Separation Column in

Chemcad

Agung Ari Wibowo, S.T., M.Sc

Politeknik Negeri Malang
Malang - Indonesia
 The separators in chemcad can be
used to model a wide variety of
chemical separation techniques
including liquid-liquid extraction and
distillation

The use of
separation
column in
Chemcad
Shortcut
distillation The primary purpose of the shortcut distillation is to allow for
users to perform a first pass estimate on the performance
requirements of a given system for a specified reflux ratio. The
values gathered from the shortcut distillation utility can be used
to assist the user when setting up the complete distillation utility
in chemcad, or when attempting to find reasonable column
properties to allow the system to converge (e.g. number of
trays, feed location, etc.)
 The shortcut distillation utility within HYSYS allows users to

Shortcut quickly model a distillation separation of a stream with relatively

distillation little known information. Once the user attaches a fully defined
inlet stream to the shortcut distillation column, the essential
information that must be specified are as follows:

 The vapor/liquid quality of the top product

 The light key component and composition in the bottoms product

 The heavy key component and composition in the distillate (top)

product

 The column pressure

 The external reflux ratio

 What is Light and Heavy Key?
Shortcut
distillation Light Key : a lighter component means a component with a
lower boiling point. Defined as lightest
component in the bottom product in a
significant amount

Heavy key : a heavier component means a component with a

higher boiling point. Defined as heaviest
component in the overhead product in a
significant amount.

*Note : Both Light and Heavy key depend on the component

in the stream
 With this information, the utility will run and, if possible, converge on a solution that
Shortcut will meet the key component specifications. The critical information that the utility
will calculate are as follows:
distillation
 Fully specified distillate product stream (temperature, pressure, flow rate,
composition)

 Fully specified bottom product stream (temperature, pressure, flow rate,

composition)

 Condenser operating temperature and heat duty

 Reboiler operating temperature and heat duty

 Minimum number of trays (calculated by Fenske Methode)

 Actual number of trays (minimum/theoritical tray devided by tray efficiency)

 Optimum feed tray location

 Reflux minimum (Calculated by Underwood Methode)

 A distillation column is used to separate mixed compound of Benzene,
Toluene and o-xylene. Feed entering to the column at 20°C and 1 atm
Case with mass flow 500 kg/hr. The attempt of this separation process is to
get benzene with purity of 99% (top product only Benzene and
Toluene) . And the benzene composition at the bottom will be 1%. If
the column operate isobarically and R= 1.18 Rm. What is the
composition of the product (top and bottom), and what is the
temperature of reboiler (Use Peng-Robinson as Fluid Package)?

Feed Composition Mole Fraction

Benzene 0.35
Toluene 0.25
o-xylene 0.40
Case
Case
 Simulation Result
STREAM
PROPERTIES
Stream No. 1 2 3
Name
- - Overall - -
127.599
Temp C 25 80.2621 9
Pres kPa 101.3 101.3 101.3
1.07E+0
Enth kJ/h 56394 5 32688
Flow rates in kg/h
147.238 145.766
Benzene 9 5 1.4724
124.056 122.815
Toluene 3 1.2406 7
228.704 228.704
O-Xylene 8 0 8
Case
Case
 Simulation: Untitled
STREAM PROPERTIES
Stream No. 4 5 6
Name
- - Overall - -
Temp C 20 81.3351 124.7207
Pres kPa 101.3 101.3 101.3
Enth kJ/h 31630 75380 45006
Vapor mole fraction 0 0 0
Molar flow kmol/h 5.3053 1.3695 3.9359
Mass flow kg/h 500 108.1317 391.8683
Std liq m3/h 0.568 0.1224 0.4456
Std vap 0 C m3/h 118.912 30.6948 88.2173

Flow rates in kg/h

Benzene 103.6054 100.5309 3.0745
Toluene 171.0938 7.6008 163.493
O-Xylene 225.3009 0 225.3009
 Ethyl benzene is produced by the reaction of ethylene and benzene. The
reactor which being used has the maximum conversion of 80% and operated
adiabatically. The feed of the reactor consist of pure ethylene, benzene and

Case 2 recycle stream from Flash Separator. The product from the reactor is cooled to
64 C, and then flash separated. The bottom product of the Flash Separator will
be separated using distillation column to get high purity E-benzene. If the
column bottom product only consist of Benzene and E-benzene in which the
mole fraction of benzene is 0.1% and in the Top product the mole fraction of

` E-Benzene is 0.01%, determine in which stage feed should enter the column?
Column operated isobarically.
C2H4 + C6H6 → C8H10
Component Benzene Ethylene
Temperature (C) 25 25
Pressure (atm) 1 1
Molar Flow (kmol/hr) 500 450
Fluid Package (Peng- R = 1.26 Rm Distillate Phase : Liquid
Robinson)
 Mass & Eneergy Balance Result
STREAM PROPERTIES
Stream No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Name
- - Overall - -
Temp C 25 25 11.2036 276.9597 64 135.837 25 64 64 -27.4237
Pres kPa 101.3 101.3 101.3 101.3 101.3 101.3 101.3 101.3 101.3 101.3
Enth kJ/h 2.51E+07 2.35E+07 4.86E+07 4.86E+07 1.19E+07 3.80E+06 -3.83E+06 5.48E+06 6.44E+06 5.48E+06
Vapor mole fraction 0 1 0.5029 1 0.1888 0 0 0 1 0
Molar flow kmol/h 500 450 950 590 590 350.0963 350.0963 478.5945 111.4054 128.4983
Mass flow kg/h 39057 12624.3 51681.3 51680.94 51680.94 37134.35 37134.34 47079.11 4601.831 9944.77
Std liq m3/h 44.1622 36.0695 80.2317 63.4198 63.4198 42.5935 42.5935 54.0297 9.3902 11.4362
Std vap 0 C m3/h 11206.82 10086.14 21292.97 13224.05 13224.05 7846.935 7846.935 10727.05 2497.002 2880.116

Flow rates in kg/h

Benzene 39057 0 39057 10935.96 10935.96 95.5887 95.5887 9558.85 1377.106 9463.263
Ethylene 0 12624.3 12624.3 2524.86 2524.86 0 0 107.377 2417.483 107.3771
Ethylbenzene 0 0 0 38220.13 38220.13 37038.75 37038.75 37412.88 807.2421 374.1289
 Proses absorpsi gas adalah proses dimana komponen gas yang ada
dalam suatu campuran ditransfer ke bagian liquid absorbent.
Absorption Kebalikan dari proses ini dinamakan proses stripping. Tujuan dari

Column peralatan absorpsi adalah menyediakan kontak secara langsung dan

baik antara liquid dengan gas, sehingga bisa memfasiltasi proses
tersebut dengan baik. Selain jenis packed tower, jenis perlatan yang
bisa digunakan adalah buble-plate tower, cooler-absorber dan spray
tower. Konvergensi dari simulasi kolom absorpsi pada ChemCAD
tergantung dari komposisi umpan dan kondisi operasi dari kolom.
 Typical Flowsheet of Absorption

Absorption
Column
Absorption
Column

PPAQ : K-Value Method for Ionic compound which dissolve in water and
disassociate e.g NH3, HCl, HNO3
Absorption
Column
 Simulation: Absoprsi HCl-Water
STREAM PROPERTIES
Stream No. 1 2 3 4
Absorption Name
Column - - Overall - -
Temp C 45 45 44.93 40.8071
Pres kPa 101.3 101.3 101.3 101.3
Enth kJ/h -7347.7 -4.74E+05 -8040.1 -4.73E+05
Vapor mole fraction 1 0 1 0
Molar flow kmol/h 0.4304 1.6653 0.3822 1.7134
Mass flow kg/h 13 30 10.615 32.3851
Flow rates in kg/h
Water 0 30 0.615 29.385
Oxygen 2 0 2 0
Nitrogen 8 0 8 0
Hydrogen Chlorid 3 0 0 3
 The Extraction module calculates the heat and material balance of a stagewise
contacting of two immiscible liquid mixtures. This unit permits up to five feeds and six
products. This UnitOp allows up to 300 stages and accommodates stage efficiencies.
The EXTR module uses the Newton-Raphson simultaneous convergence technique
Extraction for its solution.

Column
Extraction
Column
 Simulation: Extraction Water+Acetone+Benzene
STREAM PROPERTIES
Extraction Stream No.
Name
1 2 3 4

Column - - Overall - -
Temp C 25 25 25.0002 25
Pres kPa 101.3 101.3 101.3 101.3
Enth kJ/h -2.71E+05 49125 -54842 -1.67E+05
Vapor mole fraction 0 0 0 0
Molar flow kmol/h 1 1 1.4157 0.5843
Mass flow kg/h 34.041 78.114 101.614 10.541
Flow rates in kg/h
Water 10.809 0 0.2863 10.5227
Acetone 23.232 0 23.232 0
Benzene 0 78.114 78.0957 0.0183
Thank You