PLANT DESIGN (H82PLD)

SPRING SEMESTER 2006-2007

Q2:
(a)

Hot utility = 40kW

Hot stream pinch temperature = 480 C

Cold utility = 106 kW

Cold stream pinch temperature = 460 C

Q3:
Nm = 4.31
Rmin = 0.425
R=1.3Rmin = 0.552508767
N = 2 Nm = 8.618016408

Q4:
(a)

Hot utility = 90kW

Hot stream pinch temperature = 260 C

Cold utility = 50 kW

Cold stream pinch temperature = 240 C

Q5:
(a)

vC3 = fC3C3 =

15.22

yC3 =

0.48

vC5 = fC5C5 =

9.00

yC5 =

0.29

vC6 = fC6C6 =

7.33

yC6 =

0.23

V = vk =

31.55

(b)

T = 122.9C

SPRING SEMESTER 2007-2008

Q1: (a)

(b)

vC2 = fC2C2 =

9.73

yC2 =

0.14

vC3 = fC3C3 =

18.39

yC3 =

0.26

vC4 = fC4C4 =

16.00

yC4 =

0.23

vC5 = fC5C5 =

18.32

yC5 =

0.26

vC6 = fC6C6 =

7.63

0.11

V = k vk =

70.07

yC6 =
k yk =

P = 6017.326

1.00

mmHg

Q2:
(b)

Minimum units = 4 process streams + 2 utilities - 1 = 5

Q3:
(a)

Total head loss = 100

(c)

Q = 64 m3/h; H =

when Q =100 m3/h

230 m; Power = 44.1232 kW

Q4:
(a)

Hot utility = 760 kW

Hot stream pinch temperature = 145 C

Cold utility = 960 kW

Cold stream pinch temperature = 125 C

SPRING SEMESTER 2008-2009

Q1:
(a)

Nmin = 9

(d)

Flow rate of hot oil = 0.03 kg/s

Flow rate of Cooling water = 13.55 kg/s

Q2:
(a)

ROI =0.28

(b)

ny = 5 yr

PBP = 2.71 yr

Q3:
(b)
(i)
Tmin
Hot Pinch
Cold Pinch
Q hot(min)
Q cold(min)
(ii)

55. C
159. C
104. C
21.799 MW
16.037 MW

Annualised capital cost = $279876

Cost of Hot Utility= $ 65397
Cost of Cool Utility= $ 16037
T optimum = 55 oC

(iii)

Q5:
(a)

5 shells

(b)

Ft = 0.7841

(c)

1713 m2