“Capacity Uprating of EPCL’s VCM Production Plant via

Debottlenecking of Purification Trains”.

Department of Chemical, Polymer and Composite Materials

Engineering,
University of Engineering and Technology (KSK Campus).
 Hi-Boil Column

Stream ID EDC
Flowrate 74492.5
(kg/hr)
Mass Fraction
EDC 0.979
TCE 906 PPB
HCl trace
VCM trace
EC trace
Water 0.021
Stream ID HB-
FEED
Flowrate 84046.5
(kg/hr)
Stream ID HEAVIES
Mass Fraction
Flowrate 9554
EDC 0.924
(kg/hr)
TCE 0.057
Mass Fraction
HCl trace
EDC 0.497
VCM trace
TCE 0.503
EC trace
HCl
Water 0.019
VCM
EC
Water trace
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 Hi-Boil Column Rating Results
Data Available: Calculated:
Number of 30 Max. 2.56
Stages Flooding
Column 11 factor
Diameter (ft) Downcomer 1.2
Tray type Sieve Length (m)
Downcomer 0.159
Reboiler type Thermosiphon Velocity (m/s)
Height (ft) 60 Pressure Drop 27.4
(psig)
Tray Spacing 2
(ft)

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 Vacuum Column Rating Results
Data Available: Calculated:
Number of 20 Max. 0.4
Stages Flooding
Column 5 factor
Diameter (ft) Downcomer 0.129
Tray type Sieve Length (m)
Downcomer 0.0237
Reboiler type Thermosiphon Velocity (m/s)
Height (ft) 48 Pressure Drop 1.82
(psig)
Tray Spacing 2.4
(ft)

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