MIXER

Problem Statement:
Benzene Stream: 10 kmol Benzene, 0.5 kmol Toluene, 0.25 kmol Xylene
Toluene Stream: 20 kmol Toluene, 1 kmol Xylene, 0.5 kmol Benzene
Xylene Stream: 30 kmol Xylene, 1.5 kmol Benzene, 0.75 kmol Toluene
All feed streams are at room temperature 25
o
!" and atmosp#er$% pressure 1 atm".
&$'er #as a pressure of 2 atm. ($nd t#e %ompos$t$on and temperature of t#e m$'ed
stream.
Procedure:
Step 1: !reat$n) a ne* +o, $n !-.&!A/
Step 2: /ra*$n) t#e flo* s#eet
Step 3: !omponents and .n)$neer$n) un$ts
Step 0: .nter$n) t#e feed stream %ompos$t$on
Step 5: .nter$n) t#e &$'er spe%s
Step 1: 2unn$n) t#e s$mulat$on and retr$e3$n) t#e results
Mixer
Benzene
A"
Toluene
Xylene
&$'ed
Stream
Step1: Creating a new job in CHEMCA
T#e f$rst step $s to %reate a ne* +o, $n !-.&!A/. T#$s %an ,e done ,y open$n)
!-.&!A/ *$ndo* and %l$%k$n) newjob from File menu. .a%# ne* !-.&!A/ f$le $s
automat$%ally opened $n a separate folder and all t#e f$les asso%$ated f$les are stored $n
t#$s folder.
4n%e a ne* +o, $s su%%essfully sa3ed $n !-.&!A/, t#e !-.&!A/ palette *$t# t#e
$%ons of un$t operat$ons appears as follo*s.
Step!: rawing t"e #low $"eet
5n t#e !-.&!A/ palette, t#e un$t operat$ons are l$sted $n alp#a,et$%al order for easy
a%%ess. 2$)#t %l$%k on Mixer from t#e un$t operat$ons palette and t#en sele%t t#e $%on *$t#
t#ree feed streams and one produ%t stream (Mixer#5). T#$s $%on %an ,e pla%ed on t#e
*orkspa%e ,y %l$%k$n) on%e. 2$)#t %l$%k on t#e Feed $%on from t#e palette and sele%t t#e
feed arro*s $n des$red d$re%t$ons and %l$%k on t#e *orkspa%e to paste. S$m$larly, %l$%k on
Product $%on and paste $t on to t#e s$mulat$on pa)e. 6s$n) stream on t#e palette, %onne%t
t#e feeds to t#e $nputs of t#e m$'er and t#e produ%t to t#e output. Al*ays dra* t#e
streams from t#e $nput to t#e output. After all t#e $%ons are %onne%ted us$n) stream, %l$%k
on%e on t#e *orkspa%e to 3$e* t#e palette. !-.&!A/ automat$%ally ass$)ns num,ers to
t#e streams t#e order $n *#$%# t#ey are dra*n.
Step %: Entering t"e component$ and &ormatting engineering unit$
!#an)e t#e s$mulat$on mode from Edit Simulation to Run Simulation ,y %l$%k$n) on%e on
t#e S'( $%on found on t#e menu ,ar. T#e same $%on %an ,e used to to))le ,et*een t#ese
t*o s$mulat$on modes. T#en, )o to Thermophsical on t#e menu ,ar and sele%t
!omponent list. Sele%t t#e t#ree des$red %omponents Benzene, Toluene and Xylene for
t#$s e'ample" and t#em to t#e %omponent l$st. T#e sear%# for t#e %omponents $n t#e
data,ase %an ,e made ,y typ$n) t#e name of t#e %omponent $n t#e d$alo)ue ,o' pro3$ded
$n t#e *$ndo*. T#e order $n *#$%# t#e %omponents are entered *$ll ,e t#e order $n *#$%#
%omponents are d$splayed at any sta)e of t#e s$mulat$on. 7o to t#e Format menu and
%l$%k on En"ineerin" #nits and sele%t t#e des$red un$ts for su%# propert$es as temperature,
pressure et%. !l$%k 48 to %ont$nue. Sa3e t#e s$mulat$on at t#e end of ea%# step to make
sure t#at no $nformat$on $s lost $n t#e e3ent of system fa$lure.
Step ): Entering t"e compo$ition o& &eed $tream$
/ou,le %l$%k on ea%# of t#e feed streams and enter t#e name, temperature, pressure and
%ompos$t$on %orrespond$n) to ea%# stream as )$3en $n pro,lem statement. !l$%k on%e on
Flash ,utton at t#e end of enter$n) $nformat$on for ea%# feed stream to )et t#e feed
stream ent#alpy and 3apor fra%t$on $n feed at t#e feed %ond$t$ons.
Step *: Entering t"e Mixer $pec$
After enter$n) t#e feed streams $nformat$on, dou,le %l$%k on m$'er and enter t#e $utput
Pressure as 2 atm as )$3en $n t#e pro,lem statement. !l$%k o% to %ont$nue.
Step +: Running t"e $imulation and retrie,ing t"e re$ult$
7o to Run menu and sele%t Run all to run t#$s s$mulat$on. Alternat$3ely, any steady state
s$mulat$on %an ,e run ,y s$mply %l$%k$n) R on t#e menu ,ar. T#e status of t#e pro)ram
%an ,e found from t#e ,ottom left #and %orner of t#e *orkspa%e. 4n%e t#e s$mulat$on $s
%omplete, t#e messa)e Run Finished appears on t#e ,ottom left #and %orner. T#e 9ual$ty
and %ompos$t$on of t#e f$nal produ%t stream %an ,e found ,y dou,le %l$%k$n) on t#e
produ%t stream.