Industrial chemistry department University of Biskra

Master 01 Chemical engineering/ Environment engineering

Chemical process simulator 2022/2023

PW 05 : Distillation column

Distillation column is a key component in the process of distillation, which is used to separate and
purify components of a liquid mixture based on their different boiling points. Distillation columns
are commonly used in industries such as petrochemical, chemical, and oil refining to separate and
purify various liquids and chemicals. In this tutorial, we propose simulating the operation of the
distillation column using the process simulation software HYSYS. The objective of this work will
be to study the influence of various key parameters in distillation that cannot be addressed
experimentally.

Application:
Simulate a distillation column using the following data:

Feed data:

Components Molar fraction

Propane 0.4
Propene 0.6
Pressure 2068 Kpas
V/F 1
Molar flow rate 600 kg.mol/hr

Specification:

Reboiler temperature: 57.2 °C.

Reflux ratio: 16.4.

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Column data

Number of stages: 94

Feed enters the column at stage 47

Condenser temperature: 280 psia

Reboiler temperature: 300 psia

Total condenser

Property package:

Peng-Robinson

Questions

01) Determine the component fractions in the vapor stream.

02) Display temperature, pressure, flow and composition graphs.
03) Study the influence of the reflux ratio on energy consumption and product purification.

To ensure your work is correct, please refer to the images below (pages 2-4).

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Connections:

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Specification:

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Specification summary:

References
Initiation au simulateur AspenHysys, Institut Algérien du Pétrole, Ecole de Boumerdes.

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