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SEPARATION OF ALCOHOLS

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5/12/2016
Flow Sheet:

Stream compositions for all seven streams:

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Stream No. 1 2 3 4
Stream Name Feed Crude Methane Bottom Bottom
Temp K 283.1500* 357.5825 365.5147 355.0000
Pres atm 1.3609* 1.3609 1.3609 1.3609
Enth MJ/min -97.211 -8.7165E-014 -93.370 -52.934
Vapor mole fraction 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
Total kmol/min 0.3382 0.0000 0.3382 0.1892
Total kg/min 17.3092 0.0000 17.3092 9.8534
Total std L m3/min 0.0215 0.0000 0.0215 0.0123
Total std V m3/min 7.58 0.00 7.58 4.24
Component std liq volume fractions
Methanol 0.050000 0.088439 0.050000 0.024842
Ethanol 0.550000 0.896716 0.550000 0.560478
N-Propanol 0.250000 0.014736 0.250000 0.259175
N-Butanol 0.100000 0.000010 0.100000 0.103670
1-Pentanol 0.050000 0.000099 0.050000 0.051835

Stream No. 5 6 7
Stream Name Ethanol Crude Propane Mixed Alcohol
Temp K 340.0000 360.0000 365.0000
Pres atm 1.3609 1.3609 1.3609
Enth MJ/min -67.975 -29.897 -18.466
Vapor mole fraction 0.00000 0.73478 0.00000
Total kmol/min 0.2393 0.1238 0.0664
Total kg/min 12.6762 5.7174 3.4579
Total std L m3/min 0.0158 0.0072 0.0043
Total std V m3/min 5.36 2.77 1.49
Component std liq volume fractions
Methanol 0.010601 0.018261 0.024854
Ethanol 0.679783 0.936480 0.559756
N-Propanol 0.000000 0.044836 0.259586
N-Butanol 0.154808 0.000245 0.103869
1-Pentanol 0.154808 0.000177 0.051934

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3

No. of stages 22 18 15
Feed stage location 7 5 4
Reflux Ratio 3 4 2.5

XY diagram for Methanol:

Figure: XY Plot for Methanol

XY diagram for Ethanol:

Figure: XY Plot for Ethanol

XY diagram for Propanol:

Figure: XY Plot for Propanol

XY diagram for Butanol:

Figure: XY Plot for Butanol

XY diagram for Pentanol:

Figure: XY Plot for Pentanol

Comments:
Pinch point is point where the operating line intersects the equilibrium curve or where the
operating line touches the equilibrium curve. Draw q line on graph and a tangent from feed
point. The point where this tangent will touch the equilibrium curve that point is pinch point.
The state of the feed mixture and feed composition affects the operating lines and hence the
number of stages required for separation. It also affects the location of feed tray. During
operation, if the deviations from design specifications are excessive, then the column may no
longer be able handle the separation task. The ‘pinch’ between operating and equilibrium lines
becomes more pronounced and more and more trays are required. Over fluxing is indicated by
too large a gap between both top lines and equilibrium curve.

Tower Profile unit 1:

Figure: Tower Profile for Unit 1

Tower Profile unit 2:

Figure: Tower Profile for Unit 2

Tower Profile unit 3:

Figure: Tower Profile for Unit 3

Properties of all streams:

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Stream No. 1 2 3 4
Name Feed Crude Methane Bottom Bottom
- - Overall - -
Molar flow kmol/min 0.3382 0.0000 0.3382 0.1892
Mass flow kg/min 17.3092 0.0000 17.3092 9.8534
Temp K 283.1500 0.0000 365.5147 355.0000
Pres atm 1.3609 0.0000 1.3609 1.3609
Vapor mole fraction 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Enth MJ/min -97.211 0.00000 -93.371 -52.934
Tc K 528.4278 0.0000 528.4279 528.9958
Pc atm 62.3698 0.0000 62.3699 61.2781
Std. sp gr. wtr = 1 0.803 0.000 0.803 0.803
Std. sp gr. air = 1 1.767 0.000 1.767 1.798
Degree API 44.6587 0.0000 44.6587 44.6282
Average mol wt 51.1822 0.0000 51.1823 52.0746
Actual dens kg/m3 805.9245 0.0000 728.6008 739.8043
Actual vol m3/min 0.0215 0.0000 0.0238 0.0133
Std liq m3/min 0.0215 0.0000 0.0215 0.0123
Std vap 0 C m3/min 7.5800 0.0000 7.5800 4.2410
- - Liquid only - -
Molar flow kmol/min 0.3382 0.3382 0.1892
Mass flow kg/min 17.3092 17.3092 9.8534
Average mol wt 51.1822 51.1823 52.0746
Actual dens kg/m3 805.9245 728.6008 739.8043
Actual vol m3/min 0.0215 0.0238 0.0133
Std liq m3/min 0.0215 0.0215 0.0123
Std vap 0 C m3/min 7.5800 7.5800 4.2410
Cp J/kmol-K 118070.7189 161705.2286 157409.4230
Z factor 0.0044 0.0038 0.0039
Visc Pa-sec 0.001749 0.0003985 0.0004779
Th cond W/m-K 0.1677 0.1479 0.1496
Surf tens N/m 0.0240 0.0170 0.0179

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Stream No. 5 6 7
Name Ethanol Crude Propane Mixed Alcohol
- - Overall - -
Molar flow kmol/min 0.2393 0.1238 0.0664
Mass flow kg/min 12.6762 5.7174 3.4579
Temp K 340.0000 360.0000 365.0000
Pres atm 1.3609 1.3609 1.3609
Vapor mole fraction 0.0000 0.7348 0.0000
Enth MJ/min -67.975 -29.897 -18.466
Tc K 533.3410 514.9662 529.0224
Pc atm 63.7831 61.1262 61.2743
Std. sp gr. wtr = 1 0.803 0.797 0.803
Std. sp gr. air = 1 1.829 1.595 1.798
Degree API 44.6614 46.0347 44.6255
Average mol wt 52.9805 46.1981 52.0872
Actual dens kg/m3 755.0154 2.9758 729.5068
Actual vol m3/min 0.0168 1.9213 0.0047
Std liq m3/min 0.0158 0.0072 0.0043
Std vap 0 C m3/min 5.3627 2.7739 1.4880
- - Vapor only - -
Molar flow kmol/min 0.0909
Mass flow kg/min 4.1885
Average mol wt 46.0606
Actual dens kg/m3 2.1824
Actual vol m3/min 1.9192
Std liq m3/min 0.0053
Std vap 0 C m3/min 2.0382
Cp J/kmol-K 75239.1093
Z factor 0.9724
Visc Pa-sec 1.066e-005
Th cond W/m-K 0.0215
- - Liquid only - -
Molar flow kmol/min 0.2393 0.0328 0.0664
Mass flow kg/min 12.6762 1.5288 3.4579
Average mol wt 52.9805 46.5790 52.0872
Actual dens kg/m3 755.0154 727.0341 729.5068
Actual vol m3/min 0.0168 0.0021 0.0047
Std liq m3/min 0.0158 0.0019 0.0043
Std vap 0 C m3/min 5.3627 0.7357 1.4880
Cp J/kmol-K 150101.8037 144784.2893 164297.8560
Z factor 0.0040 0.0035 0.0038
Visc Pa-sec 0.0006063 0.0003921 0.0004090
Th cond W/m-K 0.1536 0.1515 0.1472
Surf tens N/m 0.0193 0.0167 0.0170