CDB 1064 Principles of Chemical Engineering

January 2017 Semester

Project 1 (For all groups 1, 2, 3, 4)
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IMPORTANT: (i) ZERO MARK will be awarded to the video(s) for any found plagiarism in the
video(s).
(ii) Mark will be deducted for late submission of the video.

INSTRUCTION:
(i) Please form a group of FOUR/FIVE STUDENTS and perform this project 1 problem
in group.

(ii) Please submit a VIDEO (maximum 10 minutes duration) in CD/DVD for this project
to DR CHEW THIAM LENGS pigeon hole (block 5):
Submission dateline: the latest by 3th April 2017, 12pm.
Please put the video file name by following:
CDB1064 PCE_JAN2017_GROUP NAME
Please LABEL clearly the following details on the CD/DVD disc.

(iii) All team member must perform presentation by showing face in the video.

(iv) The video must consist of the following contents:

1. Introduction and theory
2. Methodology
3. Results & Discussion
4. Conclusions
5. References

(v) There will be marks for the above-mentioned compulsory video contents and other
elements (i.e. language, fluency, gesture, creativity and etc).
PROBLEM:
A mixture containing 60.0 mole% acetone (Ac) and the balance acetic acid (AA) is separated in a
continuous distillation column at 1 atm. A flowchart for the operation is as follows:

The overhead stream from the column is a vapor that passes through a condenser. The condensed
liquid is divided into two equal streams: one is taken off as the overhead product (the distillate)
and the other (the reflux) is returned to the column. The bottom stream from the column is a liquid
that is partially vaporized in a reboiler. The liquid stream emerging from the reboiler is taken off
as the bottoms product, and the vapor is returned to the column as boil up. It may be assumed that
negligible heat is lost from the column, so that the only places in the system where external heat
transfer takes place are at the condenser and reboiler.

Additional data for the process are as follows:

1. Simulate the Distillation column with the given feed conditions using HYSYS.

2. Investigate the effect on the top and bottom composition and energy requirements by
changing (i) Number of stages (ii) Reflux Ratio (iii) Stage Efficiency and (iv) Feed stage.
Take at least 5 different data for each of the variable.

3. Explain/discuss your observation and results.