Course Outcomes

K S A
PO3 PO5 PO7 PO3 PO5 PO7 PO3 PO5 PO7
Apply knowledge from basic/fundamentals
CO1 Chemical Engineering in designing a chemical x
process system
Apply conceptual process design and
synthesis tools in a systematic manner for
CO2 x x x x
designing a chemical process system and its
operation.
Demonstrate economics of chemical plants
CO3 through plant cost estimation investment and x x
time value of money
Execute process design approach by
CO4 incorporating the concepts of sustainable x x x x
development

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 CDB3044
Process Plant Design

Strategy for Process Design

Level-3 Decisions: Recycle Structure of Flowsheet

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Level-3 Decision 6: Reactor Heat Effects

• Some key choices

– Adiabatic
– Direct heating or cooling
– Diluent or heat carrier (this will change material balances)
• Step 1: Estimate reactor heat load
– Heat load = 𝑖 𝜉𝑗 Δ𝐻𝑅,𝑗
j = reaction index.  is a function of design variables

Heuristic:
Reactor Heat Load = Heat of Reaction  Limiting Reactant Fresh Feed Rate

For HDA, neglect heat of side reactions, total extent = FF,T

• Step 2: Estimate adiabatic temperature change

Energy balance: Q 
R  F Cp (T
i
i i Rin  TRout )  0

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Level-3 Decision 6: Reactor Heat Effects

Classwork #11 (Week 10, 20-Jul-18): Work in a pair and submit before end of class.
1. Estimate the reactor heat load for the HDA process using a suitable heuristic. You
may neglect the heat effects of the side reaction. (Given heat of reaction for the
main reaction is 50,033 kJ/kmol.)
2. Perform an adiabatic temperature change to estimate the reactor outlet
temperature. Would it be possible to operate the reactor adiabatically?

Component Hf (kJ/kmol) Cp (kJ/kmolC)

Hydrogen 0 52.5
Methane 74,860 67.2
Toluene 50,030 245.1
Benzene 82,980 194.5
Diphenyl 182,210 374.7

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Level-3 Decision 6: Reactor Heat Effects (answer)

Classwork #11 (Week 10, 20-Jul-18): Work in a pair and submit before end of class.
1. Estimate the reactor heat load for the HDA process using a suitable heuristic. You
may neglect the heat effects of the side reaction. (Given heat of reaction for the
main reaction is 50,033 kJ/kmol.)
For the design alternative x = 0.75 and yPH = 0.4,
QR  H R ,Main Reaction  FF ,T

 kJ   kmol  1 h 1000 W
  50,033 
  273.37 
 kmol   h  3600 s 1 kW
QR  3.799  106 W

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