VISI Pro/II

STUDENT MANUAL

January 2, 2013 15, 2004 Copyright Dr. K. H. Pang

CASE STUDY It is easier to learn how to use PROVISION by doing a simple case study. Let's start by looking at a simple compression system. 1000 lb. moles per hour of gas mixture containing 5% methane, 20% ethane, 25% propane, 30% n-butane, and 20% n-pentane at 14.7 PSIA and 90F is to be compressed first to 50 PSIA, then to 200 PSIA using a two-stage compressor system. An inter-stage cooler is used to cool the compressed gas from each stage to its original temperature. A knockout drum is installed after the first cooler to remove any liquid present in the compressed gas before feeding it to the second compressor. Let's solve this case step by step using PROVISION.

STEP 1: Identifying the Case Before starting PROVISIo'N,. it would be a good idea to draw a process flow diagram (PFD) on a piecq of paper. When drawing a PFD, try to label each unit and stream systematically, so you can easily identifY them. The purpose of a PFD is to visualize the process and to roughly understand the case. A rough sample PFD should look like this:

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noo lbmol.>W
14.7 p:s:i1l

lOF

Methene Ethane

D..GS

1.20 Prop:t;ne &.2'5 N-Butane IUtI Pentene D.2e Weter OJID

42C1eo IbAlf 1" ps:iG

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W'lllter

1.80

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STEP 2 Starting PROVISION Once the basic PFD is drawn and the problem has been identified, you are ready to start PROVISION. To start PROVISION, double click on the PrOlision 1.02 icon in SimSci group. You will be greeted with a welcome menu. Read the menu. It tells you some basic things you need to know when using PROVISION.

Beginner or exper!. proce.. simulation with PROVISION is easy! II ,OU

are new to process simulation and would like a brief overview.. pre:::

IPROVISION and PRO/II Overview... I

The Quick Reference Card and lhe PROVISION Tutorial Guide contain addilional information on gelling slarled with PROVISION. To create a new simulalion. select File/N ew from lhe menu bar. PROVISION uses colors 10 convey lhe slatus of inpul data. The following are samples of Iiow colors are used to indicate dala entry stalus:

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Data or action is. requited Default data

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action.. tner may override

User'supplied dala. entry satisfied Caulion. usersupplied dala outside normal fimils

To bypa.. (or reslore)lhis window for fulure PROVISION sessions. select OptionslWelcome to PROVISION from the menu bar.

OK
Click on the I
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I button when done.

There are many boxes, icons, or buttons that have color coded borders. In PROVISION each color code tells the user about that box, icon, or button. RED border Data or action is required. The calculation may only be performed when all of these red bordered conditions are met. Default data or action, user may override. Used for fine tuning the process to meet your specification. User supplied data, entry satisfied. Caution, user supplied data outside normal limits
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GREEN border

BLUE border YELLOW border

STEP 3: Drawing PFD Using PROVISION

The first step for approaching a case is to draw a complete process flow diagram. To draw a PFD, follow these steps. 1 Click on New on File menu to start a new case. 2 Move the mouse to the palette showing units. For list of units available in PROVISION, refer to Appendix B. 3 Using the figure drawn as a guide, select needed units and place them on the PFD one by one. Click on the Compressor button and thenbutton click and on the space Pressure Change/Compressor then clickin onthe thePFD space in the PFD Heat Exchanger/Simple HX(1) where you wish to place the compressor. Follow the same steps for Simple HX (1), Flash, Compressor (2), and Simple HX (2). You will notice that each unit is named by PROVISION, automatfcally. You will also notice that each name has a red border meaning that the condi/ions have to be supplied. Click on the stream button on the build palette to draw the stream lines. All the possible EXIT ports appear on each unit as soon as the stream button is selected. The required outlet ports are colored red, while the optional exits are given in green. Add streams by clicking on the origin of the stream (either a unit exit port or an ex1:ernal feed stream, on a unoccupied part of the PFD), then click again at the destination of the stream. Continue until all streams have been added to the PFD.

Example: To apply a feed stream to Cl, click on PFD that's not occupied by any unit, then click again at compressor. Notice the name is give as S1.
5 Connect all the streams in order shown in Figure I. Pay special attention to the number of streams. Each stream is numbered in the order they are created.

STEP 4: Defining the Component List Now that the process flow diagram is drawn, you need to specifY the components that are used in the case. To enter the components, follow these steps.
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Click on the IQl icon on the menu bar to specifY components. Enter the names of the components in the Component: window. Click on the I Add, I button to add each component. Type in Methane in the Component: window. Click on the I ADd., ! button. Notice the box has a blue border as soon as you click on the I ADd' I button, meaning that you have supplied the information. Add. the remaining Ethane, Propane, N-butane, Pentane, and Water, and components clicking onfhe button after each component. You can also choose components from a list. To choose from a list, click on the I s"""'" he. LAt.... I button. If you accidentally added an incorrect component to the list, you can remove the component by clicking on the component and clicking on I .- I button.
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List of Selected Component.: COal'Oli"'" Selection - - - - - - - - - - - - , ';W;;E""T';;HAN;';':;;:;E;======:""_--"'" F,OIIl Sy:t_ Of U.."-genet,,,ed O"'abanlt . ETHANE C"",pouelit IWATER Add -)

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PENTANE

Gl Click on the I 0< border around the

I button when finished supplying components. Notice the blue

icon.

STEP 5: Choosing a Thermodynamic System In order for PROVISION to perform any kind of calculation, a thermodynamic system must be supplied. The thermodynamic system lets the program know which calculation method to use. Since Peng-Robinson is most commonly used, lets choose Peng-Robinson by following these steps.

<D Click on the

(2)

icon to choose a thermodynamic system.

Click on Most Commonly Used under Category: to select from most comm'only used systems. Click on Peng-Robinson in Primary Method: box and then click on the I Add ., I button to select Peng-Robinson for thermodynamic system.

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Selection of Propeft]' CalcSation S y $ l e s n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , Category: Primary l4e1hod:

All Prima.y Methods Equations 01 Stale liquid Activity Generalized Cooelalions Special Packages
User-added Methods

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UNIQUAC UNIFAC

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Renaaeml

[ActionS 10. Selected Propeft]' Calculation System I l4od'dy... I I Delete I

Select a thef
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Cancel

Click on the I

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It's always safe to save frequently. To save, click on File on the menu bar and click on Srwe on the File menu. Type in the file name, Case 1, and click on the I 0< I button to go back to PFD.

STEP 6 Supplying the Reguired Stream and Unit Data

Feed Stream: S1 <D You can select a stream or unit by double clicking on the name in PFD. Let's first start by completing the beginning feed stream, Sl. Double click on Sl to select that
stream.
<ZJ You can give it a name, Feed Stream, by typing it in the box next to Description:.

(] Click on the 'Fiowtale and CD!!lposilion... 1 button to supply the flow rate and compositions.
Since we know the total flow rate, click on Total Fluid FlowTate and type in 1000 LB-MOLfHR. The border becomes blue as soon as you input the data.

121 Fill in the composition since they have red borders. (0.05,0.2,0.25,0.3,0.2)

Specify fluid flowrate and composition for stream 51

Fluid Flowrate Specification

@ Total Fluid Flowrate:

o Individual Component Flowrales

Component

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Mole 0.050000 0.20000 0.25000 0.30000 0.20000

Composition

METHANE THANE
PROPANE

-BUTANE ENTANE ATER

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OK

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1.0000
Cancel

met the sbeam llowrate and compotition data

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I button when done.

(]) To satisfY the phase rule, you need two more variables. For this case you know temperature and pressure To enter temperature, click on the red box named First Specification:. Choose Temperature. Type in the temperature, 90 OF. To enter the pressure, click on the red box named Second Specification: Choose Pressure and type in 14.7 PSIA.

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Compressor: Cl

<D Double click on the compressor, C1, on the PFD.

Ql Supply the Outlet Pressure as 50 PSIA in the red box.
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Change the Adiabatic Efficiency to 80%. Default is 100%, Notice the box is green, meaning that this data can be supplied by the user.

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Heat Exchanger: EJ
the ProlII - Heat CD Double click on the heat exchanger, E1, on the PFD. You will see Excha nger window. s and which Click on the I PNms SWa.. I button to see which streams are hot stream S9 should be streams are cold streams. S2 and S3 should be hot streams, and S8 and clicking on the cold streams. If the sides are not set correctly, you can correct it by appropriate circle.

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Specify Informalton for.

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Cold

'fS";ds
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I button to go back to ProlII - Heat Excha nger window. I button.

Click on the red box. out of the heat Choose Hot Product Temperature which is the process stream going exchanger. Type in 90 OF for the value.

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<ID Input 3 PSI for Hot Side Pressure Drop: and 2 PSI for Cold Side Pressure Drop:.

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Cancel

Enter the heal c,"",-r unit data

Click on the I I D< I button to go back to PFD

Stream going to El: 58

CD Double click on S8 on the PFD.
<2> Click on ! Flawral. end CllSlDosili",... ! button to supply the flow rate and the composition.
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Choose Total Fluid Flowrate. Since the set unit is LB-mol/hr, and you have mass flow rate, LBIItr, you must do the conversion. Instead of doing it by yourself, click on the DOM button on the menu bar. Click on Mass and choose LB. Click on I';" I to change the unit.

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Chenge lBIHR to lBIHR.

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Cancel

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 Now enter 420000 LBIHR for the f1owrate. Enter 1.00 for the water composition.
(Q) Click on I
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Click on First Specification:, choose Temperature, and type in 70 of.

Click on Second Specification:, choose Pressure, and type in 100 PSIA

Click on I

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I to go back to PFD.

Flash: FJ

<D Select the flash drum, Fl, by double clicking on it.

(2) Click on I Plodutll'll=...1 to'make sure the phases of streams, S4 and S5, are correctly set.

S4 should be apor and S5. should ?e Liquid. Make necessary changes by clicking on mcorrect boxes and selectmg the nght phase.

PIOducb:

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Cancel

all data

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I to return to the PROIII-Flash Drum window.

Input 3 PSI for the Pressure Drop. Click in the Unit Specification: box.
since it's an adiabatic flash drum. Select Duty and type in 0.00 for the value

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Second Compressor: C2
CD Double click on the compressor, C2, on the PFD. (]) Supply the Outlet Pressure as 200 PSIA in the red box.

GJ Change the Adiabatic Efficiency to 80%.

Unit:

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Second Heat Exchanger: E2.

CD Double click on the heat exchanger, 2, on the PFD.
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Check for hot and cold streams by clicking on the I - - . I button. 56 and 57 should be hot, and S I0 and S II should be cold streams. Correct the sides as needed.

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Specify Infonaation for.

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Specitv the side as: a cold side

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Click at the Specification.

(1J Click on the red box.

Choose Hot Product Temperature. Type in 90 OF for the value.

specification: IHot Product TemperalUle

VoIue:
Relolive ToIeJance:
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U-VoIue: 14aaimum Allowal>le U"A:

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 Input 3 PSI for Hot Side Pressure Drop: and 2 PSI for Cold Side Pressure Drop:.

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PrenUJe Drop:

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Thermodynamic System:

Thermodjmamic S,.lem:

l0efault (PR01)
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(9) Click on I

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1to go b<tck to PFD.

Stream going to E2: 510

CD Double click on 810 on the PFD.
(2) Click on I Flowrote end l:oalPoWon... 1 button to supply the flow rate and the composition.
(3)

Choose Total Fluid F/owrate. Change the unit (UOM-mass-Ib-Cbange Units) and enter 420000 LB/HR

Enter 1.00 for the water composition.

Click on I
OK

I
Temperature and type in 70 oF.

(6) Click on First specification:. Choose

tV Click on Second Specification:. Choose Pressure and type in 100 PSIA.

Click on lOKI to go back to PFD.

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Step 6 Running the Calculation Before running this save it in your user directory. Since you have supplied all the required data to all red bordered areas, you are ready to begin the calculation. To do the calculation follow these steps

(1) Click on [Bto begin the calculation

A Two-stage Compressor System

"', PROVISION starts the calculation from the beginning of the simulation and goes through every unit operation one by one. During the calculation, each unit goes through color changes. Yellow Red Green Blue Dark Blue Purple
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-no calculation performed -unit operation has not been solved -calculation is being performed -unit operation has been solved -unit operation has been calculated -indicates the breakpoint

Click on 1""""'_1 once again to return to normal PFD.

When the calculation is finished, all the unit operations should be blue, indicating that all the calculations are finished for the entire case. Once the calculations are performed, you do not need to run the calculations again as long as you do not change anything.
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Step 7: Reviewing and Printing the Results Once the calculations are performed, you are ready to check the results by generating a report. To generate a report, follow these steps: CD Click on Output on the menu bar in main PFD.
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Click on Generate Report on the Output menu to bring up Programmer's File Editor window. You can scroll up and down the report by using the scroll bars. The report lists various information like PROm keyword input commands, component properties, unit operation results and stream results. You can also edit the report by using the Edit menu. You can print the entire report or part of the report by selecting Print in File menu.

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Generated by Keyword Generation systen <version 2.59 Generated on: 'Sun Jan 08 80:55:32 1995 TITLE DIMENSION ENGLISH SEQUENCE SINSCI OMPOMEHT DATA LIBID 1,METHAME/2,ETHAHE/3,PROPAHE/4,H-BUTAHE/5,PEHTAHE/6,vATER THERMODYNAMIC DATA METHOD SYSTEM-PR, SET-PRIM,DEFAULT STREAM DATA PROPERTY STREAMFS1, TEHPERATURE=90, PRESSURE=14.7, PHASE=", RATE(M)=1UUO, COHPOSITIOH(H)=1,U.05/2,O.2/3,U.25/4,U.3/5,U.2 PROPERTY STREAMFSB, TEHPERATURE=7U, PRESSURE=1UU, PHRSE=", RATE(WT)=420900, COHPOSITIOH(H)=6,1 PROPERTY STREAl4=S10, TEHPERATURE=70, PRESSURE=100, PHASE=H, & RATE(VT)-420000, COHPOSITIOH(H)-6,1 NAME S1,Feed Strean HIT OPERATIONS COMPRESSOR UID=C1, NAME=First CORpressor FEED 51 PRODUCT U=S2 OPERATIOH PRE5=50, EFF=BO COMPRESSOR UID=C2, NAME=Second CORpressor FEED S4 PRODUCT 0-S6

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To exit the Programmer's File Editor window, double clicking on the bar,EI, located in the top, left comer of the screen.
Step 8 Review results from PFD Point cursor to stream or unit operation and click on the right button of your mouse and choose view results

Printing Material and Energy Balance on PFD

In order to include material and energy balances on your PFD, you must define a property list first The property list tells PROVISION what to include in the material and energy balance table. Let's define a property list that includes Stream Name, Phase, Total Molar Rate, Temperature, Pressure, Enthalpy, and Molar Compo Fractions. CD Click on Options on the menu bar in main PFD window.
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Click on Stream Property Lists... on the Options menu.

GJ Click on New List button in Deline Property List window to name the new list Type CASEl for the List Name:

list N....:
Copy list:

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in the Define Properly

OK

Cancel

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Click on the I 0< I button to go back to Define Property List window. Choose the properties to include in the list from Select Properties box. Click on Stream Name,

Phase, Total Molar Rate, Temperature, Pressure, Enthalpy, and Molar Compo Fractions. Click on button to add the selected properties into

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Once the property list has been defined, you can now place the material and energy balance on the PFD. Follow these steps to place property table on the PFD.
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Click on Output on the menu bar in main PFD window. Click on Stream Properly Table. on the Output menu.

(] Click on PFD fhere you want to place the property table to place the table.
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Double click on the property table to select the table.

(9 Choose

CASEl in Property List to be used: box. PROVlSION will use the CASEl property list generated earlier.

(/i) You can select the streams you want by clicking on each stream

by clicking on I ... AI

Let's select all the streams by clicking on

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<V When you click on the I

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Printing PFD
Printing the PFD can be done easily following these three steps.
(j) Click on Fife on the menu bar in mainPFD window. Q) Click on Print .. on the Fife menu

Gl Click on the I
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Ibutton to begin printing.

You can draw or print text on PFD by choosing Draw menu on the menu bar.

Placing Text on PFD Go to main menu click Drawltext. After typing text in the box, use mouse to place on PFD

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Appendix A: Functions of icons on the menu bar.

- Brings up the Build palette

\......-1- Brings up the RunlView palette

- Provides a problem description

8- Selects units of measure

1Ql- Selects components

Iill- Supplies component property data

!\a - Specifies the thermodynamic methods

I;i!ijJ - Specifies assay cutpoint'data and characterization methods
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8 - Defines reactipns and provide heat of reaction, equilibrium, or kinetic data

- Selects calculation sequence

Ii1] - Specifies recycle convergence

i! - Displays the pan window

@] - Displays a list of units in the current flowsheet

B - Displays a list of streams in the current flow sheet

- Flashes the selected stream

o -Deletes the currently selected flowsheet object

[@] - Displays the entire flowsheet in the main window
- Zooms in on the object(s) selected

[2J - Redraws the screen

- Displays help for the object selected (main window only)

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Appendix B: List of Process Unit Icons available in PROVISION.

Side Column

l.p . ..!::JJ I
. HX

Mullivariablt: Conboller

Calculator

Healing Curves

[;1;J
Conversion Reactor
Gibbs Reactor

Piug Flow

tL8IJ
Reactor

Pol Reactor

CST /Boiling

lB

User-added Unit

Sheam PrOPerties

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Appendix C: Functions of buttons on the RunIView palette.

Ched Daia
'--

1
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Checks the data for any inconsistencies

Slatu; J _____J- Lets you to view the results of the Check Data button

__ R_un _ _l_ Starts the simulation (Check Data is automatically performed) Run INo Color:)
Slep
'--

- Runs program without color changes (faster)

j-

--J -

Performdhe simulation step by step (one unit operation at a time)

___ S_lop Set Breakpoints

I....l -

s:ops the simulation during Run

'--

Applies breakpoints in the process, so the simulation stops at that point

Golo
View Convergern:e

- Starts the simulation from the selected unit operations

'--_---'=-_....l -

Shows the calculation history of the case as it is being produced

Re:uft:

- Shows the detailed result of selected urnt or stream

Show
Breakpoint:

- Shows the breakpoints set by the user

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