ASPEN HYSYS- V 7.

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Problem-based learning material on computer-aided chemical process simulation

OBJECTIVE

RECOVERY OF NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS (NGL) FROM NATURAL GAS IS QUITE COMMON IN NATURAL GAS PROCESSING. RECOVERY IS USUALLY DONE TO ;
PRODUCE TRANSPORTABLE GAS(FREE FROM HEAVIER H/C WHICH MAY CAUSE CONDENSE IN THE PIPELINE). MEET SALES GAS SPECS MAXIMIZE LIQUID RECOVERY (WHEN LIQUID PRODUCTS ARE MORE VALUABLE THAN GAS).

PLANT CONFIGURATION
DE-METHANIZER DE-ETHANIZER DE-PROPANIZER

DE-METHANIZER

REBOILED ABSORBER COLUMN INPUT EXPERT

PRESSURE

TEMPERATURE

SUPPLY 330 PSIA AND 335PSIA FOR TOP STAGE PRESSURE AND REBOILER PRESSURE, RESPECTIVELY.

TOP STAGE TEMPERATURE ESTMATE = -125 F REBOILER TEMPERATURE ESTIMATE = 80F

COLUMN DC1/COL1
DESIGN/MONITOR/Ovhd Prod Rate = 1338kgmole/hr Although the column is converged it is not always practical to have flow rate specifications. These specs can result in columns which cannot be converged or that produce product streams with undersirable properties if the column feed conditions change.

AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH IS TO SPECIFY EITHER

COMPONENT FRACTIONS OR COMPONENT RECOVERIES FOR THE COLUMN PRODUCT STREAMS.

Design/ specs/column specifications

Add column specs group/column component fraction

C1 in Overhead 1_Main TS Mole fraction Vapor 0.9600 methane

Name Stage Flow basis phase Spec value Component

Monitor page/ deacitvate the Ovhd Prod Rate as an active specification and acitvate the comp fraction specs which you created.

ADDING PUMP

DE-ETHANIZER

DISTILLATION COLUMN PARAMETER

SPECIFICATION/ COMPONENT RATIO

On monitor tab, deactivate the Ovhd Vap rate specification and acitvate c2/c3 specs.

ADDING A VALVE

DE-PROPANIZER

NEW COMPONENT FRACTION SPECS

Deactivate the distillate rate and reflux ratio Activate ic4/nc4 and c3 spec.