Lab Report CPE613

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN KIMIA

PROCESS SIMULATION LABORATORY
(CPE613)
NAME
: FIERA NADILAH BINTI SUHAIMI (2013236696)

NUR SYAKIRAH BINTI ABD RAHIM (2013892774)
NURUL SHAZANA BT MOHD. ZAIN (2013228618)
SITI FATIMAH BINTI HANIF (2013646736)
EXPERIMENT
DATE PERFORMED
SEMESTER
PROGRAM
SUBMIT TO
: SPLIT RATIO AND DISTILLATION COLUMN

: 22 SEPTEMBER 2015
:5
: EH 2215A
: DR. RAHIDA WATI
No.
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2
3
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Title
Procedure
Process Flow Diagram (PFD)
Workbook
Questions & Discussions
TOTAL MARKS
Allocated Marks (%)
Marks
10
20
30
40
100
Remarks:
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Date:
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TABLE OF CONTENT
PAGE
1. PROCEDURE
2. PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM
3. WORKBOOK / STREAM SUMMARY
3-4
6-13
4. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
14
5. DISCUSSION
15
6. CONCLUSION
16
1. PROCEDURE
o First, a new iCON case was started by selecting New Project.
o Then, the Advanced Peng-Robinson property package
from
the
Thermodynamics Model drop-down list is selected.

o The Component window is chosen. All the chemicals used in this case were
keyed in, which are methanol, CH 3OH and water, H20. The settings were
applied.
o The simulation was started, where a material stream feed of methanol and
water was created by selecting Add Material Stream from the Simulation Tree
in the main flow sheet.
All the information given is keyed in the feed stream and reactors.
Equimolar mixture of 2700kmol/hr

Temperature
: 25 C
Pressure
:5.2 bar
Split ratio
: 0.5
Used total condenser for both DC
CONDITION
PRESSURE (BAR)
NUMBER OF TRAYS
FEED TRAY*
REFLUX RATIO
DISTILLATE TO FEED RATIO
*COUNT FROM THE TOP OF DC
DC 1
5.2
16
12
1.26
0.96
DC 2
1.01
13
9
0.834
0.96
o This stream was then connected to a Splitter to split the mixture

o The outlet streams of the splitter was selected and renamed as Stream 1
and Stream 2.
o The first outlet stream from the splitter, Stream 1, goes through a distillation
column renamed as DC-1.
o In the configurations of DC-1, total condenser and kettle reboiler were
selected. The total number of trays was set as 16, and the feed tray on tray
12.
o At Spec/Estimates, the reflux ratio for DC-1 was set as 1.26 and the draw to
feed ratio was set as 0.96. A pressure value of 520 kPa was keyed in the first
and last stage pressure.
o The outlet product from Stream 2 undergoes further reaction in the component
valve to reduce pressure. The equipment was renamed as Valve.
o An outlet stream was created from Valve and connected to a distillation

column named DC-2. This stream was labelled Stream 3. In the
configurations, total condenser and kettle reboiler was selected. The number
of stages inserted was 13 trays, with the 9th tray as the feed tray.
o In Spec/Estimates for DC-2, the reflux ratio was set as 0.834 and the draw to
feed ratio was set as 0.96, similar to DC-1. The pressure value was set as 101
o
kPa at the first and last stage pressure.

Two outlet streams were created for each distillation column. The top and
bottom product stream of DC-1 was labelled Vapor-1 and Liquid-1, and Vapor-
2 and Liquid-2 for DC-2, respectively.

o The stimulation is run by clicking the run button and the results are obtained.
o The results will then be discussed in the discussion section and used to
answer the questions given.
o Repeat the steps using UNIQUAC and WILSONS MODEL.
2. PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM
Figure 1: SPLIT RATIO AND DISTILLATION COLUMN STIMULATION DIAGRAM
3. WORKBOOK / STREAM SUMMARY

TABLE 1: ADVANCED PENG-ROBINSON SUMMARY TABLE
Name
FEED
LIQUID-1
LIQUID-2
STREAM_1
DC1.LiquidDraw_15_reboilerL
DC2.LiquidDraw_12_reboilerL
SPLITTER.Out1
Description
Upstream Op
Downstream Op
SPLITTER.In
DC-1.Feed_11_feed
VapFrac
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
T [C]
25.0
153.1
99.9
25.0
P [bar]
5.20
5.20
1.01
5.20
MoleFlow/Composition
Fraction
METHANOL
0.5000
WATER
0.5000
Total
Mass Flow [kg/h]
Volume Flow [m3/h]
1.00
kmol/h
1350.0
0
1350.0
0
2700.0
0
Fraction
kmol/h
Fraction
kmol/h
Fraction
0.00005
0.00
0.00001
0.00
0.5000
675.00
0.99995
54.00
0.99999
54.00
0.5000
1.00
54.00
1.00
54.00
1.00
675.00
1350.0
0
67577.14
972.86
972.83
33788.57
78.814
1.063
1.015
39.407
Std Liq Volume Flow [m3/h]

Std Gas Volume Flow
[MMSCFD]
78.706
5.4213E+
1
0.974
0.974
1.0843E+0
1.0843E+0
39.353
2.7106E+
1
Energy [W]
-2.287E+7
-3.684E+5
-4.315E+5
-1.144E+7
H [kJ/kmol]
-30494.8
-24559.9
-28770.0
-30494.8
82.041
98.409
87.885
82.041
25.03
18.02
18.02
25.03
S [kJ/kmol-K]
MW
Mass Density [kg/m3]
857.4204
915.2577
958.8349
857.4204
Cp [kJ/kmol-K]
85.760
81.193
77.495
85.760
Thermal Conductivity [W/m-K]
0.2886
0.6833
0.6777
0.2886
6.9256E-4
1.7854E-4
2.8200E-4
6.9256E-4
Viscosity [Pa-s]
Molar Volume [m3/kmol]
Z Factor
kmol/h
0.029
0.020
0.019
0.029
0.0072
0.0035
0.0007
0.0072
Surface Tension
Speed of Sound
Name
STREAM_2
STREAM_3
VAPOR-1
VAPOR-2
SPLITTER.Out0
VALVE.Out
DC1.LiquidDraw_0_condenserL
DC2.LiquidDraw_0_condenserL
Downstream Op
VALVE.In
DC-2.Feed_8_feed
VapFrac
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
T [C]
25.0
25.1
123.4
73.0
Description
Upstream Op
P [bar]
MoleFlow/Composition
5.20
Fraction
1.01
kmol/h
Fraction
5.20
kmol/h
Fraction
1.01
kmol/h
Fraction
kmol/h
METHANOL
0.5000
675.00
0.5000
675.00
0.52083
675.00
0.52083
675.00
WATER
0.5000
675.00
1350.0
0
0.5000
675.00
1350.0
0
0.47917
621.00
0.47917
621.00
1.00
1296.00
1.00
1296.00
Total
Mass Flow [kg/h]
1.00
1.00
33788.57
33788.57
32815.71
32815.74
39.407
39.416
42.830
40.193
39.353
2.7106E+
1
1.144E+7
38.379
38.379
2.6022E+1
2.6022E+1
Energy [W]
39.353
2.7106E+
1
1.144E+7
-7.708E+6
-9.413E+6
H [kJ/kmol]
-30494.8
-30494.8
-21410.5
-26146.4
82.041
82.089
108.113
95.395
25.03
25.03
25.32
25.32
857.4204
857.2303
766.1823
816.4473
85.760
85.788
98.478
90.111
0.2886
6.9256E4
0.2885
6.9104E4
0.2556
0.2735
2.0677E-4
3.4651E-4
0.029
0.029
0.033
0.031
0.0072
0.0014
0.0062
0.0013
Volume Flow [m3/h]

Std Gas Volume Flow
[MMSCFD]
S [kJ/kmol-K]
MW
Cp [kJ/kmol-K]
Viscosity [Pa-s]
Z Factor
Surface Tension
Speed of Sound
TABLE 2: WILSONS SUMMARY TABLE

Name
FEED
LIQUID-1
LIQUID-2
DC-1.LiquidDraw_15_reboilerL
Description
Upstream Op
Downstream Op
SPLITTER.In
VapFrac
0.00
0.00
0.00
T [C]
25.0
153.4
99.9
P [bar]
5.20
5.20
1.01
Mole Flow [kmol/h]
2700.00
54.00
54.00
67577.14
972.86
972.83
Volume Flow [m3/h]
79.332
1.065
1.015
78.706
0.974
0.974
Std Gas Volume Flow [MMSCFD]
5.4213E+1
1.0843E+0
1.0843E+0
Energy [W]
-2.342E+7
-3.553E+5
-4.248E+5
H [kJ/kmol]
-31231.8
-23685.0
-28317.2
59.060
113.787
88.988
Mass Flow [kg/h]
S [kJ/kmol-K]
MW
25.03
18.02
18.02
851.8301
913.7480
958.3835
Cp [kJ/kmol-K]
94.683
92.988
80.948
0.2886
0.6833
0.6777
6.9256E-4
1.7816E-4
2.8199E-4
0.029
0.020
0.019
0.0062
0.0029
0.0006
Viscosity [Pa-s]
Z Factor
Surface Tension
Speed of Sound
Name
STREAM_1
STREAM_2
STREAM_3
Upstream Op
SPLITTER.Out1
SPLITTER.Out0
VALVE.Out
Downstream Op
DC-1.Feed_11_feed
Description
VALVE.In
DC-2.Feed_8_feed
VapFrac
0.00
0.00
0.00
T [C]
25.0
25.0
25.0
P [bar]
5.20
5.20
1.01
Mole Flow [kmol/h]
1350.00
1350.00
1350.00
33788.57
33788.57
33788.57
Volume Flow [m3/h]
39.666
39.666
39.670
39.353
39.353
39.353
2.7106E+1
2.7106E+1
2.7106E+1
Energy [W]
-1.171E+7
-1.171E+7
-1.171E+7
H [kJ/kmol]
-31231.8
-31231.8
-31231.8
59.060
59.060
59.157
Mass Flow [kg/h]
S [kJ/kmol-K]
MW
25.03
25.03
25.03
851.8301
851.8301
851.7511
Cp [kJ/kmol-K]
94.683
94.683
94.683
0.2886
0.2886
0.2885
6.9256E-4
6.9256E-4
6.9259E-4
0.029
0.029
0.029
0.0062
0.0062
0.0012
Viscosity [Pa-s]
Z Factor
Surface Tension
Speed of Sound
Name
VAPOR-1
VAPOR-2
DC-1.LiquidDraw_0_condenserL
Description
Upstream Op
Downstream Op
VapFrac
T [C]
P [bar]
Mole Flow [kmol/h]
0.00
0.00
122.7
72.7
5.20
1.01
1296.00
1296.00
32815.71
32815.74
Volume Flow [m3/h]
43.509
40.647
38.379
38.379
2.6022E+1
2.6022E+1
Energy [W]
-7.407E+6
-9.471E+6
H [kJ/kmol]
-20576.3
-26309.6
S [kJ/kmol-K]
122.210
93.218
Mass Flow [kg/h]
MW
Cp [kJ/kmol-K]
Viscosity [Pa-s]
Z Factor
25.32
25.32
754.2251
807.3318
123.556
106.693
0.2559
0.2736
2.0802E-4
3.4785E-4
0.034
0.031
0.0053
0.0011
Surface Tension
Speed of Sound
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TABLE 3: UNIQUAC SUMMARY TABLE

Name
FEED
LIQUID-1
LIQUID-2
Description
Upstream Op
Downstream Op
SPLITTER.In
VapFrac
0.00
0.00
0.00
T [C]
25.0
153.4
99.9
P [bar]
5.20
5.20
1.01
Mole Flow [kmol/h]
2700.00
54.00
54.00
67577.14
972.85
972.84
Volume Flow [m3/h]
79.332
1.065
1.015
78.706
0.974
0.974
5.4213E+1
1.0843E+0
1.0843E+0
Energy [W]
-2.342E+7
-3.553E+5
-4.248E+5
H [kJ/kmol]
-31231.8
-23685.0
-28317.3
59.060
113.786
88.988
Mass Flow [kg/h]
S [kJ/kmol-K]
MW
25.03
18.02
18.02
851.8301
913.7568
958.3811
Cp [kJ/kmol-K]
94.683
92.987
80.949
0.2886
0.6833
0.6777
6.9256E-4
1.7816E-4
2.8199E-4
0.029
0.020
0.019
0.0062
0.0029
0.0006
Viscosity [Pa-s]
Z Factor
Surface Tension
Speed of Sound
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Name
STREAM_1
STREAM_2
STREAM_3
Upstream Op
SPLITTER.Out1
SPLITTER.Out0
VALVE.Out
Downstream Op
DC-1.Feed_11_feed
Description
VALVE.In
DC-2.Feed_8_feed
VapFrac
0.00
0.00
0.00
T [C]
25.0
25.0
25.0
P [bar]
5.20
5.20
1.01
Mole Flow [kmol/h]
1350.00
1350.00
1350.00
33788.57
33788.57
33788.57
Volume Flow [m3/h]
39.666
39.666
39.670
39.353
39.353
39.353
2.7106E+1
2.7106E+1
2.7106E+1
Energy [W]
-1.171E+7
-1.171E+7
-1.171E+7
H [kJ/kmol]
-31231.8
-31231.8
-31231.8
59.060
59.060
59.157
Mass Flow [kg/h]
S [kJ/kmol-K]
MW
25.03
25.03
25.03
851.8301
851.8301
851.7511
Cp [kJ/kmol-K]
94.683
94.683
94.683
0.2886
0.2886
0.2885
6.9256E-4
6.9256E-4
6.9259E-4
0.029
0.029
0.029
0.0062
0.0062
0.0012
Viscosity [Pa-s]
Z Factor
Surface Tension
Speed of Sound
12
Name
VAPOR-1
VAPOR-2
Description
Upstream Op
Downstream Op
VapFrac
T [C]
P [bar]
Mole Flow [kmol/h]
0.00
0.00
121.9
72.8
5.20
1.01
1296.00
1296.00
32815.72
32815.73
Volume Flow [m3/h]
43.452
40.656
38.379
38.379
2.6022E+1
2.6022E+1
Energy [W]
-7.445E+6
-9.466E+6
H [kJ/kmol]
-20679.6
-26293.4
S [kJ/kmol-K]
121.760
93.314
Mass Flow [kg/h]
MW
Cp [kJ/kmol-K]
Viscosity [Pa-s]
Z Factor
25.32
25.32
755.2114
807.1654
123.204
106.734
0.2562
0.2736
2.0965E-4
3.4724E-4
0.034
0.031
0.0053
0.0011
Surface Tension
Speed of Sound
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4. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. What is molar flowrate before entering DC1 and DC2?
The molar flowrate before entering DC1 and DC2 is 1350 kgmol/hr.
2. How to reduced pressure in DC2?
Used valve to reduced pressure in DC2 before connecting to distillation
column 2(DC2).
3. What is the temperature at the bottom of DC1 and DC2?
At bottom of DC1 the temperature is 153.1 0C and at bottom DC2 temperature
is 99.90C.
4. Did the process achieve a methanol free from water? What is the purity of the
methanol? How to increase the purity?
The process did not achieve a methanol free from water. This is because the
composition of methanol at stream 5 is 0.52083 which is the methanol still
containing composition of water of 0.47917 in the outlet stream. It is same at
distillation column 2 which composition of methanol at stream 7 is same with
stream 5. So that methanol not free from water. The methanol can be purifying
by adding more distillation column.
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5. DISCUSSION
This experiment shows the simulation of purification of methanol with water by
using ICON software system. The Thermodynamic model that has been used is
Advanced Peng-Robinson. Different types of model give different result thus help for
understanding better the effect of models on the calculation and the output result.
This simulation also had been done to understand the usage of valve and distillation
specification for purification process which in this experiment is purification of
methanol from water.
The process was began by passing through the binary mixture of methanol and
water as feed at 25 0C and 5.2 bar. The feed is being passed through a splitter with
the flow rate of 2700 kmol/hr and contains approximately equal molar of methanol
and water. Then, the feed is being split to be fed to 2 distillation column for
purification process. For the feed at DC1, the pressure and temperature is the same
as feed which are 25 0C and 5.2 bar respectively.
For feed at DC2, the temperature is 25.1 0C and the pressure is being reduced to
1.01 bar by using valve. The usage of valve help to reduce the pressure of the
system thus increase the value of temperature. The process of purification of
methanol is occur at the distillation column to get methanol that is nearly free of
water.
By using Advanced Peng-Robinson, the molar flowrate before entering DC1 and
DC2 is the same which is 1350 kmol/hr. The pressure of the stream before entering
DC1 is 5.2 bar which is the same as the feed while the pressure thet enter DC2 is
being reduced to 1.01 bar. The pressure is being reduced by using valve placed at
the stream 2.
The temperature at bottom of DC1 and DC2 is 153.1 0C and 99.9 0C respectively.
The composition of methanol and water from DC1 and DC2is the same which is
0.52083 and 0.47917 rspectively at the outlet streams. The process does not achieve
a product of methanol that is free of water. More distillation column is adding to the
process will help to purify the methanol better thus produce the methanol free of
water.
15
6. CONCLUSION
Distillation operation is a method of separation of substances based on their
differences in volatilities. In simple distillation, all the hot vapors produced are
immediately channeled into a condenser which then cools and condenses the
vapors. Its composition will be identical to the composition of the vapors at a given
temperature and pressure and can be computed from Raoults Law.
To conclude this stimulation of split ratio and distillation column of methanol and
water it is shown that the mole fraction in Advanced Peng-Robinson are 0.52083 for
both DC and mole flowrates are 1296kmol/hr for both DC in WILSONs and
UNIQUACs models.
Furthermore, it can be conclude that the process did not achieve a methanol
that is free of water. Suggestion given are to make sure there are loop stream that
can go back to the reactor before it is split using splitter. Furthermore, addition of
distillation column would be efficient to increase the purification of methanol.
Moreover, the final temperature of bottom known as liquid stream in DC2 are
99.9C which are the same for all the model that are used in this stimulation and a
slight difference of 0.3C in the DC1 for Advanced Peng-Robinson compared to
WILSON and UNIQUAC.
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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN KIMIA

: FIERA NADILAH BINTI SUHAIMI (2013236696)

: SPLIT RATIO AND DISTILLATION COLUMN

Allocated Marks (%)

2. PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM

3. WORKBOOK / STREAM SUMMARY

4. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Thermodynamics Model drop-down list is selected.

Equimolar mixture of 2700kmol/hr

o This stream was then connected to a Splitter to split the mixture

o An outlet stream was created from Valve and connected to a distillation

kPa at the first and last stage pressure.

2 and Liquid-2 for DC-2, respectively.

2. PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM

Figure 1: SPLIT RATIO AND DISTILLATION COLUMN STIMULATION DIAGRAM

3. WORKBOOK / STREAM SUMMARY

Std Liq Volume Flow [m3/h]

Thermal Conductivity [W/m-K]

Volume Flow [m3/h]

TABLE 2: WILSONS SUMMARY TABLE

Mole Flow [kmol/h]

Volume Flow [m3/h]

Std Liq Volume Flow [m3/h]

Std Gas Volume Flow [MMSCFD]

Mass Flow [kg/h]

Thermal Conductivity [W/m-K]

Mass Density [kg/m3]

Mole Flow [kmol/h]

Volume Flow [m3/h]

Std Liq Volume Flow [m3/h]

Std Gas Volume Flow [MMSCFD]

Mass Flow [kg/h]

Thermal Conductivity [W/m-K]

Mass Density [kg/m3]

Volume Flow [m3/h]

Std Liq Volume Flow [m3/h]

Std Gas Volume Flow [MMSCFD]

Mass Flow [kg/h]

TABLE 3: UNIQUAC SUMMARY TABLE

Mole Flow [kmol/h]

Volume Flow [m3/h]

Std Liq Volume Flow [m3/h]

Std Gas Volume Flow [MMSCFD]

Mass Flow [kg/h]

Thermal Conductivity [W/m-K]

Mass Density [kg/m3]

Mole Flow [kmol/h]

Volume Flow [m3/h]

Std Liq Volume Flow [m3/h]

Std Gas Volume Flow [MMSCFD]

Mass Flow [kg/h]

Thermal Conductivity [W/m-K]

Mass Density [kg/m3]

Volume Flow [m3/h]

Std Liq Volume Flow [m3/h]

Std Gas Volume Flow [MMSCFD]

Mass Flow [kg/h]

4. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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