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Epsom Salt Production Process
Epsom Salt Production Process
Q evaporator
Qcrystallizer
37525.33333 KW
265.6948564 KW
Feed
Flow Rate
60000 kg/h
Temperature
25 C
Concentration
3.5 %
dissolved salt
2100 kg
Pressure
70 kPa
3
Steam
Flow rate
Temperature
Pressure
61352.105 kg/h
120 C
200 kPa
Sodium
Sulfate
Magnesium
Calcium
Potassium
Bicarbonate
Bromide
Borate
Strontium
Fluoride
Other
Total
10.752
30.59
2.701
7.68
1.295
3.68
0.416
1.18
0.39
1.11
0.145
0.41
0.066
0.19
0.027
0.08
0.013
0.04
0.001
0.003
less than 0.001
less than 0.001
35.151
99.993
Condensate
flowrate
temperature
Vapor
flowrate
Evaporator
61352.105
100 C
51600
Separation
Chemical Reactor
Concentrated Brine
Flowrate
Temperature
Concentration
Pressure
8400
100
25
101
kg/h
C
%
kPa
H2SO4 5M
7
NaOH 1M
Flowrate
Temperature
11
2576 kg/h
25 C
Flowrate
temperature
2318.4
Solid Mg(OH)2 at Stream 10
component
Chloride
186.76
Stream 6 composition
kilograms
mass fraction
total Kmol/h
1155.63 0.137575 16.2764789
0.467478261
0.042203125
0.053958333
0.0104
0.01
0.002377049
0.000826033
0.000465517
0.000148402
5.26316E-05
0
0.86037414
Sodium
Sulfate
Magnesium
Calcium
Potassium
Bicarbonate
Bromide
Borate
Strontium
Fluoride
Water
642.39
161.28
77.28
24.78
23.31
8.61
3.99
1.68
0.84
0.063
6300.147
0.076475
0.0192
0.0092
0.00295
0.002775
0.001025
0.000475
0.0002
0.0001
7.5E-06
0.750018
27.93
2.52
3.22
0.6195
0.59769231
0.14114754
0.04993742
0.02896552
0.00958904
0.00331579
88.7344648
Flowrate
10789.24 kg/h
Side Product
Separation
Temperature at stream 12
9
Temperature
Flowrate
Vapor
Mg(OH)2
10
13
12
Chemical Reactor
986.125 kg/h
25 C
kg/h
Steam
Temperature
Flowrate
Pressure
15
150 C
434.398239 kg/h
200 kPa
12
Crystallizer
28666.66667
71333.3333
42666.6667
14000
43.6936111
22.54
21.1536111
380.765
Kmol/h
Kmol/h
Kmol/h
kg/h
80 C
100 C
380.765 kg/h
14
MgSO4.7H2O
amount of solid MgSO4.7H2O
16
Condensate
792.12 kg/h
3500
0.049065421
3500
0.08203125
3500
0.25
Steam
Pressure
Temperature
Flowrate
200 kPa
Feed
50000 kg/h
Feed
Feed
25000 kg/h
25000 kg/h
hF
Temperature
Flowrate
xF
-310.5
25 C
60000 kg/h
0.035
Feed
Steam
Ts
Ps
Flowrate
120 C
200 kPa
61352.105 kg/h
Flowrate
x1
T1
Vapor
Flowrate
T1
Hv
51600
373 K
2257 kJ/kg
P1
101 kPa
Condensate
Flowrate
lamda
61352.105
2201.9 kJ/kg
Brine
8400 kg/h
0.25
373 K
hF
Temperature
Flowrate
xF
Vapor
Flowrate
T1
Hv
-82.8
80 C
1172.885 kg/h
0.035
Feed
P1
Steam
Ts
Ps
Flowrate
120 C
200 kPa
434.398239 kg/h
Flowrate
lamda
solid
Flowrate
x1
T1
792.12
0.25
373
380.765
373 K
2257 kJ/kg
101 kPa
Condensate
434.398239
2201.9 kJ/kg
kg/h
K
Feed
60000 kg/h
NaOH
2576 kg/h
H2SO4
986.125 kg/h
Steam evaporator
61352.105 kg/h
Steam Crystallizer
434.398239 kg/h
Total
125348.628
Side Product
10789.24 kg/h
MgSO4.7H2O
792.12 kg/h
Condensate evaporator
61352.105 kg/h
Condensate crystallizer
434.398239 kg/h
Vapor evaporator
51600 kg/h
Vapor
380.765 kg/h
Total
125348.628