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PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM

A mixture of ammonia and water in the vapour phase is fed at 143.6oC, saturated at 1724kPa and containing 80 wt% ammonia is passed through a condenser at aflow rate of 10000 lbmol/hr. Heat is removes at the rate of 5.8x106 Btu/hr. Its effluent is expanded with an outlet pressure of the valve is 1034 kPa and fed into a flash vessel. Flash vessel temperature is 40.63oC. SRK Equation of state fluid package is used.

Figure 1.0

Process flow diagram of Separation of Ammonia and Water

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RESULTS

Table 2.0

Heat and Material Balance of Separation of Ammonia and Water

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

3.1

What is the temperature of the outlet stream of condenser?

According to Table 2.0 the outlet stream temperature of condenser is 227.5108oF/108.4813oC.

3.2

What are the mole fractions for ammonia and water in the vapour and liquid outlet of the separator?

Mole fractions of ammonia and water at vapour stream.

Total mole flow at vapour stream: Mole flow of Ammonia at vapour stream: Mole flow of Water at vapour stream:

7908.802 lbmol/hr 7860.093 lbmol/hr 48.70842 lbmol/hr

Mole fractions of Ammonia at vapour stream

Mole flow of Ammonia /Total mole flow

7860.093 lbmol/hr /7908.802 lbmol/hr

Mole fractions of Ammonia at vapour stream

0.99384 lbmol/hr

Mole fractions of Water at vapour stream

Mole flow of Water /Total mole flow

48.70842 lbmol/hr /7908.802 lbmol/hr

Mole fractions of Water at vapour stream

0.006159 lbmol/hr

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Mole fractions of ammonia and water at liquid stream.

Total mole flow at liquid stream: Mole flow of Ammonia at liquid stream: Mole flow of Water at liquid stream:

2091.198 lbmol/hr 228.3305 lbmol/hr 1862.868 lbmol/hr

Mole fractions of Ammonia at liquid stream

Mole flow of Ammonia /Total mole flow

228.3305 lbmol/hr /2091.198 lbmol/hr

Mole fractions of Ammonia at liquid stream

0.10918 lbmol/hr

Mole fractions of Water at liquid stream

Mole flow of Water /Total mole flow

1862.868 lbmol/hr /2091.198 lbmol/hr

Mole fractions of Water at liquid stream

0.89081 lbmol/hr

3.3

Determine the mass flow rate of each outlet stream of the separator.

According to Table 2.0 the flow rate outlet stream are:

Vapour: Liquid:

134939.0 lb/hr 37448.68 lb/hr

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