Distillation column

Mass Balance

Stream 28 (Light ends)

Stream 27 (Methanol)

Tower
Stream 25
(T-100)

Stream 26 (Water)

General mass balance

Input + Generation = Output + Accumulation + Consumption

Mass flow rate molar mass = mole flow rate

Tower, T-100

Stream 25 = Stream 26 + Stream 27 + Stream 28

Mass balance

1136.286 = 18.148 + 1000 + 118.138

1136.286 tonnes/year = 1136.286 tonnes/year

Mol balance

38892.935 = 6557.669 + 31682.682 + 652.583

38892.935 kmol/year = 38892.934 kmol/year

Stream 25 26 27 28
Mass Flow, (kmol / 38892.935 6557.669 31682.682 652.583
year)
Total Mass Flow 38892.935 38892.934
(kmol /year)
Components
Methane 2.330E-03 1.203E-03 4.174E-05 1.369E-01
Ethane 1.179E-07 1.656E-73 5.156E-10 7.001E-06
Water 1.966E-01 1.000E+00 3.421E-02 5.244E-03
Hydrogen 3.064E-03 1.433E-30 2.901E-05 1.812E-01
Carbon Monoxide 1.070E-04 3.262E-50 2.260E-06 6.265E-03
Carbon Dioxide 5.079E-03 1.633E-30 2.138E-04 2.923E-01
Methanol 7.929E-01 2.198E-06 9.655E-01 3.781E-01
Ethanol 0.000E+00 0.000E-00 0000E+00 0.000E+00
Energy Balance

1. Inlet Stream
Stream 25

Mass Flow, (kmol / 38992.935

year)
Temperature (°C) 70

Composition Cp (kJ/mol.°C)
Methane 2.330E-03 0.03814
Ethane 1.179E-07 0.05911
Water 1.966E-01 0.07540
Hydrogen 3.064E-03 0.02885
Carbon Monoxide 1.070E-04
0.02924
Carbon Dioxide 5.079E-03
0.03907
Methanol 7.929E-01 0.04874
Ethanol 0.000E+00 -
Total Cp 5.38E-02
Energy, Q (kJ/s) 4.08E+04

Total Energy, Q (MW) 4.08E+04

 2. Outlet stream
Stream 26 27 28
Mass Flow, 6557.669 31682.682 652.583199
(kmol / year)
Temperature 134.053 64.61 45.92
(°C)
Composition Cp Composition Cp Composition Cp
(kJ/mol.°C) (kJ/mol.°C) (kJ/mol.°C)
Methane 1.203E-03 4.174E-05 1.369E-01
0.04164 0.03784 0.03682
Ethane 1.656E-73 5.156E-10 7.001E-06
0.06803 0.05836 0.05576
Water 1.000E+00 3.421E-02 5.244E-03
0.07540 0.07540 0.07540
Hydrogen 1.433E-30 2.901E-05 1.812E-01
0.02885 0.02884 0.02884
Carbon 3.262E-50 2.260E-06 6.265E-03
Monoxide 0.02950 0.02922 0.02914
Carbon 1.633E-30 2.138E-04 2.923E-01
Dioxide 0.04178 0.03884 0.03805
Methanol 2.198E-06 9.655E-01 3.781E-01
0.05406 0.04829 0.04674
Ethanol 0.000E-00 - 0000E+00 - 0.000E+00 -
Total Cp 7.55E-02 4.92E-02 3.96E-02

Energy, Q 376.63 27984 329.96

(kJ/s)
Total Energy , 376.63+27984+329.96 = 28690.59
Q (kJ/s)

Qtotal = Qout- Qin

=4.08E4-28690.96
= 12109.04 kJ/s
= 12.1 MW