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Methanol Conversion and Hydrogen Yield Analysis

The document contains information about three problems: Problem 1A provides data to calculate the equilibrium conversion of methanol as 93.2% at 100°C and 1 bar. Part 1B calculates the yield of hydrogen as 2.99. Part 1C shows graphs of the sensitivity of conversion and yield to temperature at different pressures. Problem 2A calculates the percentage excess air as 82%. Part 2B provides flow rate and property data for the vapor phase of a combustion process at different temperatures. Problem 3C shows a graph of the sensitivity of air flow rate to methane flow rate, demonstrating their relationship changes as methane flow rate increases.

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Methanol Conversion and Hydrogen Yield Analysis

The document contains information about three problems: Problem 1A provides data to calculate the equilibrium conversion of methanol as 93.2% at 100°C and 1 bar. Part 1B calculates the yield of hydrogen as 2.99. Part 1C shows graphs of the sensitivity of conversion and yield to temperature at different pressures. Problem 2A calculates the percentage excess air as 82%. Part 2B provides flow rate and property data for the vapor phase of a combustion process at different temperatures. Problem 3C shows a graph of the sensitivity of air flow rate to methane flow rate, demonstrating their relationship changes as methane flow rate increases.

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Problem No.

01
Part A: Equilibrium conversion

Properties Units Feed Product


Phase Liquid Phase Vapor Phase
Temperature C 25 100
Pressure bar 1 1
Molar Vapor 0 1
Fraction
Molar Liquid 1 0
Fraction
Molar Solid 0 0
Fraction
Mole Flows kmol/hr 200 386.44
Water kmol/hr 100 7.67
Hydrogen kmol/hr 0 278.76
Methanol kmol/hr 100 6.7791
CO2 kmol/hr 0 92.32
CO kmol/hr 0 0.8926
Mass Flows Kg/hr 5005.74 5005.74

From the data, the equilibrium conversion of methanol is = 0.932 at 100 ◦C and 1 bar.

Part B: Yield of hydrogen


Yield of hydrogen = hydrogen produced/ moles of methanol consumed
278.76
Yield of hydrogen = = 2.99
93.2209
Part C:

Sensitivity analysis at 1 bar


120

100
Conversion & Yield

80

60 conversion of Methanol
Yield of Hydrogen
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0
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Temperature (C)

Sensitivity analysis at 5 bar


120

100
Conversion & Yield

80

60 Conversion of Methanol
Yield of Hydrogen
40

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Temperature (C)
Sensitivity analysis at 10 bar
120
Conversion & Yield
100

80

60 Conversion of Methanol
Yield of Hydrogen
40

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Temperature (C)

Problem No.02:

Part A
moles of air fed −theoratical moles of air
Percentage excess amount =
theoratical moles of air
537901−296140
= 0.816 = 82%
296140

After doing the calculation percentage excess amount of air is nearly corresponds to 82%.

Part B

P UA FP
r n i u r
o i r e o
p t l d
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Phase Vapor Phase Vapor phase Vapor Phase
Temperature C 20.261796216993 20.26 180
Pressure bar 1.01325 1.01325 1.01325
Molar Vapor 1 1 1
Fraction
Mass Density gm/cc 0.00122 0.00461 0.00079
Enthalpy Flow cal/sec -331885.703 -3100832.49
Average MW 29.49 29.49
Mole Flows kmol/hr 553918
METHANE kmol/hr 0 63.357 0
WATER kmol/hr 14628.4 67499.9
OXYGEN kmol/hr 112961 60089.6
NITROGEN kmol/hr 421114 421114
CO2 kmol/hr 177.973 26613.8
Air 5037.14
Mass Flows kg/hr 1.63082*E7 1.63082*E7

Part C:

Sensitivity Analysis
9000
8000
Air flowrate (SCFM)

7000
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0
15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 45000 50000 55000

Methane flowrate (SCFH)

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