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The lab report focuses on the introduction to Aspen HYSYS for process modeling and simulation, specifically addressing a multicomponent separation problem involving alcohols. The aim is to separate a mixture into three product streams using distillation columns, with detailed calculations for split fractions, property methods, and operating pressures. The report includes simulation results, material streams, and compositions for the separation process.

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LAB 3

The lab report focuses on the introduction to Aspen HYSYS for process modeling and simulation, specifically addressing a multicomponent separation problem involving alcohols. The aim is to separate a mixture into three product streams using distillation columns, with detailed calculations for split fractions, property methods, and operating pressures. The report includes simulation results, material streams, and compositions for the separation process.

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MANIPAL UNIVERISTY JAIPUR

DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY &


CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

CE3103 – PROCESS MODELING AND SIMULATION


LAB
III YEAR, 5TH SEMESTER, 2024

LAB #3
TITLE - INTRODUCTION TO ASPEN HYSYS

INSTRUCTOR:
Instructor Name – Prof. (Dr.) Manisha Sharma
Made By – Shaswat Goyal (229101002)

Lab Carried On: -17th October, 2024


Report Submitted On: -14th November, 2024
LAB 3: PROCESS SIMULATION CASE STUDY II
Acknowledgement
The lab material has been adapted from the tutorials of Prof. Vishnu Pareek, Curtin University,
Australia.
1. Aim
The aim of this lab is to:
• Select property package and use Splitter to separate components in a mixture
2. Case study: Multicomponent separation problem
A mixture of alcohols gets formed when carbon monoxide reacts with hydrogen. After
initial distillation steps to remove methanol and heavy alcohols, a stream of 100 lbmol/hr
of saturated liquid at 20 psia with the following composition remains:
Component mol%
ethanol 25
n-propanol 50
isobutanol 10
n-butanol 15

This mixture is to be separated into three desired product streams according to the following
specifications:
1. Ethanol rich stream: 98 mol% ethanol with a recovery of at least 98%.
2. N-propanol rich stream: containing mostly n-propanol and virtually all the remaining
ethanol, but no more than 2% of the isobutanol in the feed mixture.
3. Butanols rich stream: containing all the n-butanol, at least 98% of the isobutanol in the
feed, and no more than 1% of the n-propanol in the feed mixture.
Two distillation columns, operating at moderate pressures, are used for the separation:
We will look at this problem in several stages:
1. Translating the product specifications above into split fractions used in HYSYS.
2. Choosing a property method using the Property Method Selection Assistant.
3. Establishing appropriate pressures at which to operate columns D1 and D2 by using
simple component separators to perform flash calculations.
4. Using the column pressures found in 2 to do a shortcut design.
5. Then later, rigorously simulating the column designs using the different distillation
columns available in HYSYS (can also customize your column in HYSYS, if needed),
then refining the columns, if necessary, so that they satisfy the specifications.
3. Calculating split fractions
Component splitters may be used to mimic the behaviour of distillation columns for
preliminary work. We’ll specify the split fractions for each component in the distillate
stream of both units. The split fraction of component i in the distillate is:
flowrate of i desired in distillate
flowrate of i desired in feed stream

Q.1. By using the specifications on page 1 and selected balances, complete the molar
flowrates table below, then complete the split fraction table.
Molar flowrates (lbmol/h)
Bot 1 Dis 2 Bot 2
Component Feed Dis 1
(butanol rich) (ethanol rich) (n-propanol rich)
ethanol 25 25 0 24.5 0.5
n-propanol 50 49.5 0.5 0.99 48.51
isobutanol 10 0.2 9.8 0 0.2
n-butanol 15 0 15 0 0
Total 100 74.7 25.3 25.49 49.21

Split fractions (using table above)


Component Column D1 Column D2
(Dis 1/Feed) (Dis 2/Dis 1)
ethanol 1 0.98
n-propanol 0.99 0.02
isobutanol 0.02 1
n-butanol 0 0
4. Choosing a property method
Use the Launch Property Wizard on Fluid Package Selection Page to suggest an appropriate
property method for this separation problem. Note that there are two other property
selection systems available in the software.
Q.2. What property method(s) would you recommend?
By default, we should use NRTL property package but from the wide range of property
packages available we can also use the following property methods:
1. Extended NRTL
2. General NRTL
3. UNIQUAC: The UNIQUAC model is often used, for example in engineering, to
obtain activity coefficients for LLE systems for operating pressure of <10 bars.
4. For preliminary designs at Low Pressures, UNIFAC can be used
At low pressures of less than 10 bars, an activity coefficient-based property package is
appropriate for LLE system,
UNIQUAC or NRTL is the optimal option.

5. Choosing column operating pressure and condenser type


Build an HYSYS flowsheet as shown above using Component Splitter units for the
distillation columns.
Enter the component split fractions for D1 and D2 from the second table on page 2.
Use NRTL property package (Later we’ll compare the NRTL method with your answer to
Q1).
We would like to operate the columns a little above atmospheric pressure (to avoid vacuum
operation on one hand and needlessly high pressure on the other), and also to use cooling
water, if possible, in the condensers. Let’s nominate an operating pressure of 20 psi absolute
for both columns. In this plant, cooling water is able to totally condense a stream if the
stream has a bubble point of 120°F (49°C) or higher.
You need to force the Component Splitter units to perform a bubble point calculation on
the distillate streams at a pressure of 20 psi by specifying a vapour fraction of zero for both
DIS 1 and DIS 2:
Run the simulation and also save the flowsheet.
Q.3. What are the calculated bubble points? Can cooling water be used in total condensers for
these columns?
Dis 1: ______96.99296 OC____ Using cooling water, ok? ____YES_____
Dis 2: _____86.68107 OC_____ Using cooling water, ok? ____YES_____
FIG 1: MAIN FLOWSHEET

TABLE 1: MATERIAL STREAMS

Unit feed dis1 bot1 dis2 bot2


Vapour
Fraction 0 0 0 0 0
Temperature C 101.5701 96.99296 112.8687 86.68107 101.5102
Pressure kPa 137.8952 137.8952 137.8952 137.8952 137.8952
Molar Flow kgmole/h 45.3597 33.8837 11.476 11.56219 22.32151

Mass Flow kg/h 2725.947 1878.492 847.4546 538.9674 1339.525


Liquid
Volume Flow ft3/hr 119.6921 82.74156 36.95053 23.90004 58.84152

Heat Flow Mkcal/h -3.14459 -2.29449 -0.8501 -0.74432 -1.55017

TABLE 2: COMPOSITIONS

NAME Feed Dis 1 Bot 1 Dis 2 Bot 2


Comp Mole
Frac
(Ethanol) 0.25 0.334672 0 0.961161 0.010161
Comp Mole
Frac (1-
Propanol) 0.5 0.662651 0.019763 0.038839 0.985775
Comp Mole
Frac (i-
Butanol) 0.1 0.002677 0.387352 0 0.004064
Comp Mole
Frac (1-
Butanol) 0.15 0 0.592885 0 0

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