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Column Sizing Calculator Tool

The document provides detailed specifications and calculations for a distillation column, including mass flow rates, densities, and surface tensions for both vapor and liquid phases. It outlines the design conditions, operating conditions, and various parameters such as column height, number of stages, and flow rates for rectifying and stripping sections. Additionally, it includes equipment specifications, temperature, pressure, and component properties relevant to the distillation process.

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Column Sizing Calculator Tool

The document provides detailed specifications and calculations for a distillation column, including mass flow rates, densities, and surface tensions for both vapor and liquid phases. It outlines the design conditions, operating conditions, and various parameters such as column height, number of stages, and flow rates for rectifying and stripping sections. Additionally, it includes equipment specifications, temperature, pressure, and component properties relevant to the distillation process.

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Properties Rectifying Stripping

Mass Flowrate Vapor (kg/hr) 210503.864199 327057.726955


Mass Flowrate Liquid (kg/hr) 140335.909466 517478.644944
Density Vapor (kg/m3) 48.3174 55.5089
Density Liquid (kg/m3) 442.737 877.446
Surface Tension (dyne/cm) 3.574 5.73886

Feed 3027
Distillate 986.57

FINAL RESULT
DTr 3.19217284631361 m
TSr 0.53 m
Nr 14 Input Number of stages
Nr 7.42 m

DTs 3.65276348310313 m
TSs 0.53 m
Ns 11 Input Number of stages
Ns 5.83 m

Hc 398.88319220498 mm
Rounded Up 400 mm

TL to 1st Tray 0.9 m


900 mm

COLUMN HEIGHT BY ORDER


TL to 1st Tray 900 mm
Nr 7450 mm
Hcone 400 mm
Ns 5850 mm
H5 1850 mm
H2 (LLLL to HHLL) 300 mm
H1 (BTL to LLLL) 200 mm
ID x HEIGHT 3200/3700 x 16950 mm
GREEN is for user input
R 3.829845

Vr (kmol/hr) 4764.98018165
Lr (kmol/hr) 3778.41018165
Vs (kmol/hr) 4764.98018165
Ls (kmol/hr) 6805.41018165

Rectifying
Qv 1.56612987726299
Ql 0.113944732774637
Vload 0.548151123797741
Ts 0.3 DT' 3.9015254819224 NOT OKAY
Ts 0.38 DT' 3.6776370183254 NOT OKAY
Ts 0.45 DT' 3.5254262425999 NOT OKAY
Ts 0.53 DT' 3.3841203072338 OKAY
Ts 0.6 DT' 3.2807787917695 NOT OKAY

Final Ts 0.53 Final DT' 3.3841203072338


qw 0.033670414296759
Path Number (N) 1 or 2 or 4
Corrected Number 1.85187278632174
Rounded Up 2 Paths

A 4.11
B 3.01
DT (corrected) 3.19217284631361 m
AT 8.00318174445442 m2
AD 1.09558716409411 m2
RD 0.136893950315856
Stripping
Qv 2.118034605759
Ql 0.2120036277
Vload 0.550421095419
Ts 0.3 DT' 3.9095955212082 NOT OKAY
Ts 0.38 DT' 3.6852439595987 NOT OKAY
Ts 0.45 DT' 3.5327183462678 NOT OKAY
Ts 0.53 DT' 3.3911201292147 OKAY
Ts 0.6 DT' 3.287564858876 NOT OKAY

Final Ts 0.53 Final DT' 3.3911201292147


qw 0.062517286213
Path Number (N) 1 or 2 or 4
Corrected Number 3.438450741697
Rounded Up 4 Paths

A 1.82
B 3.56
DT (corrected) 3.652763483103 m
AT 10.47931720206 m2
AD 2.121756149254 m2
RD 0.202470839306
Design Condition
Line Size
Line ID Source Sink Service Phase
(in) Pressure (bar)

02-0001 E-2001 P-2001 12 Feed L 30


02-0002 P-2001 T-2001 12 Feed L 30
02-0003 T-2001 P-2002 8 Distillate L 30
02-0004 P-2002 Unit 4000 6 Distillate L 40
02-0005 P-2001 T-2001 12 Feed L 30
02-0006 T-2001 H-2001 10 Bottoms L 30
02-0007 H-2001 E-2001 10 Bottoms L 30
Design Condition Operating Condition Average Insulation
Flowrate Material/
Temperature Pressure Temperature Density Type Notes
(kg/hr) CA
(C) (bar) (C) (kg/m3) (H,C,PP)
150 21 89.13 182768.26 431.864 CS
150 21.3278 89.1795 182768.26 431.774 CS H
100 20.88 55.86 43138.94 458.088 CS
100 30.31 57.58 43138.94 456.74 CS
200 21.13 130.73 139629.21 419.351 CS
200 21.11 130.7 139629.21 419.595 CS
250 21.1149 145 139629.21 107.832 CS H
Properties Head 196.1772068055 m
Volumetric Flow (m3/hr) 141.27855
Density (kg/m3) 458.083 Sch 40 Pipe 8 in
Viscosity (cP) 0.109904 ID 7.981 in
Vapor Pressure (bar) 0.202717805436 m
Heat Capacity (kJ/kg-K) 3.56501 202.7178054356 mm
Gravity (m/s2) 9.81 Velocity 1.215906148975 m/s
Operating Pressure (bar) 20.875 Nre 1027359.938617
Design Pressure (bar) 25.05 f 0.0038237074 manual input
dP Friction Loss 0.012774297903 bar
Specifications SH 3595.035384 Pa
Suction Line 50 0.03595035384 bar
BTL-LLLL 0.2 Pa 0 bar
LLLL-HHLL 0.3 Vapor Pressure 1595035.849 Pa
Pump Elevation 1.4 15.95035849 bar
Suction 21.1842 Psuction 20.89817605594 bar
Discharge 30
dP Pump 8.8158 NPSHa 2.157680620067 m
Equipment Elevation 2
Temperature 55.89 273.15 329.04

Components A B C
Ethane 6.80267 656.4028 255.99
Propane 6.8297 813.2008 247.99
Isobutane 6.93388 953.92 247.077
Isopentane 7.03015 1140.45 247.012
n-Pentane 6.85221 1064.63 232
manual input n-Hexane 6.87776 1171.53 224.366
n-Heptane 6.9024 1268.115 216.9

Ps,max 25.00955585193 bar


SOPmax 35.85298985193 bar
HP 34.5967622525 Watts
Efficiency 0.635667244223507 63.57%
BHP 54.425900605845 kW
dT 0.112438989149559 Kelvin
mmhg
log VP bar yi VP
49889.067 66.518756512246 0.0418729 2.78533323956
14244.297 18.992396394536 0.94143796 17.8801629172
6099.388 8.1325172918069 0.016688021 0.13571561935
1841.0724 2.4547631890612 7.78E-07 1.9101295E-06
1426.1513 1.9015350925097 3.38E-07 6.4250134E-07
498.36346 0.6644846181127 9.31E-12 6.1834225E-12
179.35529 0.2391403906434 2.39E-15 5.7157966E-16
20.8012143287

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