LAB1: SEPARATION OF AMMONIA AND WATER

Objective:
1. Understand the usage of condenser, valve and separation process
Process:
A mixture of ammonia and water at 143.6 oC and 1724 kPa containing 80 wt% ammonia
is passed through a condenser at a flow rate of 4536 kgmole/hr. Heat is removed at a
rate of 1700 kW. The pressure at the outlet stream is then reduced to 1034 kPa by using
a valve. The mixture is then fed into a flash vessel to separate the vapor and liquid.
Hint:
1. Use Advanced Peng-Robinson property package.
Questions:
1. What is the temperature of the outlet stream of the condenser?
2. What are the mole fractions for ammonia and water in the vapor and liquid stream
of the separator?
3. Determine the mass flow rate for each outlet stream of the separator.