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Bhavesh Moorjani
Ph.D. Scholar | Department of Chemical Engineering | IIT Bombay
B.E. - Chemical Engineering | The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
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[email protected]I am Bhavesh Moorjani, a Prime Minister's Research Fellow (PMRF), working in the research area of
molecular simulations under the guidance of Prof. Jhumpa Adhikari at the Indian Institute of Technology
Bombay.
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Unit operations
Models: - Mixers/splitters
- Separators
-Exchangers
- Columns
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Mixers/splitters
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Use SRK and SteamNBS method 5
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Separators
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Use NRTL method 7
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Heat Exchangers
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Problem: A stream of water at a flow rate of 50 kmol/hr and 90 °C and a stream of butanol at a flow rate of
20 kmol/hr and 25 °C are fed to a heat exchanger operating at atmospheric pressure. The NRTL property
method is used for this simulation. A HeatX model is used. The hot stream should pass through the shell side
of the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger duty and the LMTD correction factor are 40 KW and 0.8
respectively (with a minimum temperature approach of 1 °C). The flow direction is counter-current, with a
shell side pressure drop of 0.2 atm. The power law model is applied to the hot side flow rate, utilizing a
reference flow of 1 kmol/hr and an exponent of 1.5 and U-reference is 0.0203019012 cal/sec-sqcm-K.
Perform a shortcut design calculation and answer the following 5 questions with accuracy up to three digits
after the decimal points.
1) The required heat exchanger area is _____ m2.
2) The UA of the heat exchanger is _____ J/sec-K.
3) The enthalpy of the hot outlet stream is _____ kJ/mol.
Reduce the heat duty to 20 kW.
4) The hot fluid exit temperature is _____ °C.
5) The reduction of required heat exchanger area is _____ m2. 18
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Answers:
1) 0.005 to 0.006
2) 1600,1700
3) -284 to -282
4) 70 to 72
5) 0.0035 to 0.0045
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Columns
Models: - DSTWU
- Distl
- RadFrac
- Extract
Extraction problem: A mixture of water and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) is to be separated using n-octanol.
The feed mixture enters at 1 bar pressure and 25 °C with the composition of 78.1 wt % of water and the rest
MIK at 96 kg/hr. The pure solvent enters at the same condition as feed with 100 kg/hr. The counter-current
Extraction unit contains 10 theoretical stages. Calculate the amount of MEK extracted. Use the UNIFAC model.
Plot ternary diagram.
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Quiz
1) In Aspen Plus, which unit operation commonly separates components based on their boiling points?
(a) Mixer
(b) Heater
(c) Distillation column
(d) Pump (c) Distillation column
2) What is the purpose of the "Reboiler" in a distillation column?
(a) To cool the vapor
(b) To heat the liquid feed
(c) To separate the components
(d) To compress the vapor (b) To heat the liquid feed
3) What is the function of the "Condenser" in a distillation column?
(a) To heat the vapor
(b) To cool and condense the vapor
(c) To mix the components (b) To cool and condense the vapor
(d) To pressurize the liquid 22
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4) Which of the following can be used to calculate the overall heat transfer coefficient of a process?
(a) MHeatX
(b) HeatX
(c) Heater
(d) HXFlux (d) HXFlux
5) What is the purpose of the "Absorber" in an absorption process?
(a) To heat the liquid
(b) To cool the vapor (c) To remove gases from the vapor
(c) To remove gases from the vapor
(d) To separate components based on boiling points
6) Which Aspen Plus tool is utilized for designing and simulating absorption columns?
(a) RADFRAC
(b) DISTIL
(c) ABSORB
(d) EXCHANGER (a) RADFRAC
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7) You compare two simulations for the same separation with different tray efficiencies. How would the
results differ?
(a) Higher efficiency leads to lower number of stages required.
(b) Higher efficiency leads to higher product purities.
(c) Higher efficiency leads to lower energy consumption.
(d) All of the above All of the above
9) How does increasing reflux ratio affect the purity of the distillate?
(a) No change
(b) Decreases
(c) Increases
(d) Depends on the feed composition (c) Increases
10) How can you diagnose and troubleshoot flooding in a packed column simulation?
(a) Check the liquid holdup in each stage
(b) Increase the pressure drop across the column
(c) Reduce the packing density (c) Reduce the packing density
(d) Use a different packing type (d) Use a different packing type 24
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11) For better control over split fractions one should use SSPLIT over FSPLIT.
(a) True
(b) False (a) False
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Thank you!
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