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This document summarizes a student's 3rd year chemical engineering research project on simulating and integrating a methanol production process. The project involves developing a methanol process, simulating it using Aspen simulation software, and applying process integration techniques to maximize energy recovery. The objectives are to simulate the methanol process, develop an energy-efficient heat exchanger network using pinch analysis, and reduce overall process energy needs and costs. Process integration aims to match hot and cold streams in the methanol plant to minimize the number and size of heat exchangers required.

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Methanol Presentation

This document summarizes a student's 3rd year chemical engineering research project on simulating and integrating a methanol production process. The project involves developing a methanol process, simulating it using Aspen simulation software, and applying process integration techniques to maximize energy recovery. The objectives are to simulate the methanol process, develop an energy-efficient heat exchanger network using pinch analysis, and reduce overall process energy needs and costs. Process integration aims to match hot and cold streams in the methanol plant to minimize the number and size of heat exchangers required.

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Process Simulation and

Integration of Methanol
Production
3rd Year Chemical Engineering
Research Project
By: Aaron McClean

Introduction
Welcome to this Presentation on the
Simulation and Integration of a Methanol
Production Process

The Project in Brief


The Project Involves the Simulation of a
conventional methanol process using Aspen
simulation software. Using stream data
obtained from the simulation and Process
Integration techniques, a maximum energy
recovery system is then designed

Three Project Objectives


Development of a Methanol Production
Process
Simulation of the Methanol Production
Process using Aspen Plus
Carryout Process Integration on the
Methanol Process to gain a Maximum
Energy Recovery system

Development of a Methanol
Production Process
Research into various routes for the
production of methanol
Process selection
Producing a Flow Diagram of the Process
Collecting information on the physical
properties and characteristics of the Process

Process Flow Diagram


This
diagram
shows the
main
sections in
Methanol
Production

Natural Gas

Oxygen

Combustion

Steam
Synthesis Gas

Reaction
Crude Methanol
Distillation

Methanol

Process Sections
Partial Combustion of Natural Gas to
produce Synthesis Gas
Conversion of Synthesis Gas to Methanol
Purification of Crude Methanol by
Distillation

Partial Combustion of Natural


Gas to produce Synthesis Gas
Natural Gas composed of 80% Methane, 15% Ethane and 5% Propane
Partial Combustion Reaction
Water Shift reaction

Natural Gas + O2

CO + H2

Natural Gas + H2O

CO + 3H2

CO + H2O

CO2 + H2

Conversion of Synthesis Gas to


Methanol
Methanol Conversion Reactions
CO + 2H2
2CO + 4H2
CO2 + H2

CH3OH
CH3OCH3 + H2O
CO + H2O

Process Diagram

Simulation of the Methanol


Production Process using Aspen
Plus
Aspen Plus is a Computer Simulation
Package for Chemical Processes
It is Primarily used as a labour and time
saving tool
It is still only a tool, and does not replace the
knowledge required by the Process Engineer

Aspen Plus User Interface

Aspen Plus User Interface

Methanol Process Simulation

Process Integration
What is Process Integration?
What does Process Integration involve?
Why carry out Process Integration?

What is Process Integration


Process Integration is the optimisation of a
Chemical Process to produce a Maximum
energy recovery system
C ool FEED
REC YC LE

FEED

H eat

R e a c to r

Cool

PRO D UCT

H eat

BYPR O DU C T

What does Process Integration


involve?

Pinch Technology
What is a Pinch Analysis?
What is required for the analysis?
How is an analysis performed?

What is a Pinch Analysis?


Linking streams that need heating to those that need cooling

RECYCLE
HEATING
Heat

160

2500

210

270
REACTOR

210

50

REAC. OUT
COOLING
Cool

130
160

1980

FEED
HEATING

PRODUCT
COOLING

Heat

3200

220

Cool

60
3520

What is a Pinch Analysis?


What is meant by the Pinch
220

RECYCLE
STEAM

178

1620

160

880

CW
180
160

60
2640

DIST
VAP130

210

REACTOR

REAC.
OUT

210

270

160

Distillation
Column

149
FEED 50
Above Pinch
Below Pinch

STEAM

1220

1980
220

PRODUCT

What is meant by the Pinch


The Composite Curve
T

m in

P in c h
(H o t)
P in c h
( C o ld )

m in

The Composite Curve


T

270
220
160

CP

P
C

22

18

210
160

Reac.
Out

CP

Product

60

=
CP

20

50

Recycle

Feed

3520

50

1980

2500

3200

No

Name

Tsupply

Ttarget

No

Name

Tsupply

Ttarget

Product

220

60

3520

Feed

50

210

3200

Reac. Out

270

160

1980

Recycle

160

210

2500

The Composite Curve


QHMIN = 1000

250
Hot Composite
Curve

200

Tmin= 20

150

100

50
Cold Composite
Curve
0

Qcmin= 800

Hot Utility Target QHMIN = 1000


Cold Utility Target QCMIN = 800

Creating a heat exchanger


network
Product
Reac. Out

180

220
270

235.6

80

440

180

60

160

360
210
210

160

1000

190

177.6

620

QHmin
= 1000

1000

160

50

2200
Recycle

880

QCmin
= 800

Feed

Driving force plot


T

b
Tmin
Driving Force Plot
Representation of driving forces
for vertical heat transfer

Tcold composite

Driving Force plot used to check


the use of exchangers
T

CP
1
2
0.5

TC

Why carry out Process


Integration?
Process Costs Reduced
N o In te g r a tio n
40
S te a m
(1 0 0 C )

H =
1000

40

In te g r a tio n

40
H =
1000

H =
1000

40

H = 1000

100

100

H = 1000

100

H = 1000

20

20

20

C
C
C

50

100

50

100

50

C o o lin g w a t e r
(2 0 -4 0 C )

T o ta l H e a t T ra n s fe rre d = 6 0 0 0 k W
A re a = 11 2 m

40

40

H =
1000

50
H =
1000

50
H =
1000

100

20

20

50

20

T o ta l H e a t T ra n s fe rre d = 3 0 0 0 k W
A re a = 6 9 m

Process Integration on Methanol


Process

Summary
Aspen Plus is a great tool for the
development of chemical processes or
carrying out analysis on existing
processes
Process Integration gives a reduction in
the amount of Energy required in the
process
Pinch Technology can be used to reduce
the number of Heat Exchangers required

Thank You for your time and


patience

Please feel free to ask questions or give feed


back on this presentation

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