DWSIM/C4/Creating-Multiple-Reactions-set/English
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Title Slide |
Welcome to this tutorial on Creating Reaction Set with Multiple Reactions in DWSIM. |
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Learning Objectives |
In this tutorial, we will learn to:
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System Requirements |
To record this tutorial, I am using
The process demonstrated in this tutorial is identical in other OS also such as-
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To practice this tutorial, you should know to-
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The prerequisite tutorials are mentioned on our website, spoken-tutorial.org.
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Multiple-Reaction file used in the tutorial is provided as a Code file on this tutorial page.
Make a copy and then use it while practising. |
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Package and Inlet Condition
S-01: Mass Flow: 40 kg/s Mole Fraction(Ethylene): 0.28 Mole Fraction(Benzene): 0.72 Mole Fraction(Ethylbenzene): 0 Mole Fraction(P-diethylbenzene): 0 Temperature: 650 K Pressure: 2026500 Pa |
We will develop a flowsheet to determine the exit composition from Conversion Reactor with multiple reactions. |
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Package and Inlet Condition S-03: Mass Flow: 15 kg/s Mole Fraction(Ethylene): 0 Mole Fraction(Benzene): 0 Mole Fraction(Ethylbenzene): 0.018 Mole Fraction(P-diethylbenzene): 0.982 Temperature: 410 K Pressure: 2026500 Pa |
Here we give Property Package and Inlet Streams Conditions, as shown here. |
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Reaction-1 C2H4 + C6H6 ⇌ C8H10 , Xethylene = 73.5%
2C2H4 + C6H6 ⇌ C10H14 , Xethylene = 25.5% |
Next, we give the Reactions and Reaction Conversion for Reaction 1 and 2. |
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Reaction-3 C6H6 + C10H14 ⇌ 2C8H10 , XP-deb = 22.13%
C2H4 + C6H6 ⇌ C8H10 , Xethylene = 97% |
Here we give the Reaction inputs for Reaction 3 and 4. |
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Conversion Reactor Conditions
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Next, we give the Conversion Reactor operating conditions. |
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Display Flowsheet |
The flowsheet to be created is shown here for ease of understanding. |
Cursor on the DWSIM window. | I have already opened DWSIM on my machine. |
File >> Open File | Go to File menu and click on Open File. |
Point to the file on the Desktop.
Select the file from the Desktop. |
I have already downloaded and extracted the file on my Desktop.
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Maximize the simulation window | Let us now maximize the simulation window. |
Point to the inlet material streams | This file contains all the inlet material streams that enter the reactors. |
Let us add the reactions first and create a reaction set for the reactors. | |
Click on Settings | For this, click on Settings button on the toolbar. |
Click on Reactions Tab. | Then click on Reactions Tab. |
Chemical Reactions >> Add Reaction | Under Chemical Reactions section, click on the green coloured Add Reaction button. |
Click on Conversion | Then click on Conversion. |
Point to Add New Conversion Reaction | Add New Conversion Reaction window opens. |
Identification >> Name >> Reaction-1 | Under Identification, enter the Name as Reaction-1. |
Description >> Synthesis of Ethylbenzene from Ethylene and Benzene | Now, let’s type the Description.
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Point to Components/Stoichiometry | Next part is a table of Components/Stoichiometry. |
Point to Include | Under Include, check the check-boxes against:
Benzene and Ethylbenzene |
Check Ethylene check box | Under BC, check the Ethylene check box. |
Stoich. Coeff >> Ethylene: -1, Benzene: -1, Ethylbenzene: 1 | Under Stoic Coeff column, enter:
-1 for Benzene and 1 for Ethylbenzene
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Point to Conversion Reactions Parameters | Then comes Conversion Reactions Parameters. |
Base comp >> Ethylene | The Base comp is already indicated as Ethylene. |
Phase >> Mixture | Select Phase as Mixture. |
Point to Conversion
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Now go to Conversion.
As per the problem statement, enter 73.5 against Conversion. |
Click OK | At the bottom, click on the OK button. |
Cursor on the interface. | Now, we will add the second reaction. |
Chemical Reactions >> Add Reaction | Under Chemical Reactions section, click on Add Reaction button. |
Click on Conversion | Then click on Conversion. |
Point to Add New Conversion Reaction | Add New Conversion Reaction window opens. |
Identification >> Name >> Reaction-2 | Under Identification, enter the Name as Reaction-2. |
Description >> Synthesis of P-diethylbenzene from Ethylene and Benzene | Type the Description as “Synthesis of P-diethylbenzene from Ethylene and Benzene.” |
Point to Components/Stoichiometry | Next, go to Components/Stoichiometry. |
Point to Include | Under Include, check the check-boxes against:
Ethylene Benzene and P-diethylbenzene. |
Under BC, check the Ethylene check box | Under BC, check the Ethylene check box. |
Stoich. Coeff >> Ethylene: -2, Benzene: -1, P-diethylbenzene: 1 | Under Stoic Coeff column, enter:
-2 for Ethylene -1 for Benzene and 1 for P-diethylbenzene Then press Enter. |
Point to Conversion Reactions Parameters | Now comes Conversion Reactions Parameters. |
Base comp >> Ethylene | The Base comp is already indicated as Ethylene. |
Phase >> Mixture | Select Phase as Mixture. |
Point to Conversion
Conversion >> 25.5 |
Now go to Conversion.
As per the problem statement, enter 25.5 against Conversion. |
Click OK | At the bottom, click on the OK button. |
Cursor on the interface. | Now, we will add the third reaction. |
Chemical Reactions >> Add Reaction | Under Chemical Reactions section, click on Add Reaction button. |
Click on Conversion | Then click on Conversion. |
Point to Add New Conversion Reaction | Add New Conversion Reaction window opens. |
Identification >> Name >> Reaction-3 | Under Identification, enter the Name as Reaction-3. |
Description >> Synthesis of Ethylbenzene from P-diethylbenzene and Benzene | Let’s type the Description.
“Synthesis of Ethylbenzene from P-diethylbenzene and Benzene.” |
Point to Components/Stoichiometry | Next part is a table of Components/Stoichiometry. |
Point to Include | Under Include, check the check-boxes against:
Benzene Ethylbenzene and P-diethylbenzene |
Under BC, check the P-diethylbenzene check box. | Under BC, check the P-diethylbenzene check box. |
Stoich. Coeff >> Benzene: -1, Ethylbenzene: 2, P-diethylbenzene: -1 | Under Stoic Coeff column, enter:
-1 for Benzene 2 for Ethylbenzene and -1 for P-diethylbenzene Then press Enter. |
Point to Conversion Reactions Parameters | Next comes Conversion Reactions Parameters. |
Base comp >> P-diethylbenzene | The Base comp is already indicated as P-diethylbenzene. |
Phase >> Mixture | Select Phase as Mixture. |
Point to Conversion
Conversion >> 22.13 |
Now go to Conversion.
As per the problem statement, enter 22.13 against Conversion. |
Click OK | At the bottom, click on the OK button. |
Cursor on the interface. | Now we will add the last reaction.
Formation of Ethylbenzene from ethylene and benzene. |
This reaction is similar to the first reaction but with a different conversion. | |
Point to Reaction-1 | For this, we will not add a new reaction.
We will copy the existing Reaction-1 and edit the required fields. |
Click Copy Selected Reaction | Select Reaction-1 and click on Copy Selected Reaction button. |
Point to Reaction-11 | We see that a new reaction is added named Reaction-11. |
Double click on Reaction-11 | Double-click on Reaction-11. |
Point to Edit Conversion Reaction window. | Edit Conversion Reaction window opens. |
Point to Name | Under Identification, edit the Name as Reaction-4. |
Point to reaction details. | All the reaction details remain the same except Conversion. |
Point to Conversion
Conversion >> 97 |
Go to Conversion.
As per the problem statement, enter 97 against Conversion. |
Click OK | At the bottom, click on the OK button. |
Point to Chemical Reactions | Now, all the reactions are added. |
Next we will create reaction sets with different reactions. | |
Point to Reaction Sets | On the left side of Reactions tab, go to Reaction Sets. |
Reaction Sets >> Add New Reaction Set | Under Reaction Sets section, click on the green coloured Add New Reaction Set button. |
Point to Reaction Set Editor | DWSIM-Reaction Set Editor window opens. |
Identification >> Name >> Reactor-1 | Under Identification, enter the Name as Reactor-1. |
Description >> Reactions for Reactor-1 | Now type the Description as “Reactions for Reactor-1.” |
Reactions >> Add Reaction | Under Reactions section, click on the green coloured Add Reaction button. |
Point to Reactions | All four reactions which we added, are being displayed. |
Click Reaction-1 | Select Reaction-1 from the displayed reaction list. |
Click Reaction-2 | Similarly click on Add Reaction button again and select Reaction-2. |
Point to Reactor-1 | The reaction set for Reactor-1 is ready. |
Click on the OK button. | At the bottom, click on the OK button. |
Cursor on the interface. | We will follow a similar approach to add Reaction Set for Reactor-2. |
Reaction Sets >> Add New Reaction Set | Under Reaction Sets section, again click on the Add New Reaction Set button. |
Point to Reaction Set Editor | DWSIM-Reaction Set Editor window opens. |
Identification >> Name >> Reactor-2 | Under Identification, enter the Name as Reactor-2. |
Description >> Reactions for Reactor-2 | Now type the Description as “Reactions for Reactor-2.” |
Point to Reactions section | Under Reactions section, click on the Add Reaction button. |
Click Reaction-3 | Select Reaction-3 from the displayed reaction list. |
Click Reaction-4 | Similarly, select Reaction-4. |
Click on the OK button. | At the bottom, click on the OK button. |
Point to reaction sets. | All the reaction sets are now ready. |
Close the Settings window. | Close the Settings window. |
Click on Flowsheet | Now, go to the Flowsheet area. |
Let’s create and connect the material streams to the unit operations.
To do this, we will use Create and Connect feature. | |
Click Reactors tab | At the bottom of the main simulation window, go to Reactors tab. |
Click and drag Conversion Reactor to the flowsheet. | Click on the Conversion Reactor displayed.
Drag and drop it to the flowsheet. |
Type R-01 | Let’s change the name of the object to R-01. |
Connections >> Inlet Stream >> S-01 | Under Connections, click on the drop-down against Inlet Stream and select S-01. |
Click Create and Connect against Inlet Stream | Now, click on yellow coloured Create and Connect button against Outlet Stream 1. |
Point to MSTR-002 | A material stream MSTR-003 gets created and connected to R-01. |
Click Create and Connect against Outlet Stream 1, Outlet Stream 2 and Energy Stream | Similarly, click on Create and Connect button against Outlet Stream 2 and Energy Stream. |
Point to the streams. | Now, let us arrange the streams properly. |
Point to the stream. | This completes the stream connections. |
Cursor on the interface. | Now we will specify the Calculation Parameters for R-01. |
Point to Calculation Parameters | Go to Calculation Parameters. |
Parameters >> Reaction Set >> Reactor-1 | Under Parameters tab, select Reaction Set as Reactor-1. |
Calculation Mode >> Define Outlet Temperature | Select Calculation Mode as Define Outlet Temperature. |
Outlet Temperature >> 434 K | Change Outlet Temperature to 434 K and press Enter. |
Point to outlet streams and energy stream. | Now we will rename the outlet streams and energy stream from R-01. |
Type Null-01 | Click on MSTR-003 and rename as Null-01. |
Type S-02 | Click on MSTR-004 and rename as S-02. |
Type E-01 | Click on ESTR-005 and rename as E-01. |
Let us continue to the flowsheet. | |
Click Mixers/Splitters tab | At the bottom of the main simulation window, go to Mixers/Splitters tab. |
Click and drag Stream Mixer to the flowsheet. | Click on the Stream Mixer displayed.
Drag and drop it to the flowsheet. |
Type MIX-01 | Change the name of the object to MIX-01. |
Inlet Stream 1 >> S-03 | Under Connections, click on the drop-down against Inlet Stream 1 and select S-03. |
Inlet Stream 2 >> S-02 | Next, click on drop-down against Inlet Stream 2 and select S-02. |
Click Create and Connect against Outlet Stream | Now click on Create and Connect button against Outlet Stream.
A material stream gets created and connected to the Outlet Stream of MIX-01. |
Point to the streams. | Now, let us arrange the streams properly. |
Type S-04 | Click on MSTR-007 and rename as S-04. |
Now, let us finish creating the flowsheet. | |
Click Reactors tab | At the bottom of the main simulation window, go to Reactors tab. |
Click and drag Conversion Reactor to the flowsheet. | Click on the Conversion Reactor displayed.
Drag and drop it to the flowsheet. |
Object >> R-02 | Change the name of the object to R-02. |
Inlet Stream >> S-04 | Under Connections, click on drop-down against Inlet Stream and select S-04. |
Click on Create and Connect against Outlet Stream 1, Outlet Stream 2 and Energy Stream | Click on Create and Connect button against Outlet Stream 1, Outlet Stream 2 and Energy Stream. |
Point to the streams. | Now, let us arrange the streams properly. |
Point to R-02. | Let us finish specifying the calculation parameters for R-02. |
Point to Calculation Parameters | Go to Calculation Parameters. |
Parameters >> Reaction Set >> Reactor-2 | Under Parameters tab, select the Reaction Set as
Reactor-2. |
Calculation Mode >> Define Outlet Temperature | Select Calculation Mode as Define Outlet Temperature. |
Outlet Temperature >> 432 K | Change Outlet Temperature to 432 K and press Enter. |
Type Null-02 | Now, click on MSTR-009 and rename it as Null-02. |
Type S-05 | Click on MSTR-010 and rename it as S-05. |
Type E-02 | Click on ESTR-011 and rename it as E-02. |
Point to the flowsheet. | This completes the flowsheet. |
Cursor on the interface. | Now, we will run the simulation. |
Click Solve Flowsheet | So, from the toolbar, click on the Solve Flowsheet button. |
Click S-05 | When the calculations are completed, click on the S-05 in the flowsheet. |
Point to Property Editor Window
Hover mouse at Results |
Go to the Property Editor Window of S-05.
Locate the Results tab. |
Results >> Compounds >> Amounts | Under Compounds tab, check the Amounts tab. |
Basis >> Mass Flows | Change the Basis to Mass Flows.
Check the Mass Flow Rate of all the compounds. |
Point to the Mass Flow values of the compounds | Here for Ethylene, the mass flow rate is 0.001 kg/s, for Benzene, it is 20.903 kg/s.
For Ethylbenzene it is 20.252 kg/s and for P-diethylbenzene it is 13.842 kg/s. |
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Results |
I have tabulated these results in a slide. |
Let's summarize. | |
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Summary |
In this tutorial, we have learnt to
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Assignment Find out, 1) Which reactions are added in the Default Set available under the Reaction Sets? 2) What happens when Calculation Mode for R-01 is set to Isothermal? |
As an assignment, do the following:
Find out, 1) Which reactions are added in the Default Set available under the Reaction Sets? 2) What happens when Calculation Mode for R-01 is set to Isothermal? |
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Assignment 3) What happens when Calculation Mode for R-02 is set to Adiabatic? 4) What happens when Phase for the Reactions is changed to Liquid? |
3) What happens when Calculation Mode for R-02 is set to Adiabatic?
4) What happens when Phase for the Reactions is changed to Liquid? |
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Acknowledgements |
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Thanks |
This tutorial is contributed by Kaushik Datta and Priyam Nayak.
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