbenzene, 3.49% cumene and 0.01% of benzene.
While at the bottom output of the separator contains 82.49% cumene, 5.59% propane, 11.9%
1,4-diisopropylbenzene, and 0.01% benzene. The efficiency of the separator is 94.20% and
with the high purity resulted, it shows that the separation process used is efficient.

Since the bottom product contain propane, 1,4-diisopropylbenzene and benzene, we used the
component splitter to purify the product. As the result, 93.64% purity of cumene, 6.35% of
propane and 0.01%of benzene. However, component splitter is not included in the separation
process whereas component splitter segregates each and every component from the feed
stream based on the specified component split. Basically, the is no process connection
between the separator and the splitter. (Bobs, 2016)

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4.0 SELECTION OF FLUID PACKAGE

Selection of fluid package for a process in ASPEN Hysys is important as it is created when
the list of components used is joined with a property package. The fluid package carried both
the components and the methods, which is needed to start defining the simulation on the
flowsheet. Peng-Robinson and PRSV were two choices that can be use in our simulation plant.
Below is the comparison between two fluid packages.

1. Peng-Robinson

Peng-Robinson is the most enhanced model in ASPEN Hysys. It has the largest applicability
range in terms of temperature and pressure. It has special treatments for some key
components and has the largest binary interaction database, which is a good standard for
hydrocarbons. This model is ideal for VLE calculations as well as calculating liquid densities
for hydrocarbon systems. Several enhancements to the original PR model were made to
extend its range of applicability and to improve its predictions for some non-ideal systems.
However, in situations where highly non-ideal systems are encountered, the use of Activity
Models is recommended.

2. PRSV

PRSV is a modified PR model. This model has a better representation of vapor pressure of
pure component and mixtures. It extends the application of the original PR model for
moderately non-ideal systems. PRSV adds a new parameter to the equation and has a slower
calculation speed compared to Peng-Robinson.

The fluid packages that we have chosen for our simulation are Peng-Robinson and PRSV.
The reason why we chose Peng-Robinson and PRSV is not only because both are compatible
with the production of cumene from ethylbenzene but we also wanted to compare the results
of the process when different fluid packages are used for the same kind of production. In
addition, the best fluid package to be used between these two for the production of cumene
can be determined.

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5.0 SEQUENCE OF EQUIPMENT

The production is started by mixing Benzene and Propylene in a mixing tank after both
components go through their specific pumps to achieve the right pressure for mixing. Then,
the stream from the mixing tank is connected to a heater to increase the temperature in order
to make it compatible for the Plug Flow reactor. After that, a valve is connected to the outlet
stream of the PFR to reduce the pressure inside the stream. Next, a cooler is installed to
decrease the temperature of the mixture before going through a vessel that separates the off-
gas from the mixture. The stream is the connected to another cooler to decrease the
temperature and pressure of the mixture to make it compatible for the component splitter.
Finally, the end product is obtained at the outlets of the component splitter.

1. Benzene Feed Pump (P-100)

Feed pump for Benzene is connected from Stream 1 as an inlet and Stream 2 as an outlet.
For feed pump, only the difference in pressure needs to be provided. The difference of
pressure is equal to 3020 kPa Thus, the pressure of the outlet stream is 3150 kPa. The duty
for the feed pump is 12.68 kW.

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2. Propylene Feed Pump (P-101)

Feed pump for Propylene is connected from Stream 3 as the inlet and Stream 4 as the outlet.
The difference in pressure is equal to 1950 kPa and the pressure of the outlet stream obtained
was 3150 kPa. The duty for this feed pump is 9.03 kW.

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3. Mixer (MIX-101)

The Benzene outlet from Stream 2 and Propylene outlet from Stream 4 are mixed into the
Mixer (MIX-101) and out as Stream 5. The temperature set is 28.30℃ and the 3150 kPa
pressure is for both the inlet and outlet stream.

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4. Heater (E-100)

Stream 5 containing the mixture of Benzene and Propylene is connected to a Heater (E-100)
and out as Stream 6. The difference pressure and temperature between the inlet and outlet
stream are 50 kPa and 311.8 ℃ respectively.

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5. Reactor (PFR-100)

In this process, Plug Flow Reactor (PFR-100) is installed. Stream 6 is connected to the reactor
as the inlet and Stream 7 is connected as the outlet stream. The difference in pressure is
50kPa. The total volume of PFR is 22.40m3.

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6. Valve (VLV-100)

A valve is installed by connecting Stream 7 as the inlet stream and out as Stream 8. The fluid
flow principle is applied. The pressure flow in Stream 7 and Stream 8 are 3050kPa and 250kPa
respectively. The pressure drop across the valve is 2800 kPa.

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7. Cooler (E-101)

A cooler is connected from Stream 8 and out as Stream 9. The difference in pressure is 50kPa
and the difference in temperature is -577.6oC.

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8. Vessel (V-100)

Vessel (V-100) is installed to separate the gas from the liquid intermediate product. The off-
gas is out to the storage tank.

9. Cooler (E-102)

A cooler is installed and connected from Stream 10 and out as Stream 11. The difference in
pressure is 20kPa while the temperature difference is -44.57oC.

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10. Component Splitter (X-100)

A component splitter is installed by connecting Stream 11 as the inlet stream and out as 1,4-
diisopropylbenzene and Cumene streams. Component splitter is used to split the wanted
product and the unwanted product. The component fractions is set to 1.000 for both stream
according to their product.

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6.0 FLUID FLOW PRINCIPLE APPLIED
Fluid flow has an enormously wide range of application even outside the chemical engineering.
Fluids may be subdivided into liquids and gases, which differ from each other in several
distinctive ways. With respect to their fluid behavior, gases differ from liquids in two significant
respects. Liquids are essentially incompressible for most practical purposes while gases by
contrast are easily compressible. Another point is liquids have much greater densities than
gases, meaning that the weight of a liquid plays a major role in its behavior while the effects
of weight can be ignored when it comes to gases.

Properties of Fluids are:

i. Density.
Density has the units of kg/m3 (SI units) because it is compressible. Thus, the density of a gas
depends on its pressure. Relative density or specific gravity is the ratio of the density of a
material to the density of water at 4oC.

ii. Pressure
Fluids have pressure and flows because of pressure differences. One needs to understand
the relationship of what pressure is and how pressure relates to fluids in order to understand
the subject of the fluid flow. Pressure difference can be obtained by multiplying the density
with gravitational force and the height over which the pressure difference is measured. The
usual units used are kg/ms2.

iii. Vapor pressure

Liquids exhibit a vapor pressure, which also be included to the total pressure above the liquid.

iv. Viscosity
Viscosity is responsible for resistance to applied forces. The usual units (SI units) used for
viscosity are kg/ms or Pa s.

v. Surface tension
An interface is formed when liquids go in contact with gases. The liquid molecules at the
interface are attracted to each other more than to the gas molecules, to which they tend to pull
sideways.

The pressure of any fluid flow before entering any equipment must be higher or the same with
fluid flow after passing the equipment. This is to ensure that there is no back flow of the fluid
that might be occurred if the pressure is not correctly set. Therefore, pressure and density are
inversely proportional to each other. This also means that a fluid with slow speed will exert
more pressure than a fluid, which is moving faster.

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In this case, fluid refers not to only liquids but gases as well. In this process, the whole
production is applying Bernoulli’s principle of fluid flow as this process involves both liquids
and gases. Both gas pressure and volume change simultaneously along the process, hence
the work done by the gases increases the temperature of the fluid flow. Thus, there is a need
in using the heat exchanger to lower its temperature into the optimum condition. (Rodgers,
2013)

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7.0 BLOCK FLOW DIAGRAM

Figure 1.2: Block Flow Diagram

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8.0 PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM

Figure 1.3: Process Flow Diagram (PFD)

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 Table 1.1 Stream Tables for Unit 800

Stream No. 1 2 3 4 5
Temperature (°C) 25.00 38.33 39.52 25.00 27.23
Pressure (kPa) 130.00 130.00 3150.00 1200.00 3150.00
Vapor Mole Fraction 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Flow (kmol/h) 135.00 647.77 647.77 160.00 160.00
Total Flow (kg/h) 10,545.39 49,530.30 49,530.30 6,749.08 6,749.08
Component Flows
(kmol/h)
propane 0.00 30.42 30.42 8.00 8.00
propylene 0.00 1.09 1.09 152.00 152.00
benzene 135.00 616.14 616.14 0.00 0.00
cumene 0.00 0.11 0.11 0.00 0.00
p-diisopropyl benzene 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Stream No. 6 7 8 9 10
Temperature (°C) 38.23 231.57 350.00 343.77 323.56
Pressure (kPa) 3125.00 3095.00 3075.00 3025.00 225.00
Vapor Mole Fraction 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Total Flow (kmol/h) 807.77 807.77 807.77 656.07 656.04
Total Flow (kg/h) 56,279.38 56,279.38 56,279.38 56,279.16 56,276.69
Component Flows
(kmol/h)
propane 38.42 38.42 38.42 38.42 38.42
propylene 153.09 153.09 153.09 1.39 1.39
benzene 616.14 616.14 616.14 484.34 484.31
cumene 0.11 0.11 0.11 112.02 112.02
p-diisopropyl benzene 0.00 0.00 0.00 19.89 19.90

Stream No. 11 12 13 14 15
Temperature (°C) 65.00 65.00 65.00 44.81 185.81
Pressure (kPa) 200.00 200.00 200.00 170.00 200.00
Vapor Mole Fraction 0.017 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Flow (kmol/h) 656.04 11.04 645.00 512.77 132.23
Total Flow (kg/h) 56,276.69 581.92 55,694.77 38,984.92 16,709.85
Component Flows
(kmol/h)
propane 38.42 8.00 30.42 30.42 0.00
propylene 1.39 0.30 1.09 1.09 0.00
benzene 484.31 2.69 481.62 481.14 0.48
cumene 112.02 0.05 111.96 0.11 111.85
p-diisopropyl benzene 19.90 0.00 19.89 0.00 19.89

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 Table 1.1 Stream Tables for Unit 800
(cont’d)

Stream No. 16 17 18 19
Temperature (°C) 167.50 235.86 40.00 39.62
Pressure (kPa) 150.00 180.00 135.00 130.00
Vapor Mole Fraction 0.00 0.00 0.012 0.011
Total Flow (kmol/h) 112.32 19.91 512.77 512.77
Total Flow (kg/h) 13,484.31 3225.54 38,984.92 38,984.92
Component Flows
(kmol/h)
propane 0.00 0.00 30.42 30.42
propylene 0.00 0.00 1.09 1.09
benzene 0.48 0.00 481.14 481.14
cumene 111.74 0.11 0.11 0.11
p-diisopropyl benzene 0.10 19.79 0.00 0.00

Stream No. 50 51 52
Temperature (°C) 338.67 338.70 300.00
Pressure (kPa) 1000.00 1070.00 1035.00
Vapor Mole Fraction 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Flow (kmol/h) 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00
Total Flow (kg/h) 166,000.00 166,000.00 166,000.00
Component Flows
(kmol/h)
Dowtherm A 100.00 1000.00 1000.00

Table 1.2 Utility Summary for Unit 800 (all units of kg/h)

E-801 E-802 E-803 E-804

hps Dowtherm cw cw
21,600 383,000 1,120,000 518,000

E-805 E-806 E-807 E-808

hps cw hps cw
13,200 146,000 3470 4810

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9.0 PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM ASPEN HYSYS (PSRV)

Figure 1.4 Process Flow Diagram Aspen Hysys (Fluid Package: PRSV)

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10.0 PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM ASPEN HYSYS (PENG-ROBINSON)

Figure 1.5 Process Flow Diagram Aspen Hysys (Fluid Package: Peng-Robinson)

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11.0 TECHNOLOGY USED
The technology used in the process of Cumene production is Plug Flow Reactor (PFR). PFR
have a wide variety of applications in either gas or liquid phase systems. It can also be used
as bioreactors or for small-scale production. This reactor is perfect mixing the radial dimension
(uniform cross-section concentration) and there is no mixing in the axial direction, or no axial
dispersion (segregated flow). Plug Flow Reactor has many advantages including:

• Easily maintained since there are no moving parts

• High conversion rate per reactor volume
• Mechanically simple
• Good for studying rapid reactions
• Efficient use of reactor volume
• Good for large capacity processes
• Low pressure drops
• Tubes are easy to clean

12.0 CONCLUSION
During the plant simulation by ASPEN HYSYS, Both Cumene production with different fluid
package selection which is PSRV and Peng-Robinson shows the same purity of Cumene
produced which is 93.64% of purity. Most of the data obtained with two different fluid packages
were quite similar with only minor change in the vapor fraction in the cumene product feed.
Based on the simulation process conducted, the heat flow required for the PSRV fluid package
is higher than in Peng-Robinson due to different temperature change in several stream which
is in all of the stream. Thus, the energy required can be minimized by using Peng-Robinson
as the fluid package. Plus, a component splitter (X-100) is installed after the flash vessel (V-
100) to increase the purity of the cumene produced at the end of the process. For every 1055
kg/h of pure benzene fed to the process, it will produce 1453 kg/h of cumene.

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Armfield Limited , High Pressure Equipment Co., Robert Hesketh, Rowan University, & W2
Energy, Inc. . (2000). Plug Flow Reactor. Retrieved from College of Engineering
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Bobs, C. (31 May, 2016). Hysys. Retrieved from http://hysys-

simulation.blogspot.com/2016/05/simulation-of-separation-operation.html?m=1

Colorado. (2019). Ideal Plug Flow Reactor. Retrieved from

http://ceae.colorado.edu/~silverst/cven5534/IDEAL%20PLUG%20FLOW%20REACT
OR.pdf

Hamid Reza Norourzi, Bahran Haddadi, Masoume Hasani Shahmokhtar, & Navid Mostoufi.
(2014). Economic Design and Optimization of Zeolite-Based Cumene Production
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Mahapatra, N. (2010). Design and Simulation of Cumene Plant Using Aspen Plus. A thesis
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Nurlina Syahirah binti Md Tahir , Siti Nur Aishah binti Mohamad Faudzi, & Qurratuaini binti
Md Ali. (2019). DME Production. Selangor Darul Ehsan: FKK, UiTM Shah Alam.

Rodgers, T. (2013). Fluid Flow. Retrieved from

https://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/tom.rodgers/documents/FF_Notes.pdf

toppr. (2019). Mechanical Properties of Fluids. Retrieved from Bernoulli’s Principle and
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http://izgudrojumi.lza.lv/izg_en.php?id=54

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14.0 APPENDIX

Table 1.3 Partial Equipment Summary

Heat Exchangers
H-801 E-801
fired heater – refractory-lined, stainless- carbon steel
steel tubes design Q = 15.03 GJ/h A = 195 m2
max Q = 18.00 boiling in shell, condensing in
GJ/h Pdesign = tubes 1 shell – 2 tube passes
3100 kPa Pmax = Q = 36,531 MJ/h
3300 kPa Pdesign = 3135 kPa
Pmax = 3300 kPa
E-802 E-803
carbon steel carbon steel
A = 84.77 m2 A = 473 m2
cw in shell, process fluid in process fluid in shell, cw in
tubes 1 shell – 2 tube tubes 1 shell – 2 tube
passes passes
Q = 16,042 MJ/h Q = 46,963 MJ/h
Pdesign = 1070 kPa Pdesign = 225 kPa
Pmax = 1400 kPa Pmax = 300 kPa
E-804 E-805
carbon steel carbon steel
A = 195 m2 A = 60 m2
condensing in shell, cw in boiling in shell, condensing in
tubes 1 shell – 2 tube tubes 1 shell – 2 tube passes
passes Q = 24,454 MJ/h
Q = 21,683 MJ/h Pdesign = 185 kPa
Pdesign = 170 kPa Pmax = 300 kPa
Pmax = 300 kPa
E-806 E-807
carbon steel carbon steel
A = 11.4 m2 A = 30.6 m2
condensing in shell, cw in boiling in shell, condensing in
tubes 1 shell – 2 tube tubes desuperheater – steam
passes saturated at 150°C 1 shell – 2
Q = 6097 MJ/h tube passes
Pdesign = 150 kPa Q = 5916 MJ/h
Pmax = 250 kPa Pdesign = 180 kPa
Pmax = 250 kPa
E-808
carbon steel
A = 21.2 m2
process fluid in tubes, cooling water
in shell 1 shell – 2 tube passes
Q = 201.3 MJ/h
Pdesign = 170 kPa
Pmax = 250 kPa

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 Reactors
R-801
carbon steel, shell-and-tube packed bed
V = 22.7 m3
4.0 m tall, 2800 tubes, 0.0508 m = 2 in diameter
Pdesign = 3075 kPa
Towers
PT-801
max = 3300 kPa T-802
carbon steel carbon steel
D = 2.5 m D = 1.8 m
32 sieve trays 58 sieve trays
41% efficient 57% efficient
feed on tray 17 feed on tray 44
24 in tray spacing 12 in tray spacing
4.90 in weirs 2.95 in weirs
column height = 64 ft = 19.5 m column height = 58 ft = 17.7 m
Pdesign = 205 kPa Pdesign = 180 kPa
Pmax = 300 kPa Pmax = 300 kPa

Other Equipment
V-801 V-802
carbon steel carbon steel
V = 15.3 m3 V = 21.5 m3
horizontal vertical
D = 1.86 m, L = 5.59 m D = 2.09 m, H = 8.35 m
Pdesign = 130 kPa Pdesign = 200 kPa
Pmax = 200 kPa Pmax = 250 kPa
P-801 A/B P-802 A/B
stainless steel carbon steel
W = 61.9 kW W = 9.1 kW
(actual) 80% (actual) 80%
efficient efficient
P-803 A/B
stainless steel
W = 2.64 kW
(actual) 80%
efficient

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