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The synthesis gas fed to the process, illustrated above, is largely composed of hydrogen
and carbon dioxide, but with traces of inert gases as in Table 1. Additional specifications
for the process are:
SRK property predictions should be employed
Pressure drops is all units can be neglected
Converter feed temperature is set to 400 oC
The converter can be approximated as a conversion reactor, operating
adiabatically.
The reactor conversion depends of the operating pressure, according to Table 2.
The reactor effluent is cooled to a temperature of TS using a cooler, and fed to a
flash unit, modeled by a separator.
Solve the material and energy balances for the flowsheet for a purge flow rate of 600
kg/h, and values for PS = 5 MPa , TS = 10 oC and CO2 conversion = 28.
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Harber’s process:
N2 + 3H2 → 2NH3
is carried out at high temperature and pressure ( T=930 °F and P=200 atm ). In an
ammonia plant, the feed gas (74 % H2, 24.5 % N2, 1.2 % CH4, and 0.3 % Ar) at 300 °F is
catalytically reacted to produce NH3. 65 % of t he N2 is converted in the reactor. The
products of reaction are refrigerated to separate out 75 % of NH3 product per pass. The
remaining process stream is recycled back after being purged. Assume a total feed of 100
lbmol/hr and no pressure drop in the mixer. Simulate the process with Peng-Robinson
equation of state for the case when the purge fraction is 10 % .
QUESTION TWO
Assume a basis of 100 kmole/hr of n-heptane and the separator works adiabatically
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QUESTION TWO
The reactor section of a process shown in Figure 1 to produce benzene (C 6H6) by
hydrodealkylation of toluene (C7H8) is to be simulated using AspenHYSYS.
This example is typical of a model developed for preliminary flowsheet evaluation. Toluene
is to be converted thermally to benzene in a hydrodealkylation reactor. The main reaction is:
C7H8 + H2 → C6H6 + CH4
An unavoidable side reaction occurs that produces diphenyl as follows:
2C6H6 → C12H10 + H2
Conversion of toluene in the reactor is 75%, while 2% of the benzene present after the first
reaction occurs is converted to diphenyl. The conditions for the feed and the two recycle
streams are:
Develop a flowsheet simulation model to determine all product and intermediate stream
conditions and the performance of each major process unit. The important process conditions
are given in Figure 1. Use the NTRL for property calculations. Notes: ΔP = 5 psia applies to
both hot-side and cold-side of the heat exchanger.
Answer the following questions:
Flow rate of benzene product stream: _______________ lbmol/hr
Purity of benzene in the product stream: _____________ mole%
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TG (Triacylglycerols ) Properties
The liquid density 926 kg/m3
Structure : CH3 3
CH-CH 6
CH2 38
COO 3
CH 1
QUESTION TWO
Three streams of CS2, Pyridine (C5H5N) and H2O at a mass rate of 20, 30 and 5
respectively (at 25 0C and 100 kPa) are mixed together and then diluted with air (78% N2,
15% O2, 2% H2O and 5% CO2)(at 25 0C and 100 kPa). The resulting stream is
introduced to a conversion reactor (working at 200 C and 100 kPa) to proceed with the
following reaction :
CS2 + 3O2 2SO2 + CO2
The conversion of the reaction is 100% with respect to CS2
What is the mass-flowrate of dilution air needed to achieve a mass fraction of SO2 equal
to 0.1 in the reactor effluent. Use PRSV as a fluid package.
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