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Flash in Hysys

The document describes a flash separator unit operation that takes input streams and separates them into a vapor and liquid stream. It explains that if there is no liquid in the inlet streams, there will be no flow in the vapor stream. The document provides an example problem involving an equimolar mixture of acetone and water at 2 atm that is fed to a flash unit at 100°C or adiabatically. It outlines the principles of isothermal versus adiabatic operation and how calculations would be done using HYSYS.

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Flash in Hysys

The document describes a flash separator unit operation that takes input streams and separates them into a vapor and liquid stream. It explains that if there is no liquid in the inlet streams, there will be no flow in the vapor stream. The document provides an example problem involving an equimolar mixture of acetone and water at 2 atm that is fed to a flash unit at 100°C or adiabatically. It outlines the principles of isothermal versus adiabatic operation and how calculations would be done using HYSYS.

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Flash Separator

Principles of Chemical Engineering


Processes

Flash Unit

The flash separator unit operation takes any


number of input streams and separates the
resulting mixture into a vapour and liquid
stream.
If there is no liquid present in the inlet streams,
then the vapour stream will simply have no flow
and the calculated composition will be the
bubble point composition of the mixture.
Principles of Chemical Engineering
Processes

Example
Equimolar

of acetone and water at Feed rate =


100 gmoles/s, 2 atm, vapor fraction = 0.8 is fed to
a flash unit
What

is the heat duty for an isothermal flash at 100 C ?


What is the temperature of an adiabatic flash at 2 atm?

Principles of Chemical Engineering


Processes

Isothermal

For isothermal operation inlet and exit


temperature is the same
The energy stream should be added
The value of the heat duty will be calculated by
Hysys
Pressure drop through the column should be
specified by the user
Principles of Chemical Engineering
Processes

Adiabatic

For adiabatic operation the heat duty in the


energy stream should be set to zero the energy
stream was added
Exit temperature will be estimated by Hysys
Pressure drop should be specified

Principles of Chemical Engineering


Processes

Connections

Principles of Chemical Engineering


Processes

Flash Vessel

Principles of Chemical Engineering


Processes

Isothermal

Principles of Chemical Engineering


Processes

Adiabatic

Principles of Chemical Engineering


Processes

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