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College of Engineering
Chemical Engineering Department
Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines
CHAPTER 4
EQUIPMENT DESIGN
A. List of Equipment
1. Roller Mill
Assumptions:
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c. The particle size of the feed entering the roller mill is 12 mm with a product particle
size of 4 mm.
GENERAL DETAIL
Operation: Continuous
TECHNICAL DETAIL
No. of unit: 1
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OPERATING CONDITIONS
Temperature: 25°C
Pressure: 1 atm
a. Mass flow rates and characteristics of the reactant should be clearly defined.
Assumptions
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GENERAL DETAIL
Function: Prepares the raw corn for hydrolysis by releasing the cellulose and hemicellulose
from lignin
Operation: Continuous
TECHNICAL DETAIL
No. of unit: 1
Dimensions:
Diameter: 2.6103 m
Length: 7.8309 m
Volume: 48.2482 m3
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OPERATING CONDITIONS
Temperature: 210°C
Assumptions
c. The overall heat transfer coefficient of water-medium organics is 250 to 600 W/m2-K
d. The heat exchanger is shell-and-tube (one shell and two-tube pass) floating head type.
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GENERAL DETAIL
Operation: Continuous
TECHNICAL DETAIL
No. of unit: 1
Area: 22.9824 m2
OPERATING CONDITIONS
Temperature: 20 - 90°C
4. Hydrolyzer
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Assumptions:
GENERAL DETAIL
Type/Description: CSTR
Operation: Continuous
TECHNICAL DETAIL
No. of unit: 1
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OPERATING CONDITIONS
Temperature: 50°C
Pressure: 1atm
Materials of Construction:
5. Fermenter
Assumptions
GENERAL DETAIL
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Type/Description: CSTR
Function: Converts the fermentable sugars, glucose and xylose into ethanol
Operation: Continuous
TECHNICAL DETAIL
No. of unit: 1
Thickness: 0.0045 m
Height: 2.3858 m
Diameter: 1.5905 m
Volume: 5.8120 m3
OPERATING CONDITIONS
Temperature: 40°C
Pressure: 1atm
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Chemical Engineering Department
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6. Beer Column
c. The height/diameter ratio of a tower should be based upon established design guidelines.
Assumptions:
GENERAL DETAIL
Function: Separate the liquid content of the fermented broth from its solid parts
Operation: Continuous
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TECHNICAL DETAIL
No. of unit: 1
No. of Stages: 15
OPERATING CONDITIONS
Temperature: 30 - 117°C
Assumptions:
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c. The overall heat transfer coefficient for water-light organics is 375 - 750W/m2-K (Peters,
d. The heat exchanger is shell-and-tube (one-shell and two-tube pass) floating head type.
GENERAL DETAIL
Operation: Continuous
TECHNICAL DETAIL
No. of unit: 1
Area: 5.1095 m2
OPERATING CONDITIONS
Temperature: 20 - 117°C
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8. Absorber Column
Assumptions:
GENERAL DETAIL
Function: Absorbs carbon dioxide gas from ethanol-water mixture using water as absorbent
Operation: Continuous
TECHNICAL DETAIL
No. of unit: 1
No. of Stages: 20
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Column Height: 10 m
OPERATING CONDITIONS
Temperature: 33°C
9. Ethanol Column
c. The height/diameter ratio of a tower should be based upon established design guidelines.
Assumptions:
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GENERAL DETAIL
Operation: Continuous
TECHNICAL DETAIL
No. of unit: 1
No. of Stages: 30
OPERATING CONDITIONS
Temperature: 33 - 91°C
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a. Identification of the adsorbent to be used which depends upon the feed containing the
b. Properties of the adsorbent such as pore diameter, particle density, particle porosity,
surface area, and water capacity and regeneration temperature must be specified.
c. Finally, selection of an appropriate adsorption cycle is done based upon the process
condition of the feed. Adsorption cycles vary depending on the phase of the feed and the
regeneration used.
Assumptions:
a. Properties of the adsorbent, 3A molecular zeolite (Peters, Timmerhaus, & West, 2004):
b. Water adsorbed is 0.2 kg of water per kg of adsorbent. (Peters, Timmerhaus, & West,
2004) is used.
GENERAL DETAIL
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TECHNICAL DETAIL
No. of unit: 2
Properties of Adsorbent:
Amount: 23171.3735 kg
OPERATING CONDITIONS
Temperature: 33 - 116°C
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Assumptions:
a. The specific heats of adsorbed fluid and cooling fluid are 2.046 and 2.484 kJ/kg-°C,
respectively.
c. The overall heat transfer coefficient is the same for water-light organics is 375-750
d. The heat exchanger is shell-and-tube (one-shell and two-tube pass) floating head type.
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GENERAL DETAIL
Operation: Continuous
TECHNICAL DETAIL
No. of unit: 1
Area: 7.2788 m2
OPERATING CONDITIONS
Temperature: 35 - 116°C
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