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19 Process Control Design Criteria

The document discusses process control design criteria for various unit operations including distillation columns, reactors, pumps, tanks, and batch operations. It describes typical arrangements for controlling pressure, reflux rate, and boilup in distillation columns. For reactors, it recommends locating heat exchangers outside the reactor and using jackets or coils for temperature control. It also provides guidelines for pump flow control, tank relief designs, and using programmable logic controllers for batch recipes.

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19 Process Control Design Criteria

The document discusses process control design criteria for various unit operations including distillation columns, reactors, pumps, tanks, and batch operations. It describes typical arrangements for controlling pressure, reflux rate, and boilup in distillation columns. For reactors, it recommends locating heat exchangers outside the reactor and using jackets or coils for temperature control. It also provides guidelines for pump flow control, tank relief designs, and using programmable logic controllers for batch recipes.

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PROCESS CONTROL DESIGN CRITERIA

DESIGNS FOR SPECIFIC SERVICES

DISTILLATION CONTROL
PRESSURE CONTROL COLUMNS ARE OPERATED AT CONSTANT PRESSURE PRESSURE CONTROL CAN BE UTILIZE VACUUM CONTROL FOR SUBAMBIENT OPERATION, WITH CONDENSATE TEMPERATURE CONTROL TO ASSURE TOTAL CONDENSATION CONDENSER CONTROL FOR PRESSURIZED COLUMNS, WITH PURGE TO ELIMINATE ACCUMULATION OF NON-CONDENSIBLE COMPONENTS
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TYPICAL ARRANGEMENT FOR DISTILLATION PRESSURE CONTROL FOR SUB- AMBIENT SYSTEM
PC VACUUM SYSTEM
CONDENSER OVERPRESSURE PURGE VALVE

TC SUB-AMBIENT DISTILLATION SYSTEM

DISTILLATE RECEIVER

COLUMN

TYPICAL ARRANGEMENT FOR DISTILLATION PRESSURE CONTROL FOR ABOVE AMBIENT SYSTEM
PC

CONDENSER OVERPRESSURE PURGE VALVE AMBIENT OR SUPER AMBIENT DISTILLATION SYSTEM

DISTILLATE RECEIVER

COLUMN

REFLUX CONTROL
USE LEVEL CONTROL ON DISTILLATE RECEIVER TO CONTROL DISTILLATE RATE USE FLOW-FLOW RATIO CONTROL TO CONTROL REFLUX RATE NOTE THAT THIS REFLUX RATIO SETPOINT CAN BE ADJUSTED USING AN ANALYZER SENSOR USE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR CONDENSER WATER FLOW

BOILUP CONTROL
COLUMN TC

LC STEAM

BOIL-UP CONTROL FOR DISTILLATION SYSTEM

BOTTOMS REBOILER

BOILUP CONTROL
THE SUMP LEVEL CONTROL SERVES TO SET THE BOTTOMS FLOW RATE THE VAPORIZATION RATE CAN BE CONTROLLED USING THE LOWER TRAY TEMPERATURE OTHER OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE
www.aspentech.com/publication_files/An_Integrated_App roach_for_Distillation_Column_Control.pdf

REACTOR CONTROL
TC

REACTOR

CIRCULATION PUMP

HEAT EXCHANGER

HEATING OR COOLING MEDIA

REACTOR CONTROL
CSTR FOR EXOTHERMIC OR ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS, LOCATE THE HEAT TRANSFER UNIT OUTSIDE THE REACTOR AND USE A JACKET OR AN INTERNAL COIL PFR CONTROLLED LIKE A HEAT EXCHANGER

PUMP FLOW CONTROLS


PUMPS SHOULD INCLUDE A SWITCH TO ACTIVATE/SWITCH THE SPARE UNIT
FS LL I

TANK RELIEF DESIGNS


TANKS SHOULD BE ALARMED FOR LEVEL AND/OR PRESSURE AND/OR TEMPERATURE PRESSURE RELIEF SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR TANKS CONTAINING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
I LS HH HH LL PS I RD TO FLARE INERT GAS

USE PLCs FOR BATCH OPERATIONS


USE RECIPE FROM SUPERPRO
Cl2 RXTR PLC

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