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I.
Introduction
Distillation is a process that separates two or more components into an overhead distillate and bottoms.
The bottoms product is almost exclusively liquid, while the distillate may be liquid or a vapor or both. The
separation process requires three things. First, a second phase must be formed so that both liquid and vapor
phases are present and can contact each other on each stage within a separation column. Secondly, the
components have different volatilities so that they will partition between the two phases to different extent.
Lastly, the two phases can be separated by gravity or other mechanical means. There are limitations in these
columns such as azeotropes, solids, optimum pressure and optimum temperature differences in reboilers and
condensers. Butbesidestheselimitsdistillation is the least expensive means of separating mixtures of liquids [1].
Distillation towers are one of the most important equipment in oil and petrochemical industries .Efficient and
economical performance of distillation equipment is vital to many processes. Although the art and science of
distillation has been practiced for many years, studies still continue to determine the best design procedures for
multicomponent, azeotropic, batch, multidraw, multifeed and other types. Though construction and development
of petrochemical industrieshave been started only a few decades ago, nevertheless sufficient knowledge was not
obtained to design and construct the distillation tower yet. Perhaps one of the factorsthat unable we to gain
adequate knowledge for designing equipment such as tower are the lack of recognition on how to utilize the
mathematical modeling by software for designing.Current design techniques using computer programs allow
excellent prediction of performance for complicated multicomponent systems such asazeotropic or high
hydrogen hydrocarbon as well asextremely high purity of one or more product streams. Of course, the more
straightforward, uncomplicated systems are being predictedwith excellent accuracy also. The use of computers
provides capability to examine a useful array of variables, which is invaluable in selecting optimum or at least
preferred modes or conditions of operation.commercially available software tobe able simulation of entire
chemical plants for the purposes of design, optimization and control.thetechnigue of these software is based on
Equilibrium,termodinamic,mass and heat transfer basic Considerations[2]. It is essential to calculate, predict or
experimentally determine vapor-liquid equilibrium and in order to adequately perform distillation calculations.
These data need to relate composition, temperature, system pressure and type of system( ideal or nonideal)
.there are many mathemathic relation for calculation of designing parameters for example minimum reflux
,minimum tray,theoreticaltrays at actual reflux,overheadcomposition and represented by Underwood
equations,Fenskeequation,Gillilandcorrelation,Amundson-Pontinenmethod,montross equation and etc.also there
are alternate short-cut method to design distillation column.for example the Fenske and Underwood equation
together with the Gilland correlation provide a short cut design method for distillation columns[3]. Some of
these short-cut equationsprovide a good practical solution method for most distillation problems. But
assumptionsarerequiredtouse ofthem.softwares are bsed on these equations and assumptions and dont show
how use of them.Efforts are made here to present on how to use the mathematical model relation to calculate the
number of trays of debutanizer tower.
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( ) =
[ . + +
(1 +
(1)
1 1
(2)
mol fraction liquid at intersection of operating lines at minimum reflux given by Eq.(3):
(xit) =
1+
2 1
1 1+
2 1
4 1 1+
2 1
} (3)
The proper value for xitis positive and between zero and one. Actually this is fairly straightforward and looks
more difficult to handle than is actually the case. Pseudo ratio of liquid to vapor in feed (m) given by Eq.(4):
m=
1.1.2.
(4)
The minimum theoretical trays at total reflux can be determined by the Fenske relation:
log
= + 1 =
log
(5)
Note that Nmin is the number of trays in column and does not include the reboiler. When varies considerably
through the column, the results will not be accurate using the avg and the geometric means is used in these cases
[5].
= ( . )1/2 (6)
1.1.3. Underwood method(constant in overall column)
This system for evaluating multicomponent adjacent key systems, assuming constant relative volatility and
constant molal overflow, has proven generally satisfactory for many chemical and hydrocarbon applications. It
gives a rigorous solution for constant molal overflow and volatility, and acceptable results for most cases which
deviate from these limitations [6].
The major equation represent by underwood:
1 =
(7)
+1=
( . ) )
(8)
Eq.(7) expressing and q evaluate by trial and error, noting that will have a value between the of the heavy
key and the of the light key evaluated at or near pinch temperatures, or at ave.
1.1.4. Underwood method (variable ):
For varying , the following procedure is suggested:
2. At this temperature, evaluate at pinch and at overhead temperature, obtaining a geometric average .
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4. Calculate ( ) and compare with assumed value of (1) above. If check is satisfactory, ( ) is complete; if
not, reassume new ( ) using calculated value as basis, and repeat (1) through (4) until satisfactory check is
obtained.
II. Computations
1.2.
Montrossmethod
Butane tower has the following feed, overhead and bottoms composition.data given Table 1:
Table 1: overhead and bottoms composition data
Component
Propane
I-Butane
n-Butane L
I-Pentane H
n- Pentane
Hexane
Heptane
Octane
nonane
Decane plus
Feed
Flow
(Kg.mol-1.hr-1)
9.26
309.60
702.07
199.18
209.82
140.67
48.72
31.23
21.05
11.03
= 1682.63
Mol%
0.55
18.400
41.725
11.837
12.470
6.360
2.895
1.850
1.251
0.650
= 100%
Temperature () T = 183.92
Pressure (Kg.cm-2) P = 6.2 Kg.cm-2
Over Head
Product
Bottom
Flow
Mol%
Flow
9.26
309.28
700.08
7.21
0.53
0.902
30.154
66.191
0.702
0.051
---------0.03
1.99
191.47
209.30
140.07
48.72
31.33
21.05
11.03
= 1026.66
= 100%
T=131.72
P=6.0Kg.cm-2
Mol%
--------0.004
0.304
29.205
31.906
21.444
7.427
4.760
3.208
1.682
= .
= %
T=243.86
P=6.4Kg.cm-2
Propane
I-Butane
n-Butane L
Feed T=160
Pi =Vapor Pressure (psig)
400
159.5
118.5
I-Pentane H
n-pentane
Hexane
Heptane
Octane
Nonane
Decane Plus
55.6
45.57
16
6
2.4
1
0.45
Component
i =
Overhead
Bottom
7.19
2.87
2.13=
9.26
304.28
700.08.
------0.03
1.99
1=
0.82
0.29
0.12
0.043
0.018
0.0084
7.21
0.53
1026.66
191.97
209.30
140.07
48.72
31.33
21.05
11.03
=655.99
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( ) , calculated by Eq (1) :
( ) = 0.798
Mol Product
( ) = 0.798, ( )=1.5 ( ) = 1.198 , = 0.61
1+( )
( ) =
Molfeed
L
V
L
D
L
+1
D
= 0.422,
VS = Vr 1 q = 1.3742 , A=
[( ) ) 1 0
[( ) ( ) 1] .
= 0.78
Flow
4.26
309.28
700.08
7.21
0.53
Propane
I-Butane
n-Butane L
I-Butane H
n-pentane
Hexane
Heptane
Octane
Nonane
Decane Plus
Flow
------0.03
1.99
191.97
209.30
140.07
48.72
31.33
21.05
11.03
Bottom Product
Mol%
k
-----------0.004
3.5
0.304
2.6
29.265
1.5
31.908
1.25
21.444
0.44
7.427
0.32
4.760
0.18
3.208
0.052
1.682
0.036
= .
----------0.00014
0.0079
0.439
0.399
0.094
0.024
0.0086
0.0017
0.00061
y=0.975
over
curve
So
Sm
= 1.8, Sm = 13.87 ,
SO
Sm
= 1.8 , So = 24.966
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Fig.1. Operating reflux and stages corretated with minimum reflux and stage
2.2. Underwood method
Vapor pressure and relative volality data for compounds are given in Table4.
Ttop = 131.72 , TFeed = 160 , TBottom = 243.86
Assumption of 2/3 T=169.4 , Assumption of 1/3 T= 206.4
Table 4: vapor pressure and relative volality data for compounds
Component
Propane
I-Butane
n-Butane L
I-Pantane H
n-pentane
Hexane
Heptane
Octane
Nonane
Decaneplus
Flow
9.26
309.60
702.07
199.18
209.82
140.67
48.72
31.23
21.05
11.03
T=169.4
=Vapor pressure
420
190
140
61
50
18
7
2.9
1.25
0.52
i = /
6.9
3.11
2.95
1.0
0.819
0.295
0.114
0.05
0.02
0.0085
= /
600
240
210
105
80
32
14
6
2.8
1.4
5.71
2.29
2.0
1.0
0.762
0.30
0.13
0.057
0.0266
0.013
6.28
2.67
2.4
1.0
0.79
0.297
0.122
0.053
0.023
0.011
( ) = 0.249
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L
D
= 1.35 , So = 21
Tray Efficiency
Use average column temperature of 187.8F and feed analysis, the viscosity data given by Table5:
Table 5:The composition and viscosity data of compounds
Component
Propane
I-Butane
n-Butane
I-Pentane
n-Pentane
Hexane
Heptane
Octane
Nonane
Octane
0.0055
0.184
0.41725
0.11837
0.1247
0.0836
0.02895
0.01850
0.0125
0.00650
%
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.14
0.14
0.18
0.25
0.29
0.35
0.42
().
0.00055
0.0184
0.041725
0.017
0.0175
0.015
0.0072
0.0054
0.0044
0.0027
= .
E0 values may be calculated from empirical correlations of overall efficiencies forfractionation and absorption
[8 ].
2.
2.1.
At T=187.8 OF
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+
2
As a =0.134825 cp and by using of Drickmerand Bradford curve [9] the tower efficiency was about 70%, at
=0.135 cpwithDrickmer correlation efficiency was 71% and by commell correlation this value is 81% .
actual number of trays illustrate in Fig .3. , also calculated by equations given this section .
3.1.1
No
Eo
Over Design% =
By theuse of Underwood method:
Over Design% =
IV. Conclusion
As a result, it was specified that by use of Montross and Under wood methods, the debuthanizer tower at BIPC
was 18.5% and 48.5% overdesigned respectively.
Subscripts
h = heavy key
1 = light key
t=top
b=botton
o = Initial conditions; or operating condition
F = feed
Nomenclature
B= bottoms flowrate, mol/h
D = distillate flowrate, mol/h
F = flowrate of feed, mol/h
L = liquid flowate, mol/h
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