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HYSYS Tutorial

This document describes simulating a multiple reaction process in HYSYS. Methane and water undergo a heterogeneous reforming reaction. Carbon monoxide and hydrogen undergo a reversible water-gas shift reaction. Rate expressions and kinetic parameters are provided for both reactions. The simulation involves creating a feed stream, specifying the reactions, sizing a plug flow reactor, and plotting the temperature profile along the reactor length.

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HYSYS Tutorial

This document describes simulating a multiple reaction process in HYSYS. Methane and water undergo a heterogeneous reforming reaction. Carbon monoxide and hydrogen undergo a reversible water-gas shift reaction. Rate expressions and kinetic parameters are provided for both reactions. The simulation involves creating a feed stream, specifying the reactions, sizing a plug flow reactor, and plotting the temperature profile along the reactor length.

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Problem2: Multiple and Catalytic Reaction The following typical reactions are encountered in the early stages of the production of chemical starting with a natural gas feed in PFR:

CH 4 + H 2O 3H 2 + CO CO + H 2O H 2 + CO2
The first reaction (reforming) is heterogeneous witch obeys Langmuir-Hinshelwood rate expression. The second reaction is a reversible reaction of water gas shift which obeys the standard Kinetic rate expression. This reaction is especially important in ammonia synthesis as both CO and CO2 will poison the catalyst used to make ammonia from hydrogen and nitrogen, and the CO is harder to remove than CO2. Use Peng Robinson equation of state. Feed stream (9.8 CO, 30.7 H2O, 4 CO2, 30.5 H2, 10 CH4, 15 N2) enters to the adiabatic reactor at 350C and 30 atm and 2000 moles/s flowrate. Simulate this process. Plot temperature profile based on reactor length.

r1 =

E K 01 exp(- 1 RT ) P y CH 4 1+K P y H 2

yco y H E 2 2 r2 =K 02 exp(- 1 RT ) yco y H O 2 K eq


Abbreviation Value Units

Variable

Bed Density Pre-Exponential Rate Constant Pre-Exponential Rate Constant Activation energy of reaction 1 Activation energy of reaction 2 Absorption Parameter Equilibrium Constant Gas Constant Pressure Reactor Volume Diameter Pressure Drop

b K01 K02 E1 E2 K Keq R P V D P

1200 5.517e3 4.95e5 1.849e8 1.163e5 4.053 e-4.946+4897/T 8.314 30.0 40 2 0

kg/m3 kmol/(kg.s.atm) kmol/(kg.s) J/mol J/mol atm-1 --------J/(mol.K) atm m3 m atm

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Solution:

Follow the step-by-step instructions to solve the problem. 1- Open a new case.

2- Add a new component list

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3- Select components from Components list.

4- Add a new Fluid Package.

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5- Select Margules activity model from property package.

6- Close fluid package and go to Reaction page.

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7- Click on Add Rxn button and add a Heterogeneous Catalytic reaction.

8- In stoichiometry page, enter components and stoichiometry coefficients (note: negative for reactants and positive for product). Balance error should be zero.

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9- Go to the Basis page and change the Basis to Partial Pressure and Rxn Phase to Vapor. Change the Basis unit and Rate units to atm and kgmol/(m3.s) respectively.

10- Go to the Numerator page; enter E=1.849e8 J/mol and A=6620400 kgmol/ (m3.s). (Note that A is obtained by multiplying the Pre-exponential Rate Constant to Bed Density (A=5.518103 kmol/ (kg.s.atm) 1200 kg/m3)). In this page you should set to 1 the Forward order Methane and the other set to zero.

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11- Go to the Denominator page. Enter E=0, A=4.053 and Denominator Exponent=1 for Hydrogen and the other set to zero.

12- Now close the current page and again click on Add Rxn button and add a Simple Rate reaction.

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13- In Stoichiometry page, enter components and their stoichiometry coefficients.

14- Go to the Basis page and change the Basis to Mole fraction and Rxn Phase to Vapor. Change the Rate units to kgmol/ (m3.s).

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15- Go to the Parameter page; enter E=1.163e5 J/mol and A=5.94e8 kgmol/ (m3.s). (Note that A is obtained by multiplying the Pre-exponential Rate Constant to Bed Density (A=4.95105 kmol/ (kg.s.atm) 1200 kg/m3)).

16- Then enter A' =-4.946 and B' =4897.

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17-Close reaction page and add a new set of reaction by clicking on the Add Set button.

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In the active list of set, add your reaction.

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19- Close set and clicks on Add to FP button. (Note that you have to be in Set1 when you click on Add to FP button)

20- Then you can enter simulation environment by clicking on the Enter Simulation Environment button.

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21-Create a material stream and change its name to Feed. Enter its temperature, pressure, and molar flow rate.

21- Go to the Composition page in Worksheet Tab and enter composition.

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22- Select a Plug Flow reactor from the Object Pallet, paste it on the flow sheet page, and enter its inlet and outlet streams.

23- Go to the Reaction Tab and select Set-1 in the Reactions set Drop down menu.

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24- In the Rating tab of the reactor enter reactor volume and diameter.

25- Set the reactor pressure drop to 0 in the Parameters page of Design Tab to complete the simulation.

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26-Go to the Performance tab to see the properties versus reactor length.

27-Click on the plot bottom to temperature plot versus reactor length.

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