SNS COMMERCIAL SDN BHD

PRODUCTION OF ANHYDROUS ACETIC ACID

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EMM3305 FEED STOCK: ACETALDEHYDE (80%)
FEED STOCK PER ANNUM: 1.5 MILLION TONNE

PROBLEM STATEMENTS
Figure shows that a pumped fluid flow system that is being designed to transfer a mixture of 160,253.61 kg/h (3637.99 kmol/h) of acetaldehyde and
29,140.33 kg/h (909.5 kmol/h) of methanol at 20oC from feed tank into Reactor 1 at a pressure of 5 atm. The suction line has a length of 15 m of steel
pipe and the discharge line has 21.66 m of pipe. The size of pipe used for suction line is DN200 Schedule 40 steel pipe while the size of pipe used for
discharge line is DN100 Schedule 40 steel pipe. Thus, prepare the SRC application, and considering flow rates from 0 gal/min to 1250 gal/min,
computing head values in 250 gal/min increments.

DIAGRAM OF THE SYSTEM SYSTEM RESISTANCE CURVE

System Resistance Curve
100.000

90.000

80.000

70.000

60.000

Total head (m)

50.000

40.000

30.000

20.000

10.000

0.000
0 250 500 750 1000 1250
Capacity (gal/min)

SPECIFICATION PUMP SELECTED

Volume flow rate, Q : 0.0673 m3/s Type of Pump : Centrifugal Pump
Suction line (Point A) : DN 200 Schedule 40 (15m) Size : 6 x 8 -17
Discharge line (Point B) : DN 100 Schedule 40 (21.66m) Impeller Speed : 1780 rpm
Pressure at Point A : 101.3 kPa Impeller Diameter : 16 in
Pressure at Point B : 506.6 kPa Power : 125 hp
Head loss, ℎ𝐴 : 83.75 m Efficiency : 61 %
𝑁𝑃𝑆𝐻𝑅 : 3.048 m

Figure 13.32 Pump Performance Chart Horizontal Centrifugal Pump

GROUP MEMBERS:
1. SOH MING LUN (202726)
2. NISHALNI A/P K. PARTIVAN (203690)
3. MUHAMMAD SYAHMI AL-NAQIM BIN SHAMSUDIN (203128)