CHE437: Process Modelling and Simulation Lab

Batch: FA16 – CHE Section: A

Name Roll No.

Ahmed Mustafa FA16-CHE-032
Abdullah FA16-CHE-085
Usman Maqsood FA16-CHE-107
Abdul Rehman FA16-CHE-109
Muhammad Ali FA16-CHE-136

Date Assigned: October 18, 2019

Due Date: October 30, 2019

Instructor: Engr. M. Haris Hamayun

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 Table of Contents

1. Problem Statement ............................................................................................4

2. Objectives ...........................................................................................................4

3. Background ........................................................................................................4

4. Property Package Used .....................................................................................4

5. Flow Diagram .....................................................................................................5

6. Aspen HYSYS Solution .....................................................................................6

7. Results and Conclusions ..................................................................................14

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 Table of Figures
Figure 1 Diagram Shortcut Method ............................................................................................................. 5
Figure 2 Diagram Rigorous Distillation Column .......................................................................................... 5
Figure 3 Component Selection...................................................................................................................... 6
Figure 4 Property Package ............................................................................................................................ 6
Figure 5 Shortcut Method ............................................................................................................................. 7
Figure 6 Feed Input in SC ............................................................................................................................. 7
Figure 7 Specification of SC variables ......................................................................................................... 8
Figure 8 Results of Shortcut Method ............................................................................................................ 8
Figure 9 Results of Shortcut Mole Fraction .................................................................................................. 9
Figure 10 Rigorous Column.......................................................................................................................... 9
Figure 11 Input for Rigorous Column - 1 ................................................................................................... 10
Figure 12 Input for Rigorous Column - 2 ................................................................................................... 10
Figure 13 Input for Rigorous Column - 3 ................................................................................................... 11
Figure 14 Results from Rigorous Column .................................................................................................. 11
Figure 15 Purity of Ethylene -1................................................................................................................... 12
Figure 16 Purity of Ethylene -2................................................................................................................... 12
Figure 17 Purity of Ethylene -3................................................................................................................... 12
Figure 18 Purity of Ethylene – 4 ................................................................................................................. 13
Figure 19 Change in Relux Ratio................................................................................................................ 13
Figure 20 Results ........................................................................................................................................ 14
Figure 21 Reflux ratio ................................................................................................................................. 14

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1. Problem Statement
A feed mixture consisting of 80% ethane and 20% ethylene (by mole) is complete vapor
and fed to distillation column at 3 bar. The feed flowrate is 400 kgmole/h. The flowrate of
top product is 78.5 kgmole/h, with 97 mol% ethylene and 3 mol% ethane. Assume a
column pressure drop of 0.2 bar. Simulate the distillation process using both DWTSU and
Rigorous methods and report the detailed results of the process. Analyze the difference
between the results using both simulation techniques.

2. Objectives
 To understand and perform Simulation of two types of Distillation Column
 Shortcut Method For Distillation and to determine the Minimum Reflux Ratio,
Minimum Stages and Actual Reflux Ratio or Actual Stages from Shortcut
Distillation Column.
 To design the Rigorous Distillation Column for the sharp separation by using the
data from Shortcut Method

3. Background
In the Distillation column the feed of mixture of two will separate into two different streams
by heat or Energy. Like Ethane and Ethylene are separated in Distillation Column by
difference in their boiling temperature.

4. Property Package Used

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 Property package used is Peng-Robison because both are hydrocarbon and are in gaseous
state as shown above.

5. Flow Diagram
Flow Sheet Diagram of the Shortcut method and Rigorous Column

Figure 1 Diagram Shortcut Method

Figure 2 Diagram Rigorous Distillation Column

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6. Aspen HYSYS Solution

Figure 3 Component Selection

 First we select the components which are given in the problem as show in above.

Figure 4 Property Package

 Then we select the property package for the this procedure.

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 Figure 5 Shortcut Method

 First we solve the Shortcut Method to find the Reflux Ratio and Number of plates
for Distillation.

Figure 6 Feed Input in SC

 Specification of feed in the stream.

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 Figure 7 Specification of SC variables

 Specify the variables of the Shortcut Method and put the RR= -1.3 because it will
give us the Minimum and Actual Reflux Ratio.
 And with Pressure drop of 0.2 bar in the condenser.

Figure 8 Results of Shortcut Method

 Results from Shortcut Method.

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 Figure 9 Results of Shortcut Mole Fraction

 As the mole fraction of the Ethylene is 0.969814 which is less than 0.97 so will
use the result of the Shortcut Method in Rigorous Method.

Figure 10 Rigorous Column

 So same feed will enter the column but at this time in Rigorous Column.

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Figure 11 Input for Rigorous Column - 1

Figure 12 Input for Rigorous Column - 2

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 Figure 13 Input for Rigorous Column - 3

 So the RR and No. of stages from SC are put in Rigorous Column for the accurate
calculations.

Figure 14 Results from Rigorous Column

 So from the results we can see that it has little high mole fraction of Ethylene so we
have to rectify that by changing something.

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Figure 15 Purity of Ethylene -1

Figure 16 Purity of Ethylene -2

Figure 17 Purity of Ethylene -3

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 Figure 18 Purity of Ethylene – 4

 So to reach to over objective we have to change some thing in order to reach the
specific purity of ethylene so before that we are specifying the Aspen for Ethylene
purity.

Figure 19 Change in Relux Ratio

 So changing the Reflux Ratio for that specification.

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 Figure 20 Results

 Final Results of Rigorous Column after changing the RR.

Figure 21 Reflux ratio

 So for 0.97 Ethylene the Reflux Ratio should be equal to 10.6358.

7. Results and Conclusions

We can say that Shortcut Method only give us the idea about RR and No. of Stages but
Rigorous column will give us the actual calculation of it.

As at RR = 11.4048 the purity is not equal to the 97% of ethylene by changing the to 10.6358
we can get at perfect 0.97 %.

THE END
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