Optimisation of Composition

Maximised Exergy Efficiency = 71.942%

Optimized Parameters

Exergy Efficiency vs Outlet Temperature of Heat Exchanger (T2)

 Exergy Efficiency vs Feed Pressure
Sensitivity Results Curve
0.80
EXEFF
0.75

0.70

0.65

0.60
EXEFF

0.55

0.50

0.45

0.40

0.35
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Working Pressure vs Feed Pressure

Sensitivity Results Curve
47.5

45.0 P1 BAR

42.5

40.0

37.5

35.0

32.5
P1 BAR

30.0

27.5

25.0

22.5

20.0

17.5

15.0
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Working Fluid Composition vs Feed Pressure

N2:
Sensitivity Results Curve
0.20
0.19 N2 KMOL/HR
0.18
0.17
0.16
0.15
0.14
0.13
0.12
N2 KMOL/HR

0.11
0.10
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.06
0.05
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.01
0.00
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 CH4:
Sensitivity Results Curve
0.50
0.49 CH4 KMOL/HR
0.48
0.47
0.46
0.45
0.44
0.43
0.42
CH4 KMOL/HR

0.41
0.40
0.39
0.38
0.37
0.36
0.35
0.34
0.33
0.32
0.31
0.30
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C2H6:
Sensitivity Results Curve
0.375
C2H6 KMOL/HR
0.350

0.325

0.300

0.275
C2H6 KMOL/HR

0.250

0.225

0.200

0.175

0.150

0.125

0.100
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C3H8:
Sensitivity Results Curve
0.100
0.095 C3H8 KMOL/HR
0.090
0.085
0.080
0.075
0.070
0.065
0.060
C3H8 KMOL/HR

0.055
0.050
0.045
0.040
0.035
0.030
0.025
0.020
0.015
0.010
0.005
0.000
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 C4H10:
Sensitivity Results Curve
0.275
C4H10 KMOL/HR
0.250

0.225

0.200

0.175
C4H10 KMOL/HR

0.150

0.125

0.100

0.075

0.050

0.025

0.000
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C5H12:
Sensitivity Results Curve
0.22
C5H12 KMOL/HR
0.20

0.18

0.16

0.14
C5H12 KMOL/HR

0.12

0.10

0.08

0.06

0.04

0.02

0.00
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Stream Results
Material
Stream Name Units 1 2 3 4 5 6
Description
From HX VALVE HX HX
To HX VALVE HX HX
Stream Class CONVEN CONVEN CONVEN CONVEN CONVEN CONVEN
Maximum Relative
Error
Cost Flow $/sec
MIXED Substream
Phase Mixed Liquid Mixed Vapor Vapor Vapor
Temperature C 20 -149.272 -152.074 16.3076 20 -150
Pressure bar 20.0166 20.0166 3.29355 3.29355 10 10
Molar Vapor Fraction 0.738546 0 0.0587816 1 1 1
Molar Liquid Fraction 0.261454 1 0.941218 0 0 0
Molar Solid Fraction 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mass Vapor Fraction 0.593059 0 0.0435961 1 1 1
Mass Liquid Fraction 0.406941 1 0.956404 0 0 0
Mass Solid Fraction 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
Molar Enthalpy J/kmol -9.33E+07 -1.12E+08 -1.12E+08 -8.79E+07 -223510 5.46E+06
Mass Enthalpy J/kg -2.79E+06 -3.36E+06 -3.36E+06 -2.63E+06 -7978.64 -194895
Molar Entropy J/kmol-K -217227 -309521 -308154 -186380 -19754.6 -46715.3
Mass Entropy J/kg-K -6498.97 -9260.19 -9222.27 -5577.9 -705.183 -1667.6
Molar Density kmol/cum 1.22644 18.7322 4.52145 0.141345 0.412123 1.11986
Mass Density kg/cum 40.9937 626.123 151.08 4.72291 11.545 31.3712
Enthalpy Flow Watt -25873 -31178.4 -31183.2 -24429.1 -62.086 -1516.58
Average MW 33.4249 33.4249 33.4141 33.4141 28.0135 28.0135
Mole Flows kmol/hr 0.998 0.998 1 1 1 1
N2 kmol/hr 0.0648563 0.0648563 0.0668563 0.0668563 1 1
CH4 kmol/hr 0.325658 0.325658 0.325658 0.325658 0 0
C2H6 kmol/hr 0.339996 0.339996 0.339996 0.339996 0 0
C3H8 kmol/hr 0.0409752 0.0409752 0.0409752 0.0409752 0 0
N-BUT-01 kmol/hr 0.146629 0.146629 0.146629 0.146629 0 0
N-PEN-01 kmol/hr 0.0798853 0.0798853 0.0798853 0.0798853 0 0
Mole Fractions
N2 0.0649863 0.0649863 0.0668563 0.0668563 1 1
CH4 0.326311 0.326311 0.325658 0.325658 0 0
C2H6 0.340677 0.340677 0.339996 0.339996 0 0
C3H8 0.0410574 0.0410574 0.0409752 0.0409752 0 0
N-BUT-01 0.146923 0.146923 0.146629 0.146629 0 0
N-PEN-01 0.0800453 0.0800453 0.0798853 0.0798853 0 0
Mass Flows kg/hr 33.3581 33.3581 33.4141 33.4141 28.0135 28.0135
N2 kg/hr 1.81685 1.81685 1.87288 1.87288 28.0135 28.0135
CH4 kg/hr 5.22446 5.22446 5.22446 5.22446 0 0
C2H6 kg/hr 10.2235 10.2235 10.2235 10.2235 0 0
C3H8 kg/hr 1.80687 1.80687 1.80687 1.80687 0 0
N-BUT-01 kg/hr 8.52259 8.52259 8.52259 8.52259 0 0
N-PEN-01 kg/hr 5.76374 5.76374 5.76374 5.76374 0 0
Mass Fractions
N2 0.0544651 0.0544651 0.0560506 0.0560506 1 1
CH4 0.156618 0.156618 0.156355 0.156355 0 0
C2H6 0.306479 0.306479 0.305965 0.305965 0 0
C3H8 0.0541658 0.0541658 0.054075 0.054075 0 0
N-BUT-01 0.255488 0.255488 0.25506 0.25506 0 0
N-PEN-01 0.172784 0.172784 0.172494 0.172494 0 0
Volume Flow cum/hr 0.813736 0.0532772 0.221168 7.0749 2.42646 0.892968
Vapor Phase
-
Molar Enthalpy J/kmol -7.81E+07 -2.57E+07 -8.79E+07 -223510 5.46E+06
Mass Enthalpy J/kg -2.91E+06 -1.04E+06 -2.63E+06 -7978.64 -194895
Molar Entropy J/kmol-K -156060 -54871 -186380 -19754.6 -46715.3
Mass Entropy J/kg-K -5814.36 -2214.15 -5577.9 -705.183 -1667.6
Molar Density kmol/cum 0.934147 0.345356 0.141345 0.412123 1.11986
Mass Density kg/cum 25.0729 8.5586 4.72291 11.545 31.3712
Enthalpy Flow Watt -15982.7 -419.636 -24429.1 -62.086 -1516.58
Average MW 26.8405 24.782 33.4141 28.0135 28.0135
Mole Flows kmol/hr 0.737069 0.0587816 1 1 1
N2 kmol/hr 0.0638742 0.0428715 0.0668563 1 1
CH4 kmol/hr 0.311669 0.0158743 0.325658 0 0
C2H6 kmol/hr 0.279073 3.57E-05 0.339996 0 0
C3H8 kmol/hr 0.0246183 6.06E-08 0.0409752 0 0
N-BUT-01 kmol/hr 0.0467755 2.81E-09 0.146629 0 0
N-PEN-01 kmol/hr 0.0110598 2.56E-11 0.0798853 0 0
Mole Fractions
N2 0.0866597 0.729335 0.0668563 1 1
CH4 0.422849 0.270056 0.325658 0 0
C2H6 0.378625 0.000607594 0.339996 0 0
C3H8 0.0334002 1.03E-06 0.0409752 0 0
N-BUT-01 0.0634614 4.78E-08 0.146629 0 0
N-PEN-01 0.0150051 4.35E-10 0.0798853 0 0
Mass Flows kg/hr 19.7833 1.45672 33.4141 28.0135 28.0135
N2 kg/hr 1.78934 1.20098 1.87288 28.0135 28.0135
CH4 kg/hr 5.00003 0.254668 5.22446 0 0
C2H6 kg/hr 8.39161 0.00107395 10.2235 0 0
C3H8 kg/hr 1.08558 2.67E-06 1.80687 0 0
N-BUT-01 kg/hr 2.71875 1.63E-07 8.52259 0 0
N-PEN-01 kg/hr 0.797969 1.84E-09 5.76374 0 0
Mass Fractions
N2 0.090447 0.824438 0.0560506 1 1
CH4 0.25274 0.174822 0.156355 0 0
C2H6 0.424177 0.000737234 0.305965 0 0
C3H8 0.0548736 1.83E-06 0.054075 0 0
N-BUT-01 0.137427 1.12E-07 0.25506 0 0
N-PEN-01 0.0403355 1.27E-09 0.172494 0 0
Liquid Phase
Molar Enthalpy J/kmol -1.36E+08 -1.12E+08 -1.18E+08
Mass Enthalpy J/kg -2.62E+06 -3.36E+06 -3.47E+06
Molar Entropy J/kmol-K -390011 -309521 -323972
Mass Entropy J/kg-K -7496.69 -9260.19 -9541.73
Molar Density kmol/cum 10.5615 18.7322 18.469
Mass Density kg/cum 549.456 626.123 627.081
Enthalpy Flow Watt -9890.21 -31178.4 -30763.6
Average MW 52.0245 33.4249 33.9532
Mole Flows kmol/hr 0.260931 0.998 0.941218
N2 kmol/hr 0.000982143 0.0648563 0.0239849
CH4 kmol/hr 0.0139893 0.325658 0.309784
C2H6 kmol/hr 0.060923 0.339996 0.33996
C3H8 kmol/hr 0.016357 0.0409752 0.0409752
N-BUT-01 kmol/hr 0.0998538 0.146629 0.146629
N-PEN-01 kmol/hr 0.0688254 0.0798853 0.0798853
Mole Fractions
N2 0.003764 0.0649863 0.0254828
CH4 0.0536132 0.326311 0.329131
C2H6 0.233483 0.340677 0.361191
C3H8 0.062687 0.0410574 0.0435342
N-BUT-01 0.382683 0.146923 0.155787
N-PEN-01 0.263769 0.0800453 0.0848743
Mass Flows kg/hr 13.5748 33.3581 31.9574
N2 kg/hr 0.0275132 1.81685 0.671899
CH4 kg/hr 0.224427 5.22446 4.96979
C2H6 kg/hr 1.83193 10.2235 10.2225
C3H8 kg/hr 0.721286 1.80687 1.80686
N-BUT-01 kg/hr 5.80384 8.52259 8.52259
N-PEN-01 kg/hr 4.96577 5.76374 5.76374
Mass Fractions
N2 0.00202679 0.0544651 0.0210249
CH4 0.0165327 0.156618 0.155513
C2H6 0.134951 0.306479 0.319879
C3H8 0.0531342 0.0541658 0.0565398
N-BUT-01 0.427546 0.255488 0.266686
N-PEN-01 0.365809 0.172784 0.180357