EQ-COMP : THE VLE SIMULATOR

MULTI-COMPONENT DISTILLATION COLUMN CALCULATION

FEED TEMPERATURE = 365 Kelvins

COLUMN PRESSURE = 1 Bars abs

FEED FLOW RATE = 100 Moles/sec

REFLUX RATIO = 1.3 * Rm

FEED COMPOSITION

S.NO. TYPE COMPONENTS MOLE %

1 Methane (CH4) 0.0000

2 Ethane (C2H6) 0.0000

3 Propane (C3H8) 0.0000

4 Iso butane (C4H10) 0.0000

5 n butane (C4H10) 0.0000

6 n pentane (C5H12) 0.2500

7 2-methyl butane (C5H12) 0.0000

8 2,2-dimethyl propane (C5H12) 0.0000

9 n hexane (C6H14) 0.2500

10 2-methyl-pentane (C6H14) 0.0000

11 3-methyl-pentane (C6H14) 0.0000

12 2-2dimethyl butane (C6H14) 0.0000

13 2-3dimethyl butane (C6H14) 0.0000

14 n heptane (C7H16) 0.2500

15 3 Ethyl Pentane (C7H16) 0.0000

16 2,2,3 Tri Methyl Butane (C7H16) 0.0000

17 2 Methyl Hexane (C7H16) 0.0000

18 3 Methyl Hexane (C7H16) 0.0000

19 n octane (C8H18) 0.2500

20 2 Methyl Heptane (C8H18) 0.0000

21 3 Methyl Heptane (C8H18) 0.0000

22 4 methyl Heptane (C8H18) 0.0000

23 2,2 Dimethyl Hexane (C8H18) 0.0000

24 2,3 Dimethyl Hexane (C8H18) 0.0000

25 3,3 Dimethyl Hexane (C8H18) 0.0000

26 3,4 Dimethyl Hexane (C8H18) 0.0000

27 n nonane (C9H20) 0.0000

28 2 Methyl Octane (C9H20) 0.0000

29 2,2 Dimethyl Heptane (C9H20) 0.0000

30 3,3 Diethyl Pentane (C9H20) 0.0000

31 2,2,3 Tri Ethyl Hexane (C9H20) 0.0000

32 n decane (C10H22) 0.0000

33 3,3,5 Trimethyl Heptane (C10H22) 0.0000

34 n undecane (C11H24) 0.0000

35 n dodecane (C12H26) 0.0000

PARAFFINS

36 n tridecane (C13H28) 0.0000

37 n tetradecane (C14H30) 0.0000

38 n pentadecane (C15H32) 0.0000

39 Cyclopropane (C3H6) 0.0000

40 cyclobutane (C4H8) 0.0000

41 Cyclo pentane (C5H10) 0.0000

42 Cyclo hexane (C6H12) 0.0000

43 methyl cyclopentane (C6H12) 0.0000

44 Cyclo-Heptane (C7H14) 0.0000

45 1,1 Di-methyl Cyclo Pentane (C7H14) 0.0000

46 1,2 Di-methyl Cyclo Pentane (C7H14) 0.0000

47 Ethyl Cyclo Pentane (C7H14) 0.0000

CYCLO-PARAFFINS

48 Methyl Cyclo Hexane (C7H14) 0.0000

49 Ethyl Cyclo Hexane (C8H16) 0.0000

50 nPropyl Cyclo Pentane (C8H16) 0.0000

51 iso Propyl Cyclo Pentane (C8H16) 0.0000

52 Cyclo octane (C8H16) 0.0000

53 Ethylene (C2H4) 0.0000

54 Propylene (C3H6) 0.0000

55 isobutylene (C4H8) 0.0000

56 1-Butene (C4H8) 0.0000

57 2-Butene cis (C4H8) 0.0000

58 2-Butene, trans (C4H8) 0.0000

59 1-pentene (C5H10) 0.0000

60 2-methyl-1-butene (C5H10) 0.0000

61 2-methyl-2-butene (C5H10) 0.0000

62 3-menthyl-1-butene (C5H10) 0.0000

63 1-hexene (C6H12) 0.0000

64 2-hexene (C6H12) 0.0000

65 3-hexene (C6H12) 0.0000

66 2-methyl-2-pentene (C6H12) 0.0000

67 3-methyl-2-pentene (C6H12) 0.0000

68 4-methyl-2-pentene (C6H12) 0.0000

69 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene (C6H12) 0.0000

70 2,3-dimethyl-1-butene (C6H12) 0.0000

71 3,3-dimethyl-1-butene (C6H12) 0.0000

72 1 Heptene (C7H14) 0.0000

73 2,3,3 -TriMethyl-1-Butene (C7H14) 0.0000

74 1 Octene (C8H16) 0.0000

ALKENES

75 1 Nonene (C8H16) 0.0000

76 1 Decene (C8H16) 0.0000

77 Propadiene (C3H4) 0.0000

78 1,2-butadiene (C4H6) 0.0000

79 1,3-butadiene (C4H6) 0.0000

DI OLEFINS

80 1,2-pentadiene (C5H8) 0.0000

81 1,3-pentadiene, trans (C5H8) 0.0000

82 1,4-pentadiene (C5H8) 0.0000

83 Acetylene (C2H2) 0.0000

84 methyl Acetylene (C3H4) 0.0000

ACETYLENES

85 vinyl Acetylene (C4H4) 0.0000

86 1-Butyne (C4H6) 0.0000

87 1-pentyne (C5H8) 0.0000

88 Benzene (C6H6) 0.0000

89 Toluene (C7H8) 0.0000

90 Styrene (C8H8) 0.0000

91 O xylene (C8H10) 0.0000

ATICS
92 M Xylene (C8H10) 0.0000

93 P Xylene (C8H10) 0.0000

94 N Propyl Benzene (C9H12) 0.0000

AROMATICS
95 iso Propyl Benzene (C9H12) 0.0000

96 n Butyl Benzene (C10H14) 0.0000

97 iso Butyl Benzene (C10H14) 0.0000

98 Nitrogen (N2) 0.0000

GASES

99 Carbondioxide (CO2) 0.0000

100 Hydrogensulfide (H2S) 0.0000

101 2,2 Dimethyl pentane (C7H16) 0.0000

102 2,3 Dimethyl pentane (C7H16) 0.0000

103 2,4 Dimethyl pentane (C7H16) 0.0000

104 3,3 Dimethyl pentane (C7H16) 0.0000

105 2,4 Dimethyl Hexane (C8H18) 0.0000

OPTIONAL COMPOUNDS

106 2,5 Dimethyl Hexane (C8H18) 0.0000

107 1,1 Dimethyl Cyclo Hexane (C8H16) 0.0000

108 1,2 Dimethyl Cyclo Hexane (C8H16) 0.0000

109 Di Ethyl Oxalate 0.0000

110 Argon (Ar) 0.0000

111 Oxygen (O2) 0.0000

Water (H2O) 0.0000

1.0000
MINIMUM REFLUX Rm AND ATTAINABLE DISTILLATE COMPOSITION Xd ARE
CALCULATED USING UNDERWOOD METHOD

KINDLY INPUT S.NO. AND SPLIT IN TOP PRODUCT FOR LIGHT AND HEAVY KEY

TYPE OF KEY S.NO. OF KEY SPLIT IN TOP PRODUCT

Light Key 9 0.99 mol frac in feed

Heavy Key 14 0.01 mol frac in feed

 MULTICOMPONENT DISTILLATION COLUMN CALCULATION

Feed Temperature = 365.00 K QUALITY OF FEED q =

Column Pressure = 1.00 Bar MINIMUM REFLUX Rm =
Feed Molar flowrate F = 100.00 Moles/ Sec (Underwood M

Feed Bubble Point Temp = 340.4625067489 K Distillate Molar flowrate D =

Feed Dew Point Temp = 369.7905728178 K Residue Molar flowrate B =

REFLUX RATIO R = 1.3 TIMES Rm = 1.9055

F Lf-1 D

100.00 95.27 50.00

T feed stage Td

353.61 321.51

Components Feed Comp Xf-1 Xd

n pentane (C5H12) 0.2500 0.0700 0.4995

n hexane (C6H14) 0.2500 0.4276 0.4950

n heptane (C7H16) 0.2500 0.1275 0.0053

n octane (C8H18) 0.2500 0.3749 0.0003

F Vf+1 B

100.00 65.27 50.00

 Tf+1 Tb

353.61 382.10

Components Feed Comp Yf+1 Xb

n pentane (C5H12) 0.2500 0.2898 0.0005

n hexane (C6H14) 0.2500 0.0750 0.0050

n heptane (C7H16) 0.2500 0.5158 0.4948

n octane (C8H18) 0.2500 0.1193 0.4998

OLUMN CALCULATION

UALITY OF FEED q = 0.1999

NIMUM REFLUX Rm = 1.4657
(Underwood Method)

stillate Molar flowrate D = 50 Moles/ Sec

esidue Molar flowrate B = 50 Moles/ Sec

Lf Vf

115.27 145.27 TOTAL NUMBER OF THEO. STAGES

11.62

RECTIFICATION SECTION TRAYS

T feed 5.62

365.00

Xf Yf Xd desired

0.1643 0.2178 0.5000

0.0446 0.4508 0.4950

0.5067 0.0854 0.0050

0.2844 0.2460 0.0000

Lf

115.27
 STRIPPING SECTION TRAYS

5.00

LIQ VISCOSITY AT AVG COND (CP)

REL VOL KEY COMP AT AVG COND

OVERALL COL EFFICIENCY

ACTUAL TOTAL NO OF TRAYS

19.21

HT OF EACH STAGE (FEETS)

HEIGHT OF COLUMN =

REBOIL LIQ DENS (KG/M3)

REBOIL VAP DENS (KG/M3)

REBOIL VAP MOL WT

MAX ALLOW VAP VEL (M/S)

 MOLAR VAP FLOW REBOIL

VOL VAP FLOW REBOIL (M3/S)

BUBBLING AREA (M2)

KEEPING 15 % ALLOWANCE ON BOTH SIDE FOR DOWN

COLUMN AREA (M2)

COLUMN DIAMETER
TRAY TEMP = 321.51 TRAY TEMP = 321.51 TRAY TEMP =

RECT TRAY = 1 RECT TRAY = 2 RECT TRAY =

Xi REF DRUM Yi REF DRUM Xi LEAVE Yi ENTER Xi LEAVE

0.4995 0.7396 0.4995 0.4995 0.2655

0.4950 0.2594 0.4950 0.4950 0.7120

0.0053 0.0010 0.0053 0.0053 0.0200

0.0003 0.0000 0.0003 0.0003 0.0025

TRAY TEMP = 382.10 TRAY TEMP = 378.97 TRAY TEMP =

STRIP TRAY = 1 STRIP TRAY = 2 STRIP TRAY =

Xb Yi LEAVE Xi LEAVE Yi LEAVE Xi LEAVE

0.0005 0.0031 0.0020 0.0115 0.0067

0.0050 0.0143 0.0102 0.0272 0.0176

0.4948 0.6642 0.5907 0.7306 0.6283

0.4998 0.3185 0.3971 0.2306 0.3474

0.188

2.354

60.472

2.000

38.430 FEETS

606.797

3.431

104.172

0.530
 65.266

1.982

3.736

ON BOTH SIDE FOR DOWNCOMERS

5.337

2.606 METERS
 329.90 TRAY TEMP = 335.00 TRAY TEMP = 339.11

3 RECT TRAY = 4 RECT TRAY = 5

Yi ENTER Xi LEAVE Yi ENTER Xi LEAVE Yi ENTER

0.3460 0.1602 0.2770 0.1152 0.2474

0.6373 0.7789 0.6812 0.7332 0.6512

0.0149 0.0471 0.0327 0.0891 0.0602

0.0017 0.0138 0.0092 0.0626 0.0411

376.62 TRAY TEMP = 373.27 TRAY TEMP = 366.29

 3 STRIP TRAY = 4 STRIP TRAY = 5

Yi LEAVE Xi LEAVE Yi LEAVE Xi LEAVE Yi LEAVE

0.0376 0.0215 0.1125 0.0639 0.2898

0.0443 0.0273 0.0635 0.0381 0.0750

0.7302 0.6280 0.6664 0.5919 0.5158

0.1879 0.3232 0.1576 0.3060 0.1193

TRAY TEMP = 346.09 TRAY TEMP = 358.23

RECT TRAY = 6 RECT TRAY = 7

Xi LEAVE Yi ENTER Xi LEAVE Yi ENTER

0.0863 0.2285 0.0600 0.2112

0.5699 0.5441 0.3403 0.3935

0.1294 0.0867 0.1264 0.0847

0.2144 0.1407 0.4734 0.3106

TRAY TEMP = 353.61

STRIP TRAY = 6

Xi LEAVE Yi LEAVE Xi LEAVE

0.1643 0.5642 0.3197

0.0446 0.0631 0.0379

0.5067 0.3009 0.3850

0.2844 0.0718 0.2574