This report is based on the best process selected from the two which was

compared in Part 1. After studying and exploring two processes, selection was
made in terms of profitability, environmental impact and safety issues presented
by the process. As summarized before in Part 1, the conventional synthesis
method was chosen over the direct synthesis method due to it being the process
which got tested in real life on an industrial scale. Although this process was
proved to be less cost effective, environmental friendly and safe process, it was
concluded that a process in operation is more reliable than an untested one.
The conventional synthesis method utilizes eight significant equipment, a
mixer, a pump, a heater, a heat exchanger, a catalytic reactor, a cooler, and two
distillation units. The process begins with methanol, the chosen feedstock for this
process, being fed into the mixer. The stream released from the mixer is run
through a pump for a higher pressure into the methanol heater to get heated.
This stream is then entered into a heat exchanger, where a catalytic reactor
recycles the catalyst back and forth. The outcome stream of the heat exchanger
was cooled in the cooler which then passes the stream through a distillation unit.
Dimethyl ether (DME) is distilled out as gas from the upper stream while the
lower stream was sent to another distillation unit. Water is got rid out as liquid
through the downstream of the distillation unit while gas from the upstream,
which may contain trace amounts of DME is recycled into the mixer to be re
process to avoid wastage.
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Name
Vapour Fraction
Temperature [C]
Pressure [kPa]
Molar Flow [kgmole/h]
Mass Flow [kg/h]
Liquid Volume Flow
[m3/h]
Heat Flow [kJ/h]

Feed
0
50
100
45.15
1446.0
59
1.8170
89
10680
703
10
0
148.88
7
1000
42.754
57
1051.3
43
1.2170
53
10743
090

Name
Vapour Fraction
Temperature [C]

2
0
55.848
23
100
65.232
93
2086.8
6
2.6215
45
1.5E+
07
11
0.1983
58
79.382
52
120
42.754
57
1051.3
43
1.2170
53
1.1E+
07

Feed

7
5
8 Vapour DME
1
1 0.864105
1
0
186.64
44.994
64
250
140
290
08
949.33
949.33
75
1000
1000
75
1000
65.232 65.232
65.232 22.478
94
93 65.23294
94
37
2086.8 2086.8
2086.8 1035.5
67
6 2086.867
67
24
2.7618 2.6215
2.7618 1.5448
98
45 2.761898
98
45
1.3E+ 1.2E+
1.3E+ 45235
07
07 -1.4E+07
07
92
Metha
Recycle
nol
Water
Stream
3
4
0
68.894
65
120
20.216
04
645.04
68
0.8097
85
47449
22

2
0
50

0
55.84823

0
104.66
67
120
22.538
53
406.29
6
0.4072
68
62842
22

0
56.276
5
1000
65.232
93
2086.8
6
2.6215
45
1.5E+
07

68.89
120
20.08293
640.8016
0.804456
-4713677

7
1
186.6464

5
1
250

1
140
1000
65.232
93
2086.8
6
2.6215
45
1.3E+
07

8
0.864105
140

Pressure [kPa]
Molar Flow [kgmole/h]
Mass Flow [kg/h]
Liquid Volume Flow
[m3/h]
Heat Flow [kJ/h]

Name
Vapour Fraction
Temperature [C]
Pressure [kPa]
Molar Flow [kgmole/h]
Mass Flow [kg/h]
Liquid Volume Flow
[m3/h]
Heat Flow [kJ/h]

100
45.15
1446.059

100
65.23293
2086.86

949.3375
65.23294
2086.867

1000
65.23293
2086.86

1000
65.23294
2086.867

1.817089
1068070
3

2.621545

2.761898

2.621545

2.761898

-1.5E+07

-1.3E+07

-1.2E+07

-1.4E+07

10

11
0.198358
79.38252
120
42.75457
1051.343

0
148.887
1000
42.75457
1051.343
1.217053
1074309
0

Methanol

Recycle
Stream

Water

0
68.89465
120
20.21604
645.0468

0
104.6667
120
22.53853
406.296

0
68.89
120
20.08293
640.8016

1.217053

0.809785

0.407268

0.804456

-1.1E+07

-4744922

-6284222

-4713677

Table X: Material Streams for

Name
Vapour Fraction
Temperature [C]
Pressure [kPa]
Molar Flow [kgmole/h]
Mass Flow [kg/h]
Liquid Volume Flow
[m3/h]
Heat Flow [kJ/h]

Name
Vapour Fraction

Feed

0
50
100
45.15
1446.059

0
55.84823
100
65.23293
2086.86

1
186.6464
949.3375
65.23294
2086.867

1
250
1000
65.23293
2086.86

8
0.8641
1
10
65.232
2086.8

1.817089
-10680703

2.621545
-1.5E+07

2.761898
-1.3E+07

2.621545
-1.2E+07

2.7618
-1.4E+

10
0

11
0.198358

Methanol

Recycle
Stream

Water
0

Temperature [C]
Pressure [kPa]
Molar Flow [kgmole/h]
Mass Flow [kg/h]
Liquid Volume Flow
[m3/h]
Heat Flow [kJ/h]

148.887
1000
42.75457
1051.343

79.38252
120
42.75457
1051.343

68.89465
120
20.21604
645.0468

104.6667
120
22.53853
406.296

68.
1
20.082
640.80

1.217053
-10743090

1.217053
-1.1E+07

0.809785
-4744922

0.407268
-6284222

0.8044
-47136

Table X: Composition of Each stream

Appendix I
MIX-100

Pump

E-100

HX-100

R-100

E-101

T-101

T-102