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Problem On Flash Calculation

The document provides the composition of a hydrocarbon mixture and flash calculations to determine the number of moles in the vapor phase (nv) when flashed at 50 psia and 100°F. The calculation involves setting up a polynomial equation based on component properties and solving using the Newton-Raphson method. The nv is calculated to be 0.10866 and the number of moles in the liquid phase (nL) is 0.89134. Component mole fractions are also calculated for the liquid (Xi) and vapor (Yi) phases.

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Problem On Flash Calculation

The document provides the composition of a hydrocarbon mixture and flash calculations to determine the number of moles in the vapor phase (nv) when flashed at 50 psia and 100°F. The calculation involves setting up a polynomial equation based on component properties and solving using the Newton-Raphson method. The nv is calculated to be 0.10866 and the number of moles in the liquid phase (nL) is 0.89134. Component mole fractions are also calculated for the liquid (Xi) and vapor (Yi) phases.

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ASSIGNMENT – 3

UNCONVENTIONAL HYDROCARBON ENERGY RESOURCES

NAME: PRAJAPATI SMIT S.


ROLL NUMBER: 17BPE087
MENTOR: DR. PAWAN GUPTA
Question : A hydrocarbon mixture with the following overall composition is flashed
in a separator at 50 psia and 100°F.

Assuming an ideal condition behaviour, perform flash calculations and find ‘ nv’ i.e.
total number of moles in vapour phase.

COMPONENT Zi Pvi ki

C3 0.2 190 3.8

i-C4 0.1 72.2 1.444

n-C4 0.1 51.6 1.032

i-C5 0.2 20.44 0.4088

n-C5 0.2 15.57 0.3114

C6 0.2 4.956 0.09912

Solution:
• Equation for total number of moles in vapour phase are given by:

……. (1)

• Consider the table shown below:

Component Zi Pvi ki ki-1 (ki-1)^2 Zi*(ki-1) Zi*(ki-1)^2

C3 0.2 190 3.8 2.8 7.84 0.56 1.568

i-C4 0.1 72.2 1.444 0.444 0.197136 0.0444 0.019714

n-C4 0.1 51.6 1.032 0.032 0.001024 0.0032 0.000102

i-C5 0.2 20.44 0.4088 -0.5912 0.349517 -0.11824 0.069903

n-C5 0.2 15.57 0.3114 -0.6886 0.47417 -0.13772 0.094834

C6 0.2 4.956 0.09912 -0.90088 0.811585 -0.18018 0.162317


• The polynomial obtained by substituting the values from above table in equation 1
is:

0.56 0.0444 0.0032 0.11824 0.13772 0.18018


+ + − − − =0
2.8nv + 1 0.444nv + 1 0.032nv + 1 −0.5912nv + 1 −0.6886nv + 1 −0.90088nv + 1

……. (2)

• The simplified form of the above polynomial is:

f(nv) = (−0.01458)nv 5 − (0.3944)nv 4 + (0.47298)nv 3 + (1.32231)nv 2 − (1.727)nv + 0.1715 = 0

…….. (3)

• Differentiating above equation and getting value of f’(nv),

f′(nv) = (−0.0729)nv 4 − (1.57764)nv 3 + (1.41894)nv 2 + (2.64462)nv − 1.727


……. (4)

• To calculate the approximate value of nv, using Newton-Raphson Method:

Iteration nv f(nv) f'(nv)

1 0 0.1715000 -1.7270000

2 0.0993052 0.0134647 -1.4519371

3 0.1085787 0.0001241 -1.4251543

4 0.1086658 0.0000000 -1.4249021

5 0.1086658 0.0000000 -1.4249021

6 0.1086658 0.0000000 -1.4249021

• As we can see the values of iteration no. 4,5 and 6 are repeating, the approximate
value of ‘nv’ is 0.1086.
• Hence, the total number of moles in vapour phase is:

nv ≈ 0.10866
……. (5)

• The total number of moles in liquid phase are:

nL = 1 ─ nv ……. (6)

• Thus, for the value of nv = 0.10866,

nL = 0.89134
……. (7)
• Using values of ‘nv’and ‘nL’ , calculating the value of ‘Xi’ and ‘Yi’ by using eqn

𝑍𝑖 ……. (8)
Xi =
[nL + (nv ∗ Ki]

Yi = Xi ∗ Ki ……. (9)

Where, Xi = Mole fraction of component ‘i’ in liquid phase


Yi = Mole fraction of component ‘i’ in gas phase

• Hence, the values of Xi and Yi are:

nv 0.10866
nL 0.89134
Component xi yi
C3 0.153345 0.582711
i-C4 0.095398 0.137754
n-C4 0.099653 0.102842
i-C5 0.21373 0.087373
n-C5 0.216175 0.067317
C6 0.221702 0.021975

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