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Table 1.3: Reactor Stream Summary. This table provides temperature, pressure, vapor fraction, and component flow rates for all streams in the reactor section of the process flowsheet.
Stream S
‐114 PURGE S‐106 S‐109 S‐110 S‐111 S‐112 S‐116 S‐107 S
‐108 Temperature °F
85 85
228 280
85 82
85 85
740 780
Pressure psia 25
25 54
40 35
30 25
25 49
45
Vapor Fraction 1
1 1
1 0.92
0.92 1
1 1
Total Flow lbhr 55449
1714 9
62023 62023
62023 62023
57163 4859
6 62023
62023
Component Flows Propane
15382 4757
18025 16223
16223 16223
15857 3651
18025 16223
Oxygen 2427
75 2921
2 2505
2505 2505
2502 3
2921 2
2505
Propylene 1914
6 592
1945 1
2011 9
2011 9
2011 9
1973 9
380 1945
1 2011
9
Acrylic Acid 1791
55 1901
2854 8
2854 8
2854 8
1846 2670
2 1901
2854 8
Water 5713
177 7547
2230 9
2230 9
2230 9
5890 1641
9 7547
2230 9
Nitrogen 31341
9693 32324
32324 32324
32324 32311
130 32324
32324
Acetic Acid 379
12 537
1393 1393
1393 390
1003 537
1393
Carbon Dioxide 5779
8 1788
5809 4
5989 4
5989 4
5989 4
5958 5
308 5809
4 5989
4
Dowtherm Stream
DOWTHERM ‐1
DOWTHERM ‐6
DOWTHERM ‐2
DOWTHERM ‐3
Temperature °F
198 198
738 458
Pressure psia
40 15
35 30
Vapor Fraction Total Flow lbhr
385000 385000
385000 385000
Component Flows lbhr
Dowtherm 385000
385000 385000
385000
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4.4 Separation Section
Figure 4.4: Separation Process Diagram. This shows the flowsheet of the separation section of the process, which includes the four distillation towers and the Dowtherm heating loop.
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Table 4.4: Separation Process Stream Summary. This table provides temperature, pressure, vapor fraction, and component flow rates for all streams in the separation section of the process flowsheet.
Stream S
‐116 S
‐117 S
‐118 S
‐119 S
‐120 S
‐121 S
‐122 S
‐123 S
‐124 Temperature °F
85 86
86 400
418 318
317 295
307
Pressure psia 25
150 130
125 98
95 90
70 73
Vapor Fraction 1
1 1
1
Total Flow lbhr 48596
48596 48596
48596 23846
24750 24750
19472 5278
Component Flows lbhr
Propane 3651
3651 3651
3651 3651
3651 3651
Oxygen 3
3 3
3 3
3 3
Propylene 380
380 380
380 380
380 380
Acrylic Acid 26702
26702 26702
26702 23844
2858 2858
1024 1834
Water 16419
16419 16419
16419 16419
16419 13036
3383
Nitrogen 130
130 130
130 130
130 130
Acetic Acid 1003
1003 1003
1003 1
1001 1001
941 60
Carbon Dioxide 308
308 308
308 308
308 308
Dowtherm Stream
S ‐125
S ‐126
S ‐127
S ‐128
S ‐129
S ‐130
S ‐131
S ‐132
WASTE Temperature °F
374 371
415 100
298 287
265 264.
236
Pressure psia 68
68 68
63 65
67 65
60 25
Vapor Fraction
1 1
1 1
1 0.3
Total Flow lbhr 5278.
1469 25314
25314 3809
13819. 5653
5653. 17628
Component Flows lbhr
Propane 834.
2817. 2817.
834
Oxygen 3
3
Propylene 75
305 305.
75
Acrylic Acid
1834 1443
25286 25286
392 913.
110. 110.
1305
Water 3383.
25 25
25 3358
11202. 1834.
1834. 14560
Nitrogen 130.
130.
Acetic Acid 60
1 3
3 59
783 158.
158. 842
Carbon Dioxide 12
296. 296.
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Dowtherm Stream
DOWTHERM ‐3 DOWTHERM‐4 DOWTHERM‐5 DOWTHERM‐6
Temperature °F 458
299 203
198
Pressure psia 30
25 20
15
Vapor Fraction Total Flow lbhr
385000 385000
385000 385000
Component Flows lbhr Dowtherm
385000 385000
385000 385000