This document summarizes the process and design parameters for recovering methanol and thionyl chloride from a reactor. It involves using hot water at 80°C in the reactor and a primary graphite condenser operating at 5°C to condense vapors. The maximum boil up rate is calculated to be 249kg/hr. It is recommended to use a plate heat exchanger instead of a shell and tube heat exchanger to reduce costs, with pumping flow rate of 36 m3/hr required due to methanol's properties.
This document summarizes the process and design parameters for recovering methanol and thionyl chloride from a reactor. It involves using hot water at 80°C in the reactor and a primary graphite condenser operating at 5°C to condense vapors. The maximum boil up rate is calculated to be 249kg/hr. It is recommended to use a plate heat exchanger instead of a shell and tube heat exchanger to reduce costs, with pumping flow rate of 36 m3/hr required due to methanol's properties.
This document summarizes the process and design parameters for recovering methanol and thionyl chloride from a reactor. It involves using hot water at 80°C in the reactor and a primary graphite condenser operating at 5°C to condense vapors. The maximum boil up rate is calculated to be 249kg/hr. It is recommended to use a plate heat exchanger instead of a shell and tube heat exchanger to reduce costs, with pumping flow rate of 36 m3/hr required due to methanol's properties.
This document summarizes the process and design parameters for recovering methanol and thionyl chloride from a reactor. It involves using hot water at 80°C in the reactor and a primary graphite condenser operating at 5°C to condense vapors. The maximum boil up rate is calculated to be 249kg/hr. It is recommended to use a plate heat exchanger instead of a shell and tube heat exchanger to reduce costs, with pumping flow rate of 36 m3/hr required due to methanol's properties.
1 Recovery of ( Methanol + Thinoyl chloride ) is to be done in 08 KL GLR
2 Hot water of 80 degree celsius will be used in reactor jkt . 3 For vapor condensation , utility of +05 celsius will be in primary graphite condensor 4 Rxn mass is only 3441 Kg , Therefor for peak load calculation , volume occupancy factor is 0.5 5 During recovery mean reactor temperature is 40 celsius Assumptions 1 Latent heat of pure methanol is used in rxn Point to be checked 1 90 % recovery of rxn mass is to be done which may result in minimum temperature sensing & minimum stirring problem Conclusion 1 Maximum boil up rate will be 249 Kg/hr 2 For thermic fluid , 01 KL reactor is not suitable Recommendation 1 For thermic fluid , shell & tube heat exchanger of Heat transfer area 20 m2 should be used 2 For reduction in CAPEX , Plate heat exchanger can be used inplace of shell & tube heat exchanger.(Sizing should be done by vendor) 3 Pumping flow rate required 36 m3/hr Justification 1 Pumping flow rate is high because of low specific heat capacity & density of methanol as compared to water
Recovery reactor 08 KL GLR
Sr no Description Units Remarks Note 1 Name of solvent Methanol 2 Latent heat of solvent 1175 KJ/kg 3 Maximum heat input 81 KW =(Overall HTC * HTA*Average approach*Volume factor) At 0.5 volume occupancy factor 4 Maximum boilup rate 249 Kg/hr =(Maximum heat input*3600/Latent heat of solvent) At 0.5 volume occupancy factor
Utility design for reactor condensor utility
Sr no Description Units Remarks Note 1 Inlet temperature 11 celsius T1 2 Outlet temperature 5 celsius T2 3 Inlet temperature of brine -15 celsius T3 4 Outlet temperture of brine -10 celsius T4 5 DELTA T1 21 celsius (T4-T1) 6 DELTA T2 20 celsius (T3-T2) 7 (DELTA T1)/DELTA T2) 1.05 celsius =(T4-T1)/(T3-T2) 8 LMTD 20.5 celsius =(DELTA T1-DELTAT2)/((LNDELTAT1/DELTAT2)) 9 Overall HTC 250.0 W/M2k For Shell & tube heat exchanger 10 Heat load 97.6 KW =Maximum heat input *1.2 20 % safety factor is consider 11 Heat transfer area required 19.0 m2 =Heat load /(Overall HTC * LMTD) Utility flow rate calculation 1 Specific heat capacity of methanol 2.5 KJ/KgK Cp 2 Temperature change across condensor 5 celsius ∆T 3 Density of methanol 792 Kg/m3 Density 4 Flow rate required 35.5 m3/hr =Heat load*3600/(Cp*Density*∆T)
Reactor condensor sizing for phase change only
Sr no Description Units Remarks 1 Vapour Inlet temperature 40 celsius T5 2 Vapour Outlet temperature 40 celsius T6 3 Inlet temperature of utility 5 celsius T7 4 Outlet temperture of utility 11 celsius T8 5 DELTA T3 29 celsius (T8-T5) 6 DELTA T4 35 celsius (T7-T6) 7 (DELTA T3)/DELTA T4) 0.83 celsius =(T8-T5)/(T7-T6) 8 LMTD 31.91 celsius =(DELTA T3-DELTAT4)/((LN(DELTAT3/DELTAT4)) 9 Overall HTC 250 W/M2k For Graphite condensor 10 Heat load (At volume occupancy factor 0.5) 81 KW 11 Heat transfer area required(At volume occupancu factor 0.5) 10.20 m2 =Heat load /(Overall HTC * LMTD) 12 Heat transfer area required(At volume occupancu factor 1) 20.39 m2 =Heat load /(Overall HTC * LMTD)