Independent Refineries Inc. cyclohexane production

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Independent Refineries Inc. cyclohexane
production

• Submitted by
• Chem. Tech Ltd.
• Team Crimson

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Projects Goal

• Solve heat material balance
• material and pump type
• the work needed at the pump
• NPSHA System Head vs. flow rate
• FCI for pipes and pump

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Heat Balances
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Heat Material Balances for Streams
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Heat Material Balances for Streams
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Reactor material

• Carbon Steel pipe
• Cheap
• Resists corrosion
• Strength requirements

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Process Flow Diagram
555psi
Purge Gas
Cyclohexane
Hydrogen
Pd
Solid
Benzene
Separator
697 ft³/hr 494 psi
Product
Valve
Ps
Pump
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Piping Equivalents length
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Pressure drops and work for pump

• TDH 164.8 psi
• Power 10.44 hp with efficiency 80

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Pump selection

• Centrifugal pumps (87 gal/min)
• little maintenance
• Long lifetime
• Capable of pumping fluid with particles
• Simple construction

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NPSHA VS. FLOW RATE
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HS vs. Flow rate
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Fixed Capital Investment Pipe
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FCI of Pump Total FCI

• Direct cost 25,914.00
• Indirect cost 23,429.00
• FCI of Pump 49,343.00
• TOTAL of FCI 49,000.00

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Challenge

• NPSHR2
• Dpipe 2
• L101
• Dz-100
• Psuction 515.7 psia

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For more information

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• http//students.ou.edu/T/Omid.Tawackoli-1/