NGL FEED

Problem Statement:
• A stream of NGL at 15oC, 380 kPa and with a Std Ideal Liq Vol Flow of
200 m3/hr and the following composition:

Component Mole Fraction Component Mole Fraction

Ethane 0.01 i-Pentane 0.05
Propane 0.43 n-Pentane 0.04
i-Butane 0.07 n-Hexane 0.28
n-Butane 0.12
• Is fed to a Valve (pressure drop =70 kPa) and then sent to a
Separator. The Liquid product from the separator is then fed to a
Pump (delta P = 1900 kPa) with adiabatic efficiency of 75% and
then flashed down through a Valve (∆P=70 kPa). The valve outlet
is then sent to the tube side of a Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger,
where it exchanged heat with a shell inlet stream named (Shell In),
the shell out stream named (Shell-out) have the following
information:
Shell Out Stream Conditions and Composition

Temperature, oC Pressure, kPa Std. Ideal Liq Vol Flow m3/hr

155 1100 55

Components Mole Fraction

Ethane 0.00
Propane 0.00
I-Butane 0.00
N-Butane 0.03
I-Pentane 0.11
N-Pentane 0.11
N-Hexane 0.75
• The ∆P for both shell & tube sides=70 kPa, and UA = 8000 kJ/C-
h. The tube side outlet is then sent to a heater in order to meet
the column feed temperature (50oC) the ∆P inside the heater is
70 kPa.
• Calculate: - the pressure of the Column Feed Stream (the outlet
stream from the heater)