1. Analysis and mathematical simulation of absorbing tower in rectisol process for coal based syngas.
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XIAO Zhen-ping, MA Hong-fang, YING Wei-yong, and JANG Ding-ye
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MATHEMATICAL models , *METHANOL , *THERMODYNAMICS , *INDUSTRIALIZATION , *GAS flow - Abstract
In order to find an appropriate thermodynamic model of rectisol process, the SRKH model of low-temperature methanol absorption was established and parameter regression was used to abtain all binary interaction parameters of the NRTL equation for rectisol system. The correctness of the arguments was verified by the vapor-liquid equilibrium calculations. An industrial absorber in China was simulated and the CO2, and H2S concentration distribution in the absorber was obtained. The results show that the SRKH model is suitable for rectisol system. The effects of operating conditions on rectisol system were investigated and the concentration variations of CO2 and H2S in purified gas caused by the changes of operating conditions were obtained. The acidic gas concentration in purified gas decreases along with the increase of pure methanol flow or/and the decrease of methanol temperature and the concentration of H2S can be reduced to less than 0.1x106 quickly. Therefore, qualified gas with different CO2 concentrations can be produced by changing the flow of pure methanol or methanol temperature. The effect of crude gas flow on pure methanol flow was also investigated when the concentration requirements of acidic gases in purufied gas of coal gasification methanol synthesis process were meet; and results show that the flow of pure methanol increased with the augment of crude gas flow and the extent of growth decreases gradually, which indicates that it is beneficial to enlarge the scale so as to reduce operating cost in advanced coal chemical industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2013