CHEMCAD PRESENTATION

Anderson Bayless Carr Cobb

What is ChemCAD?

Chemical process simulation program Applications

Distillations & Extractions Reaction Simulations Electrolytic Processes Thermo-physical Property Calculations Vapor/Liquid Equilibrium Calculations

Benefits and Limitations

Equipment Sizing Heat Exchanged Networks Environmental Calculations Safety Analyses Cost Estimation Flare Header Systems Utility Networks

Accessing ChemCAD

Where to find ChemCAD for FREE

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computers in Rodgers library CD from ChE Office in Houser Hall

How to log into ChemCAD at Rodgers

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in using MyBAMA username and password Click on the ChemCAD icon

Finding Solubility Data

Step 1: Thermophysical; Component Database; View/Edit Database Component

Finding Solubility Data

Step 2: Search for a component (sodium chloride/adipic acid)

Finding Solubility Data

Step 3: Click on the Basic Data button

Finding Solubility Data

Step 4: Read solubility data from chart

Finding Specific Gravity Data

Step 1: Thermophysical; Component Database; View/Edit Database Component

Finding Specific Gravity Data

Step 2: Search for a component (bezene, coal, and sulfur dioxide)

Finding Specific Gravity Data

Step 3: Click on the Density Data button

Finding Specific Gravity Data

Step 4: Read density data from chart, multiply my molecular weight from basic data tab, and divide by density of water at same temperature

Ethanol/Water Distillation

Step 1: Select Engineering Units under Format Step 2: Select Common SI and change pressure to atm and hit OK

Ethanol/Water Distillation

Step 3: Select Select Components under Thermophysical

Ethanol/Water Distillation

Step 4: Select Water and Ethanol and move them to the right column. Then, hit OK. Two more windows pop up. Hit OK for both.

Ethanol/Water Distillation

Step 5: Select the feed stream (Red) and place it in the work window. Do the same for the two product streams (Green) and the column (Black).

Ethanol/Water Distillation

Step 6: Select the stream line and connect the feed and product arrows to the distillation column.

Ethanol/Water Distillation

Step 7: Double click the feed stream arrow and adjust parameters.

Ethanol/Water Distillation

Step 8: Double click on the column and change the parameters under General and Specifications. Hit OK.

Ethanol/Water Distillation

Step 9: Click the green triangle to run the distillation simulation.

Vapor/Liquid Equilibrium Data

Step 1: Reference slides on ethanol/water distillation to design column Step 2: Select TPXY under Plot and choose appropriate parameters

Vapor/Liquid Equilibrium Data

Sample XY Diagram for ethanol and water

Vapor/Liquid Equilibrium Data

Sample TXY Data for ethanol and water

Sample Problem

Design a 10-tray distillation column where a mixture of ethanol and water is feed stream. Ethanol is 15 weight% of feed stream. Use 1 atm for pressure. There is a partial reboiler and total condenser (reflux ratio is 1.2). The bottoms composition of ethanol is 0.05. The feed tray is tray 4. Find the distillate weight percent of ethanol.

Homework Problem Due Tuesday, Oct 1st

Please submit one hard copy per team on Tuesday, Oct. 1st in class. Design an ethanol/water distillation column with your own parameters (inlet stream composition, inlet stream mass flow rate, temperature, pressure, number of trays, feed tray, bottom stream composition). Modify the reflux ratio, with all other parameters being constant, and write a brief paragraph on how the distillate composition of ethanol changes when you modify the reflux. Include the parameters you used, the reflux ratio values you tested, and the corresponding distillate concentrations in your analysis. Explain your findings based on your knowledge of distillation columns.