Our case study:DME is used primarily as an aerosol propellant.

It is miscible with most organic solvents, has

a high solubility in water, and is completely miscible in water and 6% ethanol [1]. Recently, the use of DME
as a fuel additive for diesel engines has been investigated due to its high volatility (desirable for cold starting)
and high cetane number. The production of DME is via the catalytic dehydration of methanol over an acid
zeolite catalyst. The main reaction is :

  2 𝐶𝐻 3 𝑂𝐻 → ¿
DME
PRODUCT

FEED/REACTANT:METHAN
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PROPERTIES
Consists of componet list,fluid
ENVIRONMENT
packages and reactions

SIMULATION Consists of streams,energy,unit

ENVIRONMENT operations
1.click component list to add all the components that is in the
reaction chemical formula

2.Add HYSYS
 Step 1

Pure component-chemical compound,element

Hypothethical –components that is not known 2
p
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selection is complete Search compoent by i)full name
ii)chemical formula
What is a fluid package ?

It’s a equation list , to calculate the

paramater such as pressure,temperature
and etc in our modelling

Ex : ideal gas eqn , equation of

state

Different process and chemical

compound uses different equation
to calculate the parameters.

How to choose which is the

appropriate ?
Issues in Selection of the Appropriate Thermodynamics Package
Use the method assistant option
1.Click here to input the
reaction formula

2. Add reaction set

3. Add new reaction
3. Add new reaction
  2 𝐶𝐻 3 𝑂𝐻 → ¿
Taken from question which is 80% convers
methanol