Part A

a) Use HYSYS to determine the mass flow rate of steam required. Note you may need to
consult your steam tables to do this!
Mass flow rate of steam is 0.797 kg/h
b) Use HYSYS to determine the heat exchange that occurs in kJ/hr.
Heat exchange occurs in 1934 kj/h
c) Construct and inlet-outlet enthalpy table using the data provided by HYSYS for each
Steam

Substance

nin (kg/hr)

C3H8

4.41

Hin

(kJ/hr)

nout (kg/hr) Hout (kJ/hr)

4.41
10300.669
8366.6030
71
97
H2O
0.79698
0.79698
10283.514
12217.581
91
52
balance occurred? Demonstrate that the answer to part (b) can be obtained
from the table in (c)
Assuming its an open system,
+ p+ k=Q
W
s
H

As theres no height difference p=0

No moving parts = k =0

s
W

=0

Therefore
Q=

n i H i n i H i
H=
OUT

d)
Has
energy

Q = (-8366.603097 + -10300.66971) + (-12217.58152 +

-10283.51491)
Q=0

e) Note there is no material exchange or mixing in the heat exchanger between the propane
and the steam and so the energy gained by the propane stream and lost by the steam stream
should be the same as that exchanged (i.e. your answer to (b)). Use the enthalpy table to show
this is true. Comment on your result if it is not true.
Using the enthalpy table shown above in part c:

Energy lost by the steam = Qout

12217.58152
=
Q

+ 10283.51491) =

-1934.06
= 1934 kJ/hr

Energy gained by the steam = Qout

=(8366.603097+10300.66971)
Q

= 1934 kJ/hr

Part B
a)

What Q input is required?

Q input required = 0.128 KW

b)

b) Note the temperature of the output stream is not the same as the input stream. What
is the temperature and explain why there been a temperature change?
OutputStream: 277.2
InputStream: 240

Asthesteamentersthecompressor,thisincreasesthepressureinthesystem.
Increaseinpressureleadstohighercollisionrateofparticleswhichincreasesthe
temperature.