Chiller Plant Part 1: Compressor C-1 HX-1 Cooler D-2 Knockout Drum D-1 Scrubber Inlet Gas 2 4 5 6

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Chiller Plant Part 1

Through guided practice, you will build a simulation of the process shown below. This is part of a chiller
plant typical in natural gas processing. In subsequent parts of this example, you will add other sections
of the plant to this simulation.

6
Compressor
C-1 D-2
2 4 5 Knockout
Drum
HX-1
Cooler
Inlet D-1
Gas Scrubber 7

3 17
P-1
Pump

Figure 1: Schematic of Chiller Plant – Part 1

The process and equipment data are given in Tables 1 and 2.

Table 6: Feed Stream Data


Component Mole% Component Mole%
Nitrogen 1.0 i-Butane 1.25
Carbon dioxide 1.6 n-Butane 3.0
Methane 72.5 i-Pentane 0.55
Ethane 11.5 n-Pentane 1.10
Propane 6.75 C6PLUS (PETRO Component) 0.75
Total Flowrate 4 X 10 standard vap ft /day
7 3

Temperature 120°F
Pressure 205 psig
C6PLUS Properties NBP 210ºF
API Gravity 73

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Table 7: Equipment Data and Operating Conditions
Unit Description Data
D-1 Scrubber Temperature = 85°F
Pressure = 203psig
C-1 Compressor Outlet Pressure = 600 psig
Adiabatic Efficiency = 72%

HX-1 Cooler Hotside: Process Stream


Outlet Temperature = 110°F
Pressure Drop = 5 psi
Coldside: Utility Air
Inlet Temperature = 80°F
Outlet Temperature = 100°F
D-2 Knockout drum Flash drum with no change of pressure and no duty.
P-1 Pump Outlet Pressure = 550 psig
Efficiency = 65%

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