CHE2032Z Assignment 1

Group Number:
50
Names: Tebogo Matsepe and Linet Kimathi
6

Recycle:
CO2
H2
Inerts

Vapour:
CO2
H2
Inerts

Fresh Feed:
CO2
H2
Inerts

Reactor

Reactor Feed:
CO2
H2
Inerts

Purge:
CO2
H2
Inerts

Condenser

Liquid:
CH3OH
H2O

Reactor Product:
CO2
H2
Inerts
CH3OH
H 2O

Specifications:
Mol frac of CO2
Mol frac H2

0.256
0.74

Mol frac Inerts

Conversion of H2
Recycle ratio
Stream no.
Component
CO2
H2
Inerts
CH3OH
H2O
Total
Mole fraction
CO2
H2
Inerts
CH3OH
H2O
Total
Answers:

Basis:
Convergence
Test
0.000

0.004
0.6
0.8772
1
kmol/h

1000 kmol/h

2
kmol/h

3
kmol/h

4
kmol/h

5
kmol/h

6
kmol/h

7
kmol/h

311.70
555.22
277.61
0.00
277.61
34.09
243.52
901.00
1388.03
555.21
0.00
555.21
68.18
487.03
4.87
39.66
39.66
0.00
39.66
4.87
34.79
0.00
0.00
277.61
277.61
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
277.61
277.61
0.00
0.00
0.00
1217.57
1982.91
1427.70
555.21
872.48
107.14
765.34
Mole fraction Mole fraction Mole fraction Mole fraction Mole fraction Mole fraction Mole fraction
0.2560
0.2800
0.1944
0.0000
0.3182
0.3182
0.3182
0.7400
0.7000
0.3889
0.0000
0.6364
0.6364
0.6364
0.0040
0.0200
0.0278
0.0000
0.0455
0.0455
0.0455
0.0000
0.0000
0.1944
0.5000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.1944
0.5000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000

i) It would infinitely increase

ii) Because a recycle ratio of 1 would mean that there is no purge stream. The inerts would then accumulate in the process.

Scenario Summary
Current Values:

0.8

0.82

Changing Cells:
Recycle_ratio
0.8
0.8
0.82
Result Cells:
Xinerts2
0.0132
0.0132
0.0144
Notes: Current Values column represents values of changing cells at
time Scenario Summary Report was created. Changing cells for each
scenario are highlighted in gray.

0.84

0.84
0.0159

0.86

0.88

0.9

0.92

0.94

0.96

0.86

0.88

0.9

0.92

0.94

0.96

0.0179

0.0204

0.0239

0.0289

0.0370

0.0517

0.98

0.98
0.0863

CHE2032Z Assignment 1
Group Number:
50
Names: Tebogo Matsepe
Linet Kimathi
6

Recycle:
CO2
H2
Inerts

Vapour:
CO2
H2
Inerts

Fresh Feed:
CO2
H2
Inerts

Reactor

Reactor Feed:
CO2
H2
Inerts

Condenser

Reactor Product:
CO2
H2
Inerts
CH3OH
H2O

Purge:
CO2
H2
Inerts

Liquid:
CH3OH
H2O
4

Specifications:
Mol frac of CO2

0.256
0.74
0.004
0.6
0.8

Mol frac H2
Mol frac Inerts
Conversion of H2
Recycle ratio

Stream no.
Component
CO2
H2
Inerts
CH3OH
H2O
Total
Mole fraction
CO2
H2
Inerts
CH3OH
H2O
Total

1
kmol/h

Basis:

1000 kmol/h

kmol/h
kmol/h
kmol/h
kmol/h
kmol/h
kmol/h
311.70
498.49
233.49
0.00
233.49
46.70
186.79
901.00
1325.00
530.00
0.00
530.00
106.00
424.00
4.87
24.35
24.35
0.00
24.35
4.87
19.48
0.00
0.00
265.00
265.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
265.00
265.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1217.57
1847.84
1317.84
530.00
787.84
157.57
630.27
Mole fraction Mole fraction Mole fraction Mole fraction Mole fraction Mole fraction Mole fraction
0.2560
0.2698
0.1772
0.0000
0.2964
0.2964
0.2964
0.7400
0.7171
0.4022
0.0000
0.6727
0.6727
0.6727
0.0040
0.0132
0.0185
0.0000
0.0309
0.0309
0.0309
0.0000
0.0000
0.2011
0.5000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.2011
0.5000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000

Convergence
Test
0.000

CHE2032Z Assignment 1
Group Number:
Names:

50
Tebogo Matsepe
Linet Kimathi

Recycle_ratio

Xinerts2
0.8
0.8
0.82
0.84
0.86
0.88
0.9
0.92
0.94
0.96
0.98

0.0132
0.0132
0.0144
0.0159
0.0179
0.0204
0.0239
0.0289
0.0370
0.0517
0.0863

Changing Recycle ratios and resultant Xinert2

0.1000
0.0900
0.0800
0.0700

0.0600

Xinert,2

0.0500
Xinerts2

0.0400
0.0300
0.0200
0.0100
0.0000
0.8

0.82

0.84

0.86

0.88

0.9

Recycle ratio

0.92

0.94

0.96

0.98