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Ministry of Higher Education and

Scientific Research
Al-Muthanna University
Engineering College
Chemical Engineering Department

Using the Unit Operation (flash separator)


in HYSYS

Name: Hussein Dhyaa Mohameed


Class: Four stage
Subject: Computer applications

Supervisor:Dr.Durgham Eyad
INTRODUCTION
The implementations of separation processes are of utmost importance in
designing chemical plants. The product stream from a reactor is rarely
close to the purity desired by the operator. There are either impurities
from undesirable side reactions or unreacted species from the inlet
stream. As a result, most chemical processes use an array of separation
processes designed to purify the desired product and recycle remaining
reactants back to the reactor feed. Aspen HYSYS V8.0 has an array of
units that are able to simulate separation processes and estimate the
composition of the product streams. By choosing parameters in the
system in an consistent way, the operator can fully specify the system in a
way that HYSYS can solve for the remaining parameters.

Aspen HYSYS
(or simply HYSYS) is a chemical process simulator used to
mathematically model chemical processes, from unit operations to full
chemical plants and refineries. HYSYS is able to perform many of the
core calculations of chemical engineering, including those concerned
with mass balance, energy balance, vapor-liquid equilibrium, heat
transfer, mass transfer, chemical kinetics, fractionation, and pressure
drop.[1] HYSYS is used extensively in industry and academia for steady-
state and dynamic simulation, process design, performance modelling,
and optimization.

HYSYS Simulation
To simulate a separation in HYSYS, first the simulation environment
must be initialized. This includes first choosing all of the individual
compounds that will exist in the overall system, and then choosing a fluid
package that will accurately simulate all compounds in the range of
expected temperatures and pressures. Once this is complete the
simulation environment may be entered.

To begin building the process, first it is important to specify the feed


stream that you are attempting to separate. These specifications include
the composition, flow rate, temperature, and pressure of the stream. Once
these parameters are entered, it is then necessary to connect the feed to
the desired separator type and then run the simulation.

The following two case studies demonstrate how to accomplish a simple


separation with a flash separator and a 3-phase separate.
Flash Separator
Flash separation is a technique used to separate the gas and liquid species
in a stream that is at vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE). Either the species
can be at VLE before entering the separator, or the separator may add or
remove heat to bring the system to VLE (Towler and Sinnott, 2013). If
there is no duty in the system, a fully specified feed attached to a
separator will result in a fully specified system. If duty exists, either the
duty must be specified or anther aspect of the product needs to be chosen
for HYSYS to converge. in this subject begins with a problem to find the
flowrate of the liquid and vapor outlet streams of the flash separator. In
steady state mode, the Separator divides the vessel contents into its
constituent vapor and liquid phases. The vapor and liquid in the vessel are
allowed to reach equilibrium, before they are separated. A Flash
Separator is performed to determine the product conditions and phases.
The pressure at which the flash is performed is the lowest feed pressure
minus the pressure drop across the vessel. The enthalpy is the combined
feed enthalpy plus or minus the duty. The Separator has the ability to
back-calculate results. In addition to the standard application (completely
defined feed stream(s) being separated at the vessel pressure and
enthalpy), the Separator can also use a known product composition to
determine the composition(s) of the other product stream(s), and by a
balance the feed composition.

Learning Outcomes: At the end of this chapter, the user will be able to:
• Operate a flash separator operation in HYSYS to model the flash
separation process
Prerequisites: Before beginning this chapter, the users need to know how
to:
• Start HYSYS
• Select components
• Define and select a fluid package
Add and specify material streams •
Flash Separator Simulation
first the feed must be fully specified as shown below

Then the feed can be connected to the separator, and outlet vapor and
liquid streams can also be added. If the separator is left without a duty,
then HYSYS will be able to solve for the outlet steams based on the VLE
composition of the feed.
If a duty is added, the amount of heat added or taken away will determine
the final separation. Either you can specify the duty or another parameter.
If there are desired outlet compositions or flow rate from the system, it
can be useful to specify one of those characteristics. After being
specified, HYSYS will converge to a solution and the compositions of the
outlet streams can be seen in the workbook.

Figure 3

In figure 3, the composition of the liquid stream was specified and


HYSYS was able to calculate the vapor composition as well as other flow
and energy parameters.
Problem Statement
We have a stream containing 15% ethane, 20% propane, 60% i-butane
and 5% n-butane at 50oF and atmospheric pressure, and a flowrate of 100
lbmole/hr. This stream is to be compressed to 50 psia, and then cooled to
32oF. The resulting vapour and liquid are to be separated as the two
product streams. What are the flowrates and compositions of these two
?streams

Defining the Simulation Basis►

:Enter the following values in the specified fluid package view -1

On this page Select


Property Package Peng-Robinson
Components Ethane, propane, i-butane, n-butane

2- Click the Enter Simulation Environment button when you are ready
to start building the simulation.

►Adding a Feed Stream


Add a new Material stream with the following values.

In this cell… Enter…


Name Gas
Temperature 50oF
Pressure 1 atm

Molar Flow 100 lbmole/hr

Compositions ethane – 15%

propane – 20%

i-butane – 60%

n-butane – 5%
►Adding a Compressor
1- Double-click on the Compressor button on the Object Palette.
2- On the Connections page, enter the following information:

Figure 1

3-Go to the Worksheet tab. At the Conditions page, complete the page
as shown in the Figure 2. The pressure for the Comp Gas is 50 psia.

Figure2
►Adding a Cooler
1- Double-click on the Cooler button on the Object Palette.
2- On the Connections page, enter the following information:

Figure 3

3- Switch to the Parameters page and complete the page as shown in the
Figure 4. The pressure drop is 0 psia.

Figure 4
4- Go to the Worksheet tab. At the Conditions page, complete the page
as shown in the Figure 5. The temperature for the Cool Gas is 32oF.

Figure 5

►Adding a Flash Separator


1- Double-click on the Separator button on the Object Palette.
2- On the Connections page, enter the following information (Figure 6):

Figure 6
3- Go to the Worksheet tab to preview the result as shown in the Figure7
and Figure 8.

Figure 7

Figure 8
Stream: Top Bottom
Flowrate: ____________ ________________
Composition: Ethane: ____________ ________________
Propane: ___________ ________________
i-Butane: ___________ ________________
n-Butane: ___________ ________________

►Save Your Case


1- Go to the File menu.
2- Select Save As.
3- Give the HYSYS file the name Flash then press the OK button.

Figure 9
►Review and Summary
In this example, the user was asked to find the flowrate of the liquid and
vapor outlet streams of the flash separator. The vapor and liquid in the
flash drum are allowed to reach equilibrium, before they are separated.
HYSYS’ separator was used to model the flash separation process.

Conclusion
The process of simulating separation in HYSYS is fairly straightforward
once the user has a fully specified feed. The feed specifications come
from the description of the problem that the user is attempting to solve.
Without added duty, the full specification of the feed is all the
information that HYSYS needs to simulate the separation. Within the
feed stream, two phases exist, and the composition and flow rate of each
phase will determine the composition and flow rate of the two phases
leaving the separator. The addition of duty complicates the problem
slightly more, though it also gives the user more flexibility as they are
able to specify one aspect of the product streams and customize their
separation.

The choice between using a normal flash separator and other phase
separator depends on the species in the feed stream. If there are only two
phases, the flash separator is sufficient, thought the exact same separation
can be simulated with other phase separator. The flash separator would
not work as the liquid stream would still contain two distinct phases.
References
1-HYSYS®: An Introduction to Chemical Engineering Simulation

2- G.P. Towler, R. Sinnott, Chemical Engineering Design: Principles,


Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design, Elsevier, 2013.

3-R.H. Perry, D. W. Green, Eds., Perry’s Chemical Engineers’


Handbook, 6th Ed., McGrawHill: New York, 1984.

4-Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 5th Ed., VCH:


Deerfield Beach, 1988.

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