3030/7054: Conceptual Design and Simulation

3030: Conceptual Design and Simulation

Tutorial 2: Stream Tearing and Computational Sorting Concepts
Tutorial 5: Stream Tearing and Computational Sorting Concepts

1.
Degree of Freedom Analysis is given in Table below.

Mixer Reactor Splitter Overall

Stream Variables 6 4 6 10
Balances 2 2 2 6
Specifications
Composition 1 1
Flow 1 1
Subsidiary Relations 0 0 2 2
Degrees of Freedom 2 2 2 0

The overall flowsheet is fully specified even though individual units are not.

2. Find the tear stream(s) for the following process flowsheet when:

(i) only mass balances will be performed;

(ii) simultaneous mass and energy balances are to be performed.

1) Mass balance only

1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4 5
 Stream Node ‘in degree’ ‘out degree’ Weight
1 1 1 1 19
2 2 1 1 19
3 3 1 1 19
4 4 1 1 19
5 5 1 1 19

Could break any of them, usually break 5. Calculation order

5guess, feed → 1
1 → 2
2 → 3
3 → 4
4 → 5calc, Product

2). Mass and energy balance

The heat exchanger is now split into two separate nodes to reflect the energy transfer.

Analysis of nodes and weighting calculations:

Stream Node ‘in degree’ ‘out degree’ Weight
1 1 1 1 19
2 2 2 1 29
3 3 1 1 19
4 4 1 2 18
5 4 1 2 18
6 5 1 1 19

The minimum spanning tree is then built on the weights calculated above:

6[19]

1 1[19] 2 3 3[19] 4 4[18] 5

5[18]

Thus, only a single tear stream {2} is required. Calculation order:

 2guess → 3
3 → 4, 5
4 → 6, product
6, feed → 1
1, 5 → 2calc

3. Consider the following process block diagram for production of acetic anhydride. Find a
suitable et of tear streams and appropriate computation order for sequential modular
simulation.

Analysis of nodes and weighting calculations:

Stream Node ‘in degree ‘out degree’ weight

1 1 1 1 19
2 2 1 1 19
3 3 1 1 19
4 4 2 1 29
5 5 1 2 18
6 5 1 2 18
7 6 1 1 19

Possible MST:

1 1[19] 2 2[19] 3 3[19] 4

7[19]
5[18] 5

6[18] 6

Ø Tear stream {4}.

Calculation order
4guess → 5,6
5, Feed → 1
1 → 2
2 → 3
6 → 7, Product
3,7 → 4calc

4. See attached Hysys file.

PFD

Material Balance