Capacity 56502.

00 tons/yr
Operating Hou8000.00 hrs/yr
Capacity 7.06 tons/hr
7062.75 kg/hr 153.54
341.20
Feed Stream

Mole Flow Mass Flow

Component (kmol/hr) Mole Fr. (kg/hr) Mass Fr.
Methanol 341.20 1.00 10918.26 1.00

Heater 0.00

Mole Flow Mass Flow

Component Mole Fr. Mass Fr.
(kmol/hr) (kg/hr)
Methanol 341.20 10918.26

Reactor
Conversion 0.90

Mole Flow Mass Flow

Component (kmol/hr) Mole Fr. (kg/hr) Mass Fr.
Methanol 34.12 0.10 1091.83 0.10
DME 153.54 0.45 7062.75 0.65
Water 153.54 0.45 2763.68 0.25
Total 341.20 1.00 10918.26 1.00

DME Producti7062.75 kg/hr

Error 0.00
Inlet Tempera240.00 °C
513.15 K
Inlet Pressure1500.00 kPa

Mole Flow
Component (kmol/hr) Enthalpy
Methanol 341.20
DME 0.00
Water 0.00
Total 341.20
 T Ref 298.15 K
Heat Exchanger
Feed Flow Rate 341.20
Feed Pressure 16.00 bar
Feed Temperature 155.87 °C
429.02 K
Heater Outlet Tempera240.00 °C
513.15 K
Inlet
Mole Flow Enthalpy
Component
(kmol/hr) (kJ/hr)
Methanol 341.20 2199531.56
Outlet
Component Mole Flow Enthalpy
(kmol/hr) (kJ/hr)
Methanol 341.20 3828300.92

Heating Required 1628769.36 kJ/hr

452.44 kW

Steam Requirement
Heating Medium Steam
Pressure 40.00 bar
Steam Temperature 250.30 °C
523.45 K
Latent Heat of Steam 1714.00 kJ/kg
Steam Required 0.26 kg/s
950.27
Specific Volume 0.05 m3/kg
Reactor
Outlet 396.24 °C
669.39 K

Mole Flow Enthalpy

Component (kmol/hr) (kJ/hr)
Methanol 34.12 732777.50
DME 153.54 4716577.53
Water 153.54 1993231.43
Total 341.20 7442586.46

Reaction Extent 307.08 kmol/hr

Heat of Reaction -11770.00 kJ/kmol

Heat Generated -3614285.54 kJ/hr

-1003.97 kW
Actual Enthalpy Out 7442586.46 kJ/hr
2067.39 kW
Error 0.00
 Hot Stream In Out Mean
Temperature (°C) 250.30 250.30 250.30
Heat Capacity (kJ/kg K) 4.02 4.87 4.45
Viscosity (cP) 0.02 0.11 0.06
Thermal Conductivity (W/mK) 0.05 0.62 0.33
Density (kg/m3) 20.09 798.37 409.23

Cold Stream In Out Mean

Temperature (°C) 155.87 240.00 197.94
Heat Capacity (kJ/kg K) 7.37 2.29 4.83
Viscosity (cP) 0.01 0.02 0.01
Thermal Conductivity (W/mK) 0.03 0.04 0.04
Density (kg/m3) 18.53 12.88 15.71

Heating Duty 452.44 kW

Steam Flow Rate 0.26 kg/s
950.27 kg/hr

Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient (Assumed)

U 330.00 W/m2 K

LMTD
LMTD 37.97 °C

No correction factor required

Heat Transfer Area

Area 36.11 m2
Fluid Allocation
Tube Side Steam
Shell Side Methanol

Tube Size & Layout

Outside Diameter (OD) 20.00 mm
0.02 m
Wall Thickness 2.00 mm
Inside Diameter (ID) 16.00 mm
0.02 m

Tube Length 3.66 m

Tube Layout Triangular

Tube Pitch 25.00 mm
0.03 m

Number of Tubes
Surface Area of 1 tube 0.23 m2
Tubes Required 158.00

Using a 1,2 exchanger

No. of tube side passes 2.00

No. of tubes per pass 79.00

Cross-Area of 1 tube 0.0002 m2

Tube Side Calculations

Total Cross Area of tube 0.02 m2
 Mass Velocity Tube Side 16.62 kg/s m2
Tube Side Velocity 0.83 m/s
Reynold Number at tube inlet 15244.49
Tube Side Coefficient (Kern) 8000.00 W/m2 K

Shell Side Calculations

K1 0.25
n 2.21
Bundle Diameter 0.37 m

Shell Diameter 0.88 m

Baffle Spacing 0.35 m
Cross-Flow Area 0.06 m2
Shell Side Mass Velocity 48.95 kg/m2 s
Velocity 3.12 m/s
Equivalent Diameter 14.20 mm
0.01 m
Shell Side Reynold Number 46611.31
Baffle Cut 25%
Heat transfer factor jH 0.0028
Prandtl Number 1.88
Shell Side Coefficient 435.43 W/m2 K

Fouling Coefficients
Tube Side 5000.00 W/m2 K 0.0002
Shell Side 5000.00 W/m2 K

Conductivity of Tube
Tube Wall Material Copper https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/thermal-conductivity-metals-d_858.h
Thermal Conductivity 382.00 W/m K
Overall Coefficent
1/U 0.00
U 343.80 W/m K

Pressure Drop (Tube Side)

Friction factor "jf" 0.005
dP 73.79 Pa
0.00 bar

Pressure Drop (Shell Side)

Friction factor "jf" 0.04
dP 14551.35 Pa
0.15 bar

Methanol Outlet Temp. 15.85 bar

1585.45 kPa
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 Catalyst Weight 16160 kg
Bulk Density 600 kg/m3
Bed Volume 26.93 m3
Bed Diameter 1.50 m
X-Area Bed 1.77 m2
Bed Height 15.24 m
Methanol Pressure 15.85 bar

Add 10% on each side of bed for supports, nozzles etc.

Vessel I.D 1.50 m
Vessel Height 18.29 m

Mechanical Design
Design Pressure 16.34 bar
1.63 MPa
Material of ConstructiSS316
UNS No S31600
Design Temperature 450 °C
Max Allowable Stress 80.6 MPa
Weld Efficiency 0.9

Circumferential Stress0.02 m
17.13 mm
Longitudnal Stress 0.01 m
8.41 mm

Wall Thickness 17.13 mm

Corrosion Allowance 2 mm
Wall Thickness 20.00 mm
 Head Type Ellipsoidal
Head Thickness 0.02 m
16.93 mm
Corrosion Allowance 2 mm
Head Thickness 19.00 mm

Dead Weight
Cw 1.08
Mean Diameter 1.52 m
Height of Vessel 18.29 m
Thickness 20.00 mm
Shell Weight 153696.1425 N
Catalyst Weight 158368 N
Total Weight 312064.14 N
312.06 kN

Wind Loading
Wind Pressure 1280 N/m2
Loading per meter 1945.6 N/m
Bending moment 325402.94 Nm

Stress Analysis
Pressure Stresses
Longitudnal Stress 30.64 N/mm2
Circumferential Stress61.27 N/mm2
Dead Weight Stress
Dead Weight Stress 3.27 N/mm2
Bending Stress
Outside Diameter 1540.00 mm
Second Moment 2.76E+10 mm4
Bending Stress 9.08 N/mm2

Upwind Stress 36.45 N/mm2

Downwind Stress 18.29 N/mm2

Stress Maximum 42.99 N/mm2

T k ln (k) 1/T
593.15 11.7 2.46 0.0017
5.00
613.15 31.9 3.46 0.0016
633.15 73.5 4.30 0.0016 4.50

4.00
k0 5.209031E+13 3.50
E 143541.21 kJ/kmol
3.00
143.54121 kJ/mol
2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

0.50

0.00
0.0015
5.00

4.50

4.00 f(x) = − 17264.8692395398 x + 31.5841471813846

R² = 0.998843934778167
3.50

3.00

2.50

2.00

1.50

1.00

0.50

0.00
0.0015 0.0016 0.0017