UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN KIMIA

PROCESS SIMULATION LABORATORY
(CPE613)

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No. Title Allocated Marks (%) Marks

1 Procedure 10
2 Process Flow Diagram (PFD) 20
3 Workbook 30
4 Questions & Discussions 40
TOTAL MARKS 100

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 CONTENT

NO. Title Page

1. OBJECTIVES 1
2. PROCEDURE 1
3. PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM (PFD) 2
4. WORKBOOK 34
5. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 5
6. DISCUSSION 6
7. REFERENCES 7
 OBJECTIVES
1. To install and converge a conversion reactor
2. To simulate a process involving reaction and separation.

PROCEDURE
1. The icon of Aspen Hysys is clicked and the software are opened.
2. A new case is opened and the entire component needed such as methanol and water are
selected in the component list and the fluid package which is Advanced Peng-Robinson
is selected.
3. Then, the reaction is selected by clicked the reaction icon and all the information needed
for the reaction is filled. The reaction is saved as set 1 and the reaction is attached to
the fluid package used in order to make it function.
4. The icon on the desktop is clicked and the blank simulation is opened. All the
component needed to run the system is dragged one by one from the palette into the
blank simulation space.
5. Each of unit operation is renamed and the table of composition for each component is
filled.

6. All streams from each unit operation models are connected.

7. After all the information is enough to make the system converged, the system is let to
run and all the data are recorded.
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM (PFD)

Heater
Cooler

Conversion
reactor Distillation column

Figure 1
WORKBOOK
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. What is the phase of n-heptane at the inlet and outlet of the heater?
The phase of n-heptane at the inlet of the heater is liquid phase and at the outlet of the
heater is vapor phase.

2. What is the mole fraction for each component after conversion of 15% of n-heptane?

Stream Mole fraction for each component

n-heptane Hydrogen Toluene
V1 0.5313 0.3750 0.0938
L1 0.5303 0.3761 0.0936

3. What is the phase and temperature of the separator feed stream?

The phase of the separator feed stream is liquid mixture and the temperature is 18.33oC.

4. Determine the mole fraction for each component at the outlet of the separator.

Streams Mole fraction for each component

n-heptane Hydrogen Toluene
V2 0.0384 0.9558 0.0058
L2 0.8488 0.0009 0.1504
 DISCUSSION

The objectives for this experiment are to install and converge a conversion reactor and
to simulate a process involving reaction and separation. This experiment is involved the
hydrogenation of n-heptane in order to produced toluene by using Cr2O3 as catalyst and in this
experiment there are no pressure drop. There are a few equipment that involved in this
experiment such as heater, conversion reactor, cooler and separator. The function of cooler in
the experiment is to cool down the liquid before it entering the separator, so that when the
liquid enter the separator it can separate the liquid into two phases.

The n-heptane is enter at 100 lbmole/hr and being heated from 65 oF to 800 oF. Then,
the fluid flow into the conversion reactor, before the conversion can happen the reaction for
this experiment is attach to the fluid package so that the conversion reactor can convert 15 mol
% of n-heptane can be convert into toluene. After the 15% conversion is occur the composition
of each component that comes out from the conversion reactor have some difference. The
compositions for each component in stream V1 are 0.5313 for n-heptane, 0.3750 for hydrogen
and 0.0938 for toluene. The composition for each component in stream L1 are 0.5303 for n-
heptane, 0.3761 for hydrogen and 0.0936 for toluene. The value for each component before
entering the conversion reactor and after entering the conversion reactor are different so we
can see that the conversion of 15% n-heptane are happened.

Stream V1 with the composition 0.5313 for n-heptane, 0.3750 for hydrogen and
0.0938 for toluene enter the cooler and being cooled from 800 oF to 65 oF. The vapor is being
cool before entering the separator in order to make it exist as a liquid and the liquid enter the
separator and being separate into vapor and liquid which is stream V2 and L2. The composition
in the stream V2 are 0.0384 for n-heptane, 0.9558 for hydrogen, and 0.0058 for toluene while
the composition in stream L2 are 0.8488 for n-heptane, 0.0009 for hydrogen, and 0.1504 for
toluene. From the results obtained we can observed that the liquid and vapor are completely
separate.
 REFERENCES

1. Geankoplis, C. J. (2014). Transport Process & Separation Process

Principles(includes Unit Operations) fourth edition. Edinburgh: Pearson Education
Limited.

2. (2016, NOVEMBER 1st) Retrieved from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toluene#Production

3. (2016, NOVEMBER 1st) Retrieved from

http://www.engineersedge.com/thermodynamics/cyclic_process.htm