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    Approximate Flash Calculations

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    This document describes using a sharp split approximation to avoid trial and error in flash calculation. It involves using equations 1-3 to write the overall and component balances and equilibrium relationship. Equations 8-9 provide a first estimate of vapor and liquid flows by assuming components with Ki>10 are entirely vapor and those with Ki<0.1 are entirely liquid. Equations 10-15 then adjust these values to incorporate equilibrium relationships by calculating liquid and vapor flows based on the initial estimates and equilibrium constants. This provides an approximate flash calculation without iteration.

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    Approximate Flash Calculations

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    This document describes using a sharp split approximation to avoid trial and error in flash calculation. It involves using equations 1-3 to write the overall and component balances and equilibrium relationship. Equations 8-9 provide a first estimate of vapor and liquid flows by assuming components with Ki>10 are entirely vapor and those with Ki<0.1 are entirely liquid. Equations 10-15 then adjust these values to incorporate equilibrium relationships by calculating liquid and vapor flows based on the initial estimates and equilibrium constants. This provides an approximate flash calculation without iteration.

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    This document describes using a sharp split approximation to avoid trial and error in flash calculation. It involves using equations 1-3 to write the overall and component balances and equilibrium relationship. Equations 8-9 provide a first estimate of vapor and liquid flows by assuming components with Ki>10 are entirely vapor and those with Ki<0.1 are entirely liquid. Equations 10-15 then adjust these values to incorporate equilibrium relationships by calculating liquid and vapor flows based on the initial estimates and equilibrium constants. This provides an approximate flash calculation without iteration.

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    Approximate Flash Calculations

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    Hritik Lal
    This document describes using a sharp split approximation to avoid trial and error in flash calculation. It involves using equations 1-3 to write the overall and component balances and equilibrium relationship. Equations 8-9 provide a first estimate of vapor and liquid flows by assuming components with Ki>10 are entirely vapor and those with Ki<0.1 are entirely liquid. Equations 10-15 then adjust these values to incorporate equilibrium relationships by calculating liquid and vapor flows based on the initial estimates and equilibrium constants. This provides an approximate flash calculation without iteration.

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    Approximate flash calculation

    To determine the phase of reactor effluent, in some


    cases, we can use a sharp split approximation
    procedure to avoid the trial and error solution
    associated with flash calculation.
    The flash equation can be written as,
    • Overall balance F=V+L (1)
    • Component balance Fzi = Vyi + Lxi (2)
    • Equilibrium y i = Ki x i (3)
    • If Ki >> 1 eq 4 we see that
    then Vyi = Fzi (6)

    • And if Ki << 1 in eq 5 we see that


    then Lxi = Fzi (7)

    Let fi and fj be the component flows of light and heavy


    materials respectively in (mol/hr)

    Thus, as a first estimation of the vapor and liquid flow rates,


    we can write

    V = Σfi for all component where Ki > 10 ---(8)

    L = Σfj for all component where Kj < 0.1 ---(9)


    These expression are equivalent to a perfect split,
    providing there are no component with Ki value between
    0.1 and 10
    The perfect spilt expressions ignore the vapor liquid
    equilibrium.
    However, we can superimpose these equilibrium
    relationships on our expressions for the flows.
    Thus, the liquid component in equilibrium with a
    vapor component having a mole fraction

    yi = fi /V = fi / Ʃfi (10)
    is
    xi = yi / Ki = fi / Ki Ʃfi (11)
    The liquid flow of this component is then
    li = Lxi = fi Ʃfj / Ki Ʃfi (12)
    Now we can go back and adjust vapor flow for this
    loss
    ʋi = fi - li = fi ( 1 - Ʃfj / Ki Ʃfi ) (13)
     The corresponding expressions for components that
    are predominantly in the liquid phase are

    ʋi = Kj fjƩfi / Ʃfj (14)


    and
    lj = fj ( 1 - Kj Ʃfi / Ʃfj ) (15)

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