Summary of Thermal Design Rating of Amine Reboiler

Method Statement:

In order to perform thermal design rating of Amine Reboiler, following activities have been performed:

1. Calculating demandCalculation of fuel gas demand of fuel based upon the provided reboiler
duty assuming 12% excess air.
2. LHV has been used for calculating flow rate of fuel gas. 12% Excess air was considered.
3. Based upon HYSYS simulation of combustion of fuel gas, the outlet temperature of flue
combustion gas was is estimated as 1783°C.
4. Assuming 14.75 MMBtu/hr as reboiler duty, the outlet flue gas temperature (stack) was is
calculated as 217°C by using HYSYS simulation.
5. HTRI software has been used for combustion calculation and For confirmation, another run for
combustion was performed using Fired Heater Combustion Case utility in HTRI. The flue gas
temperature from both results of both HYSYS and HTRI simulations was are satisfactorily
relatable.
6. The total heat transfer area calculated by HTRI software simulation (considering BKU TEMA type
reboiler) corresponds well with the provided geometry.
7. The calculated value of heat flux is 20.7 KW/m2 which is well below allowable 31.5 Kw/m2
(10000 BTU/hr.ft2).
8. Given the geometry of amine reboiler was available, the total heat transfer area has been
calculated.
9. 6.2 The required heat transfer coefficient for this scenario was calculated as 37.744 W/m 2.°C.
The actual heat transfer coefficient to cover the required reboiler duty must be equal to or
greater than this value.
10. Another simulation model of amine reboiler has been performed on HTRI considering it as a BKU
type reboiler.
11. The temperature of amine solution in the reboiler has been considered as 122°C.
12. The actual heat transfer coefficient using the HTRI model has been calculated as 46.6 W/m 2.°C
(Fouled scenario)
13. Fouling resistance is considered as 0.000352 m 2.K/W.
14. Using the actual heat transfer coefficient, it was calculated that the exchanger geometry is
capable of delivering required design duty of this reboiler.

Assumptions for HTRI simulation

The properties of amine solution are calculated by HYSYS software at the provided temperature,
which are used in HTRI model.

Method Statement:
 As there is no option for defining exact same tubes configuration of given amine reboiler, the
total surface area is considered for rating of Amine Reboiler at HTRI.