#!/usr/bin/env python # coding: utf-8 # # *This notebook contains course material from [CBE20255](https://jckantor.github.io/CBE20255) # by Jeffrey Kantor (jeff at nd.edu); the content is available [on Github](https://github.com/jckantor/CBE20255.git). # The text is released under the [CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode), # and code is released under the [MIT license](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).* # # < [Reactors](http://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/jckantor/CBE20255/blob/master/notebooks/05.00-Reactors.ipynb) | [Contents](toc.ipynb) | [Steam Reforming of Methane](http://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/jckantor/CBE20255/blob/master/notebooks/05.02-Steam-Reforming-of-Methane.ipynb) >

Open in Colab # # Dehydrogenation of Propane # # (Example 4.7-2 from Felder, et al.) # # Propane can be dehydrogenated to form propylene in a catalytic reactor: # # $$C_3H_8 \longrightarrow C_3H_6 + H_2$$ # # A process is to be designed for a 95% overall conversion of propane. The reaction products are separated into two streams: the first, which contains H2, C3H6, and 0.555% of the propane that leaves the reactor, is taken off as product; the second stream, which contains the balance of the unreacted propane and propylene in an amount equal to 5% of that in the first stream, is recycled to the reactor. Calculate the composition of the product, the ratio (moles recycled)/(mole fresh feed), and the single-pass conversion. # # # * [Example 4.7-2 Dehydrogenation of Propane](#scrollTo=QNHvXizqqcc6) # * [Process Model](#scrollTo=XEn6os4dvqZX) # * [Product Composition](#scrollTo=zIxh44zIvD_a) # * [Recycle Ratio](#scrollTo=0z2mr1SVvG3P) # * [Single Pass Conversion](#scrollTo=3XZtQmHcvWaY) # * [How Does Process Performance Depend on Single Pass Conversion?](#scrollTo=VIrO99Kqvzkz) # ## Process Model # In[1]: from sympy import * # define constants nfeed = 100.0 # define variables var('X') var('n1:11') # define constants # unit balances mixer = [ Eq(nfeed + n9, n1), # C3H8 Eq(n10, n2) # C3H6 ] reactor = [ Eq(n3, n1 - X), # C3H8 Eq(n4, n2 + X), # C3H6 Eq(n5, X) # H2 ] separator = [ Eq(n3, n6 + n9), # C3H8 Eq(n4, n7 + n10), # C3H6 Eq(n5, n8) # H2 ] # process specifications specs = [ Eq(n6, (1-0.95)*nfeed), # 95% process conversion Eq(n6, 0.00555*n3), # 0.555% of propane recovered in propylene product Eq(n10, 0.05*n7) # propylene recycle is 5% of outlet flow ] soln = solve(mixer + reactor + separator + specs) soln # ### Product Composition # In[2]: nTotal = soln[n6] + soln[n7] + soln[n8] print('C3H8 Product = ', round(100*soln[n6]/nTotal,2), '%') print('C3H6 Product = ', round(100*soln[n7]/nTotal,2), '%') print(' H2 Product = ', round(100*soln[n8]/nTotal,2), '%') # ### Recycle Ratio # In[3]: print('Recycle Ratio = ', (soln[n9] + soln[n10])/nfeed) # ### Single Pass Conversion # In[4]: print('Single Pass Conversion', (soln[n1] - soln[n3])/soln[n1]) # In[ ]: # # < [Reactors](http://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/jckantor/CBE20255/blob/master/notebooks/05.00-Reactors.ipynb) | [Contents](toc.ipynb) | [Steam Reforming of Methane](http://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/jckantor/CBE20255/blob/master/notebooks/05.02-Steam-Reforming-of-Methane.ipynb) >

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