Problem No.

01
Part A: Equilibrium conversion

Properties Units Feed Product

Phase Liquid Phase Vapor Phase
Temperature C 25 100
Pressure bar 1 1
Molar Vapor 0 1
Fraction
Molar Liquid 1 0
Fraction
Molar Solid 0 0
Fraction
Mole Flows kmol/hr 200 386.44
Water kmol/hr 100 7.67
Hydrogen kmol/hr 0 278.76
Methanol kmol/hr 100 6.7791
CO2 kmol/hr 0 92.32
CO kmol/hr 0 0.8926
Mass Flows Kg/hr 5005.74 5005.74

From the data, the equilibrium conversion of methanol is = 0.932 at 100 ◦C and 1 bar.

Part B: Yield of hydrogen

Yield of hydrogen = hydrogen produced/ moles of methanol consumed
278.76
Yield of hydrogen = = 2.99
93.2209
Part C:

Sensitivity analysis at 1 bar

120

100
Conversion & Yield

80

60 conversion of Methanol
Yield of Hydrogen
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Temperature (C)

Sensitivity analysis at 5 bar

120

100
Conversion & Yield

80

60 Conversion of Methanol
Yield of Hydrogen
40

20

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Temperature (C)
 Sensitivity analysis at 10 bar
120
Conversion & Yield
100

80

60 Conversion of Methanol
Yield of Hydrogen
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Temperature (C)

Problem No.02:

Part A
moles of air fed −theoratical moles of air
Percentage excess amount =
theoratical moles of air
537901−296140
= 0.816 = 82%
296140

After doing the calculation percentage excess amount of air is nearly corresponds to 82%.

Part B

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Phase Vapor Phase Vapor phase Vapor Phase
Temperature C 20.261796216993 20.26 180
Pressure bar 1.01325 1.01325 1.01325
Molar Vapor 1 1 1
Fraction
Mass Density gm/cc 0.00122 0.00461 0.00079
Enthalpy Flow cal/sec -331885.703 -3100832.49
Average MW 29.49 29.49
Mole Flows kmol/hr 553918
METHANE kmol/hr 0 63.357 0
WATER kmol/hr 14628.4 67499.9
OXYGEN kmol/hr 112961 60089.6
NITROGEN kmol/hr 421114 421114
CO2 kmol/hr 177.973 26613.8
Air 5037.14
Mass Flows kg/hr 1.63082*E7 1.63082*E7

Part C:

Sensitivity Analysis
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Air flowrate (SCFM)

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Methane flowrate (SCFH)