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0 ENGINEERING CALCULATIONS
1.1 MASS AND ENERGY BALANCE AROUND THE REACTOR (D-202)
What is the amount of circulated liquid EDC if 5030 kg/h C2H4 and 12500 kg/h Ch are fed
to the reactor? (Hreaction(gas phase, @25C) = -42246 kcal/kmol)

Figure 15. Schematic Representation of the Reactor Problem

Reactants: mC2H4 == 5030 kg/h , mCl2 == 12500 kg/h
Assumption:The boiling point of EDC is 83.5C in normal conditions.Since there are high
pressure,we are assuming that the boiling point of EDC is 92C.
28 kg / kmol
5030kg/h
nC2H4 =
=179.64 kmol/h

nCl2 =
C2H4 +CI2

12500 kg/h 71 kg/kmol = 176.056 kmol/h

C2H4CI2 +H

H(gas phase,@25C)=-42246 kcal/kmol

Products: nEDC
.

mEDC

176.056 kmol/h. ,

nC H4
Z

= 3.584 kmol/h (excess)

176.056 (kmol/h)* 99(kg/kmol) =17429.58 kg/h

Excess ethylene is neglected and it is thought that only EDC is produced.

Hreact. =

42246 (kcal/kmol)* 176.056 (kmol/h) =7437661.776 kcal/h

This generated heat is removed by vaporizing produced and circulated EDC. We define
circulating EDC as S EDC. Therefore;
Hreaction
QEDC

=m

EDC

* Cp,EDC *T

=Q

EDC

+m *
EDC

EDC

+SEDC*EDC

mEDC = 17429.58 kg/h, Cp,EDC = 30.8594

kcal/kmolC, EDC =78 kcal/kg
.
QEDC=176.056 (kmol/h)* 30.8594
(kcal/kmol*C) *(92C-25C)+ 176.056
(kmol/h)* 78(kcal/kG)* 99(kG/kmol)+ SEDC*EDC

QEDC = 1723514.262 kcal/h

+ SEDC * EDC

1723514.262 kcal/h + SEDC * EDC = 7437661.776

kcal/h.
SEDC * EDC = Qreactor=
SEDC =

57141475.5 kcal/h.

5714147.514 (kcal/h)78 (kcal/kg) = 73258.3 kg/h

Amount of circulated liquid EDC is 73.258 ton/h.