EXAMPLE 20 – Tank with headers

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION
The TNK unit operation module simulates a storage tank.

The TNK module can be used to design a tank or simulate an existing

tank.

Problem Solution
1. The user should click on the Model Parameters Button .
A window appears with a number of clickable tabs.

2. Click the Calc Options Tab where the Mass Balance Option
should be turned on.

3. In Calc Parameters set the units of Mass and Time to KG/Hr .

4. Next the user should enter the COMPONENT DATABASE

menu and select Water aqueous.

5. Next the FLOWSHEET should be entered and setup as show

above in the flowsheet diagram.

6. UNIT OPERATION DATA

TNK – Plain Tank
OP CO RT MU
2 1-Design 30 ON

NOTE: Streams 91 to 97 would have controls on them setting their flowrates. To save having to enter five
Flowrate Controllers in this example we will just enter their flowrates but understand they would normally be
controlled elsewhere in the flowsheet.
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 7. INPUT STREAM DATA
Stream 1 Stream 93
100 Kg/Hr ................. H2Oaq .. 100% 700 Kg/Hr .................H2Oaq . 100%

Stream 2 Stream 94
75 Kg/Hr ................... H2Oaq .. 100% 800 Kg/Hr .................H2Oaq . 100%

Stream 3 Stream 96
0.000001 Kg/Hr ........ H2Oaq .. 100% 800 Kg/Hr .................H2Oaq . 100%

Stream 91 Stream 97
500 Kg/Hr ................. H2Oaq .. 100% 900 Kg/Hr .................H2Oaq . 100%

Stream 92
600 Kg/Hr ................. H2Oaq .. 100%

RESULTS
NO. STREAM KG/HR-LI KG/HR-GC KG/HR-TC
---+----------------+--------+--------+--------
1 1st Water Stream 100.000 0.000000 100.000
2 2nd Water Stream 75.000 0.000000 75.000
3 Make Up 4125.000 0.000000 4125.000
5 Total HDR 1 2600.000 0.000000 2600.000
6 Total HDR2 1700.000 0.000000 1700.000
91 91 500.000 0.000000 500.000
92 92 600.000 0.000000 600.000
93 93 700.000 0.000000 700.000
94 94 800.000 0.000000 800.000
96 96 800.000 0.000000 800.000
97 97 900.000 0.000000 900.000

After viewing the results change the flowrate for Stream 1 to 5000 Kg/Hr and run the Calculations again.

As the flowrate in Stream 1 is now sufficient to supply the flowrate requirements of the Headers the Tank
will shut down the Make Up Stream and Bleed the excess out the Overflow, O/F stream.

RESULTS
NO. STREAM KG/HR-LI KG/HR-GC KG/HR-TC
---+----------------+--------+--------+--------
1 1st Water Stream 5000.000 0.000000 5000.000
2 2nd Water Stream 75.000 0.000000 75.000
3 Make Up 0.000 0.000000 0.000
4 O/F 775.000 0.000000 775.000
5 Total HDR 1 2600.000 0.000000 2600.000
6 Total HDR2 1700.000 0.000000 1700.000
91 91 500.000 0.000000 500.000
92 92 600.000 0.000000 600.000
93 93 700.000 0.000000 700.000
94 94 800.000 0.000000 800.000
96 96 800.000 0.000000 800.000
97 97 900.000 0.000000 900.000

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