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UDS 110 Depentaniser Debutanizer PDF
UDS 110 Depentaniser Debutanizer PDF
Workshop
Separation of light products is typical of Refinery operations. In this module, two columns will be modeled to separate pentanes and butanes. Because the Condenser temperature in the De-butanizer is below zero, the process stream will need to be cooled. The Propane Refrigeration Loop from the previous module will be used to cool the process stream, showing how templates can be linked into UniSim Design cases.
Learning Objectives
Once you have completed this section, you will be able to: Build columns using the Input Experts Use the Spreadsheet Link Templates
Prerequisites
Before beginning this module you need to have completed the Getting Started and the Propane Refrigeration Loop modules.
Process Overview
Column Overview
De-pentanizer
De-butanizer
There are 12 ideal stages in the De-pentanizer, 10 in the tray section plus the Reboiler and Condenser. 1. Double-click on the Distillation Column icon in the Object Palette. The first Input Expert view appears.
Distillation Column icon
2. Input the following information into the first input expert page.
In this field... Column Name Input Expert is a tool that help to ensure all required information is entered. Once you are familiar with the column view, they can be turned off in your preference file. Inlet Stream Inlet Stage Condenser Energy Stream Condenser Type Overhead Vapour Outlet Reboiler Energy Stream Bottoms Liquid Outlet Figure 1 Enter... De-Pentanizer Feed 5_Main TS Cond1 Q Full Reflux Ovhd Vap Prod Reb1 Q Pentanes+
3. Click the Next button to proceed to the next page. The Next button is only available when all of the necessary information has been supplied. 4. Supply the following information to the Pressure Estimates page.
In this cell... Condenser Pressure Reboiler Pressure Enter... 650 kPa (94 psia) 700 kPa (101 psia)
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5. Click the Next button to proceed to the next page. 6. On this page, enter the temperature estimates. The Condenser temperature estimate will be 10C (50F), and the reboiler temperature estimate will be 120C (248F). Temperature estimates are not required for the column to solve but they will aid in convergence.
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9. Click the Done button. UniSim Design will open the Column Property View window. Access the Monitor page on the Design tab.
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Two specifications must be filled so that the Degrees of Freedom are 0. You already have specified the Reflux Ratio. In this case you will use the i-C5 purity instead of the Ovhd Vap Rate.
10. You need to deactivate the Ovhd Vap Rate by clicking on the Active check box. Now only the Reflux Ratio checkbox is checked and the Degrees of Freedom is 1. 11. To add a specification, click the Add Spec button.
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12. Select Column Component Fraction and click the Add Spec(s) button. 13. Provide the following information.
In this cell... Name Target Type Draw Basis Spec Value Components Figure 7 Enter... iC5 Comp Fraction Stream Pentanes+ @Col1 Mole Fraction 0.27 i-Pentane
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14. When you are done, close the window to go back to the Monitor page of the Design tab. Check the Active ratio button for the Comp Fraction iC5 specification. 15. Click the Run button to begin calculations. Once the column has converged, you can view the results on the Performance tab.
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What is the Molar Flow of Light Products streams? _________________________ And the flowrate of i-C4 and n-C4 in Light Products? i-C4_________, n-C4__________ What is the molar fraction of butanes in Light Products? _________________________ What is the recovery of butanes? _________________________ Save your case as Crude3.usc.
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2. Click the Add Import button, and the Select Import view will appear. 3. Choose the Object, Variable, and Variable Specific as shown:
In this field... Object Variable Variable Specifics Figure 9 Select... Feed Comp Molar Flow i-Pentane
Notice that UniSim Design assigned the imported variable to Spreadsheet cell A1, by default. Change this cell location to B1. The reason for doing so will become apparent on the Spreadsheet tab. 4. Before continuing you need to add more rows to the spreadsheet. Do this by clicking in the Parameters tab and entering 16 in the Number of Rows field.
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5. In many ways, the UniSim Design Spreadsheet behaves similarly to commercial spreadsheets packages; you enter data in the cells, and calculated results are returned. You can introduce the variables directly in the spreadsheet. Change to the Spreadsheet tab. 6. Right-click in the cell where you want to import the variable. Do this in cell D1. The following view will appear:
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7. Select Import Variable. 8. Select the Object, Variable, and Variable Specific as shown:
In this field... Object Variable Variable Specifics Select... Feed Comp Molar Flow n-Pentane
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10. Complete the rest of the spreadsheet by importing the following values into the specified cell.
Cell B4 B5 B6 B7 B10 B13 B14 B15 B16 D10 Object Pentanes+ Pentanes+ Pentanes+ Pentanes+ Ovhd Vap Prod Butanes Butanes Butanes Butanes Ovhd Vap Prod Figure 11 Variable Comp Mole Frac Comp Mole Frac Comp Molar Flow Comp Molar Flow Comp Molar Flow Comp Mole Frac Comp Mole Frac Comp Molar Flow Comp Molar Flow Comp Molar Flow Variable Specifics i-Pentane n-Pentane i-Pentane n-Pentane i-Butane i-Butane n-Butane i-Butane n-Butane n-Butane
You can move to a cell by clicking it, or by clicking the arrow keys. The values are those corresponding the variable named to the left. Import them. Fractions and Flows are in molar basis 11. To enter the formulas place the cursor on the cell and write it. Remember to use a "=" symbol before mathematical operations. Enter the following formulas
Cell D5 D7 D14 D16 Formula =b4+b5 =(b6+b7)/(b1+d1)*100 =b13+b14 =(b15+b16)/(b10+d10)*100
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Clicking in the Function Help button you can see all the operations that are available in UniSim Design. Once the cell is completed, you can export the variable to the simulation. This is done by clicking with the right button in the cell. The spreadsheet allows you to use your own correlations, for example, for pressures drop, etc.
What is the pentanes recovery? _____________________________________________ And that of butanes? _____________________________
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Another easy way to view the component recovery is to go to the Performance-Summary view of the column properties, and then select the Recovery radio button. From this view, the users can find the component recovery for each individual component.
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Linking Templates
Once you have completed the recovery fractionation train you can link it to the Propane Loop Template, and use the Propane Loop to refrigerate the De-butanizer. The duty of the Condenser, Cond2 Q, in this module, will be linked to the duty of the Chiller, Chill-Q in the Propane Refrigeration Loop template. 1. Double-click on the Sub-Flowsheet icon on the Object Palette. 2. Select the Read an Existing Template button.
Sub-Flowsheet icon
3. Open the template file saved in the Propane Refrigeration Loop module, C3loop.tpl. 4. The Sub-Flowsheet Operation view appears. Click the SubFlowsheet Environment button at the bottom of the view. 5. The PFD of the Propane Refrigeration Loop appears. Double-click on the energy stream of the Chiller, Chill-Q. 6. Delete the Heat Flow value of the stream by pressing the DELETE key on the keyboard.
To connect the template without conflicts, the heat flow value of Chiller-Q is deleted in the template prior to connecting the internal and external energy stream. This is to prevent over specifying the flowsheet; if the heat flow value of Chiller-Q is not deleted, a consistent error will occur as there are two different heat flow values for the same energy stream.
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7. Close the Energy stream view. Click the Enter Parent Simulation Environment icon on the toolbar to return to the Sub-Flowsheet Operation view.
Enter Parent Simulation
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8. In the Feed Connections to Sub-Flowsheet group, connect the External Stream, Cond2 Q, to the Internal Stream Chill Q.
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Once the connection is complete, both streams, (Internal and External) will have the same name and heat flow value, that of the External stream.
What is the flowrate of propane in the Refrigeration Loop? _________________________________________ What is the compressor duty? _________________________________________
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Advanced Modelling
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Advanced Modelling
The Column is a special type of SubFlowsheet in UniSim Design. SubFlowsheets contain equipment and streams, and exchange information with the Parent Flowsheet through the connected streams. From the Main Environment, the Column appears as a single, multifeed multi-product operation. In many cases, you can treat the Column in exactly that manner. The Column SubFlowsheet provides a number of advantages: Isolation of the Column Solver. The Column Build Environment allows you to make changes and focus on the Column without the re-calculation of the entire Flowsheet. Optional use of different Fluid Packages. UniSim Design allows you to specify a unique (different from the Main Environment) fluid package for the Column SubFlowsheet. This may be useful in instances when a different fluid package is better suited to the Column (Gas Plant using PR may contain an Amine Contactor that needs to use the Amines Property Package), or the Column does not use all of the components used in the Main Flowsheet and so by decreasing the number of components in the column you may speed up column convergence. Construction of custom templates. In addition to the default column configurations which are available as templates, you may define column setups with varying degrees of complexity. Complex custom columns and multiple columns may be simulated within a single SubFlowsheet using various combinations of SubFlowsheet equipment. Custom column examples include replacement of the standard Condenser with a Heat Exchanger, or the standard kettle reboiler with a thermosyphon reboiler. Ability to solve multiple towers simultaneously. The Column SubFlowsheet uses a simultaneous solver whereby all operations within the SubFlowsheet are solved simultaneously. The simultaneous solver permits the user to install multiple interconnected columns within the SubFlowsheet without the need for Recycle blocks.
The presence of the green "Up Arrow" button in the Button Bar and the Environment: Name (COL1) indicates that you are in the Column SubFlowsheet. It is also written at the right in the Icons bar.
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Advanced Modelling
You can enter the Column SubFlowsheet by clicking the Column Environment button on the Column Property View. Once inside the Column Environment you can return to the Parent Environment by clicking either the Parent Environment button on the Column Runner view or the Enter Parent Simulation Environment icon in the toolbar.
Exercise 2
What is the Molar Enthalpy for streams Reflux and Boilup? Reflux___________,Boilup__________________
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