A STUDY IN DHDT PILOT PLANTEFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON DIESEL

HYDROTREATING
A PROJECT REPORT
Submitted by
R.ARCHANA DEVI (12208203001)
G.MEENATCHI (12208203006)
K.NISHANTHI (12208203009)
T.PREETHI PRIYADHARSHINI (12208203011)

In Partial Fulfillment for the Award of the Degree

Of
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
IN
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
VEL TECH HIGH TECH DR.RANGARAJAN DR.SAKUNTHALA
ENGINEERING COLLEGE

ANNA UNIVERSITY: CHENNAI 600 025

APRIL 2012

ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI-600025

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
Certified that this project report A STUDY IN DHDT PILOT

PLANT-EFFECT
OF
TEMPERATURE
ON
DIESEL
HYDROTREATING is a bonafide work of R.ARCHANA DEVI,
G.MEENATCHI, K.NISHANTHI and T.PREETHI PRIYADHARSHINI who
carried out the project work under my supervision.

SIGNATURE

SIGNATURE

Mr.E.VASANTH KUMAR

Mrs.R.PRATHEEBA

HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

INTERNAL GUIDE

DEPARTMENT OF

DEPARTMENT OF

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

VEL TECH HIGH TECH

VEL TECH HIGH TECH

DR.RANGARAJAN DR.SAKUNTHALA
DR.SAKUNTHALA

DR.RANGARAJAN

ENGINEERING COLLEGE

ENGINEERING COLLEGE

No.60, VEL TECH ROAD, AVADI, CH 62.

62.

No.60, VEL TECH ROAD, AVADI, CH

CERTIFICATION OF EVALUATION

COLLEGE NAME:
BRANCH

VEL TECH HIGH TECH DR.RANGARAJAN

DR.SAKUNTHALA ENGINEERING COLLEGE
:

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
SEMESTER

S.N

NAME OF THE

REGISTER

TITLE OF THE

STUDENT

NO.

PROJECT

VIII
NAME OF THE
INTERNAL GUIDE

A STUDY OF DHDT
1.

R.ARCHANA

12208203001

PILOT PLANTEFFECT OF

DEVI

MRS.R.PRATHEEBA

TEMPERATURE
ON DIESEL
2.

G.MEENATCHI

12208203006

3.

K.NISHANTHI

12208203009

4.

T.PREETHI
PRIYADHARSHI
NI

12208203011

The report of this project is submitted by the above students in

partial fulfillment for the award for the Bachelor of Technology Degree in
Chemical Engineering of Anna University are evaluated and confirmed to the
report of the work done by the above students.

INTERNAL EXAMINER

EXTERNAL EXAMINER

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

First of all we would like to express our sincere thanks to GOD the
Almighty for being a part of our every moment in life, giving strength and
confidence in performing our deeds perfectly and travelling in the right path of
progress.
We thank our beloved Chairman Prof. Dr. R.Rangarajan B.E. (Elec.),
B.E. (Mech.), M.S. (Auto.), D.Sc., and Vice chancellor Dr. Sakunthala
Rangarajan, M.B.B.S, for giving us the opportunity to work on a project and
for the successful completion of our under graduate B.Tech degree course.
Our sincere thanks to Director Mr.K.V.D Kishore Kumar, B.E, M.B.A
and our Managing Trustee Mrs. Mahalakshmi Kishore kumar, B.E, M.B.A
who showed keen interest in developing our skills to perform our project work.
We extend our gratitude to Principal Dr K.V.Sudarason, B.Sc, M. Tech,
Ph.D & vice principal P.Karthikeyan M.tech.for monitoring and enhancing
the betterment of our process on the whole.
Our heartily thanks to our HOD Mr. E. Vasanth Kumar, M.Tech for
helping us each and every moment without whom the project would not have
been a success.
Also, we would like to extend our gratitude to Mr.S.Nirmal kumar
(Design Engineer ) & Mr.Murugavel (Incharger) who helped to do our project
under

their

supervision

in

ORCHID

CHEMICALS

AND

PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.,ALATHUR.
We thank our Internal guide Mr.A.Saravana Raj, M.Tech for guiding and
providing us some of the valuable information for the successful completion of
the project .Once again we would like to express our sincere thanks to one and
all who rendered their support for our project.

SYMBOL

ABBREVIATION

UNIT

MOLAR FLOW RATE OF FEE

Kg/hr

MOLAR FLOW RATE OF DISTILLATE

Kg/hr

MOLAR FLOW RATE OF BOTTOM

Kg/hr

TEMPERATURE

CP

SPECIFIC HEAT OF CAPACITY

LATENT HEAT OF VAPORISATION

KJ/Kmol K
KJ/Kmol

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY

W/m.K

DENSITY

Kg/m3

Cp

SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY

J/Kg.K

VAPOR RATE

Kg/s

LIQUID RATE

Kg/s

VAPOR DENSITY

Kg/m3

LIQUID DENSITY

Kg/m3

AREA

HEIGHT OF THE COLUMN

m2
m

HOG

HEIGHT OF OVER ALL GAS TRANSFER UNITS

MASS FLOW RATE

Kg/hr

HL

HEIGHT OF LIQUID PHASE TRANSFER UNITS

HG

HEIGHT OF GAS PHASE TRANSFER UNITS

DIFFUSITIVITY

m2/s