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Table of Contents
Technical Support..................................................... v
Online Technical Support Center ............................vi
Phone and E-mail ................................................ vii
1

Introduction ......................................................... 1-1


1.1

Meeting New Sulphur Levels in Motor Gasoline ..... 1-3

Gasoline Fractionation.......................................... 2-1


2.1

Gasoline Sulphur Species Distribution ................. 2-2

2.2

Light/Medium Gasoline Fractionation................... 2-5

2.3

Improve Fractionator Design.............................. 2-8

Clean Fuels Property

Package............................ 3-1

3.1

Introduction .................................................... 3-2

3.2

Thermodynamic Model ...................................... 3-2

Clean Fuels Pkg Extension .................................... 4-1


4.1

Using the Clean Fuels Pkg Extension ................... 4-2

4.2

Clean Fuels Pkg Extension User Interface ............ 4-3

4.3

Clean Fuels Pkg Property View ........................... 4-4

Clean Fuels Pkg Tutorial ....................................... 5-1


5.1

Introduction .................................................... 5-2

5.2

Flowsheet Setup .............................................. 5-3

5.3

Modeling the Gasoline Fractionator ....................5-10

5.4

Plot Utility ......................................................5-15

References ...........................................................A-1
Index.................................................................... I-1

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Introduction

1-1

1 Introduction

1.1 Meeting New Sulphur Levels in Motor Gasoline .............................. 3

1-1

1-2

The increasing environmental concern of sulphur content in


petroleum products mean refiners are needing to find better
ways of managing sulphur pool target levels in gasoline. The
complexity of modeling these processes with the accuracy in the
very low ppm region requires highly accurate thermodynamic
methods for modeling and optimization. To meet the need for
increased model reliability, a new property package, the Clean
Fuels Pkg, has been developed specifically for systems of thiols
and hydrocarbons. The new property package features new
methods, estimation routines as well as extensive new
databases of pure component properties and mixtures.
This user guide is a comprehensive guide that provides the
steps needed to use the Clean Fuels Pkg in a HYSYS flowsheet.
To apply the Clean Fuels Extension efficiently, the guide
describes the property package property views as well as its
capabilities. A simple flowsheet model of a gasoline fractionator
is constructed using the Clean Fuels Pkg and the steps of its
construction are given in the tutorial. The tutorial presents the
basic steps needed to build the flowsheet model. Each property
view is explained on a page-by-page basis to give a complete
description of the data requirements in order to use the property
package efficiently. This User Guide does not detail HYSYS
procedures and assumes the user is familiar with the HYSYS
environment and its conventions. Here you will find the
information required to build a HYSYS flowsheet and work
efficiently within the simulation environment.

1-2

Introduction

1-3

1.1 Meeting New Sulphur


Levels in Motor
Gasoline
With new strict global-wide legislation regulating undesirable
emissions from internal combustion engines, refineries are
facing challenging design decisions to meet lower sulphur
targets in motor gasoline. With these regulations continuing to
evolve, reducing sulphur to target levels will likely involve some
of the highest capital costs for refiners.
During the early 1990s gasoline sulphur levels were
approximately 340 ppmw [1]. With new levels set in 2000,
refiners are reducing sulphur to 150 ppmw. By 2006, the US
EPA proposes to reduce sulphur to 30 ppmw with phased
reductions beginning in 2004. European regulations call for
reductions to 50 ppmw by 2005 while Canadian regulations
require 30 ppmw by 2004 [1]. Farther ahead, the US EPA has
called for even lower targets of 10 ppmw. Continuously lower
levels of gasoline sulphur present new challenges to develop and
identify viable low cost solutions for reduced gasoline sulphur
content in motor gasoline.
Effective solutions to manage gasoline sulphur content involve
choosing the best technology options for sulphur removal, as
well as selecting designs that best fit the operating philosophy
for refiners. Important to gasoline sulphur management
strategies is understanding how the various sulphur species are
distributed in fractionator gasoline cuts which is critical in
determining the optimum operating conditions of gasoline
fractionators.
As sulphur content of gasoline is reduced, gasoline fractionation
will become increasingly important. Key in the optimum design
of new or existing equipment is the construction of accurate
flowsheets of gasoline fractionation processes. Fundamental to
the construction of flowsheet models is the accurate VLE
representation of thiol containing mixtures of hydrocarbons.
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1-4

Meeting New Sulphur Levels in

1-4

Gasoline Fractionation

2-1

2 Gasoline
Fractionation
2.1 Gasoline Sulphur Species Distribution............................................ 2
2.2 Light/Medium Gasoline Fractionation ............................................ 5
2.3 Improve Fractionator Design ......................................................... 8

2-1

2-2

Gasoline Sulphur Species

2.1 Gasoline Sulphur


Species Distribution
Various sulphur compounds are distributed throughout the
gasoline TBP range. The amount of sulphur species in motor
gasoline depends on a number of factors including the crude
source, treating methods and gasoline cut point. The boiling
range of FCC gasoline does not change significantly with sulphur
levels2. Therefore knowing the temperature range where the
various sulphur species distil and how much of each sulphur
species is present at a given TBP temperature is important in
operating fractionation equipment that meet sulphur pool target
levels. A list of sulphur compounds is shown in the table below
together with the hydrocarbon boiling point ranges and HYSYS
component information.
Component name

HYSYS Sim
Name

NPB F

BPT Range
F

HYSYS Comp
ID

Formula

Sulphur Components in Light Gasoline


Ethyl Mercaptan

E-Mercaptan

95.09

70-90

354

C2H6S

Dimethyl Sulfide

diM-Sulphide

99.23

75-80

380

C2H6S

Iso-propyl Mercaptan

2C3Mercaptan

126.61

110-130

3162

C3H8S

Tert-butyl Mercaptan

t-B-Mercaptan

147.59

120-150

524

C4H10S

Methyl Ethyl Sulphide

M-E-Sulfide

151.97

130-140

381

C3H8S

n-Propyl Mercpatan

nPMercaptan

150.89

115-130

389

C3H8S

Thiophene

Thiophene

183.29

140-200

384

C4H4S

Iso-Butyl Mercaptan

2-M-1C3Thiol

191.21

180-200

732

C4H10S

n-Butyl Mercaptan

nBMercaptan

209.23

185-200

390

C4H10S

Dimethyl disulfide

diMdiSulphid

229.53

190-200

385

C2H6S2

2-Methyl Thiophene

2MThiophene

234.59

200-250

733

C5H6S

3-Methyl Thiophene

3MThiophene

239.81

210-270

734

C5H6S

Tetrahydrothiophene

Thiolane

250.01

220-260

526

C4H8S

1-Pentyl Mercaptan

1Pentanthiol

259.95

245-255

525

C5H12S

Hexyl Mercaptan

1Hexanethiol

306.77

290-340

847

C6H14S

Benzothiopene

ThioNaphtene

427.81

400+

3116

C8H6S

Essential for the accurate prediction of azeotropes occurring


between thiols and hydrocarbons is the accurate calculation of
pure component vapor pressures. For this, the most up to date
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2-3

pure component data (DIPPR) was used in the development of


the Clean Fuels Property Package methods. A list of sulphur
species supported in HYSYS for the Clean Fuels Property
Package is shown in the table below.
Formula

Component Name

DIPPR ID

HYSYS ID

CH4S

METHYL MERCAPTAN

1801

353

C2H6S

ETHYL MERCAPTAN

1802

354

C3H8S

n-PROPYL MERCAPTAN

1803

389

C4H10S

tert-BUTYL MERCAPTAN

1804

524

C4H10S

ISOBUTYL MERCAPTAN

1805

732

C4H10S

sec-BUTYL MERCAPTAN

1806

731

C6H14S

n-HEXYL MERCAPTAN

1807

847

C9H20S

n-NONYL MERCAPTAN

1808

3068

C8H18S

n-OCTYL MERCAPTAN

1809

871

C3H8S

ISOPROPYL MERCAPTAN

1810

3162

C3H8S

ISOPROPYL MERCAPTAN

1810

695

C6H12S

CYCLOHEXYL MERCAPTAN

1811

3280

C7H8S

BENZYL MERCAPTAN

1812

3319

C3H8S

METHYL ETHYL SULFIDE

1813

381

C4H10S

METHYL n-PROPYL SULFIDE

1814

730

C6H14S

DI-n-PROPYL SULFIDE

1817

846

C4H10S

DIETHYL SULFIDE

1818

382

C2H6S

DIMETHYL SULFIDE

1820

380

C4H4S

THIOPHENE

1821

384

C8H6S

BENZOTHIOPHENE

1822

3116

C4H10S2

DIETHYL DISULFIDE

1824

383

C11H24S

UNDECYL MERCAPTAN

1825

958

C10H22S

n-DECYL MERCAPTAN

1826

945

C5H12S

n-PENTYL MERCAPTAN

1827

525

C2H6S2

DIMETHYL DISULFIDE

1828

385

C6H14S2

DI-n-PROPYL DISULFIDE

1829

848

C12H26S

n-DODECYL MERCAPTAN

1837

3013

C8H18S

tert-OCTYL MERCAPTAN

1838

3373

C7H16S

n-HEPTYL MERCAPTAN

1839

865

C4H10S

n-BUTYL MERCAPTAN

1841

390

C6H6S

PHENYL MERCAPTAN

1842

391

C4H8S

TETRAHYDROTHIOPHENE

1843

526

C2H6OS

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE

1844

950

C3H6O2S

3-MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID

1873

3153

COS

CARBONYL SULFIDE

1893

355

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2-4

Gasoline Sulphur Species

Formula

Component Name

DIPPR ID

HYSYS ID

H2S

HYDROGEN SULFIDE

1922

15

CS2

CARBON DISULFIDE

1938

364

C12H8S

DIBENZOTHIOPHENE

2823

3441

C12H26S

tert-DODECYL MERCAPTAN

2838

3460

C5H6S

2-METHYLTHIOPHENE

2844

3216

C5H6S

2-METHYLTHIOPHENE

2844

733

C5H6S

3-METHYLTHIOPHENE

2845

3217

C5H6S

3-METHYLTHIOPHENE

2845

734

C2H4O2S

THIOGLYCOLIC ACID

2872

3134

C5H9NS

N-METHYLTHIOPYRROLIDONE

3888

3223

C4Cl4S

TETRACHLOROTHIOPHENE

4877

3169

C4H10O2S

THIODIGLYCOL

6855

3195

C2H6OS

2-MERCAPTOETHANOL

6858

3138

C4H10OS

ETHYLTHIOETHANOL

6859

3192

C2H6S2

1,2-ETHANEDITHIOL

6860

3139

Quantifying sulphur species by hydrocarbon boiling range


requires fractionating 20-30 narrow boiling range (10-20F)
using an ASTM D2892(TBP) column or TBP column with 15
theoretical stages and a 5/1 reflux ratio2. A highly fractionated
gasoline sample will be discontinuous up to about 390F due to
the different sulphur species boiling point ranges. Sulphur
distribution, sulphur species and hydrocarbon TBP can then be
plotted using this information. Sulphur species content in
gasoline change from primarily mercaptans in the low boiling
range IBP-140F material to thiophenic compounds in the 140390F, and benzothiophenes and substituted benzothiophenes in
the 390-430F heavy gasoline. Above 390F the total sulphur
increases significantly with temperature.

2-4

Gasoline Fractionation

2-5

2.2 Light/Medium Gasoline


Fractionation
As sulphur content of motor gasoline is mandatorily reduced,
gasoline fractionation will become increasingly more important.
Light gasoline thiophene content determines the total sulphur
content of a treated gasoline stream. The IBP-140F
hydrocarbons contain primarily C2 and C3 mercaptans and up to
90% of these mercaptans can be extracted in caustic treating
processes. Thiophene however can not be extracted using these
methods. The thiophene NBP is 183.29F. Due to strong
hydrocarbon-thiol molecular interactions, thiophene distils with
hydrocarbons between 140F and 200F. Peak thiophene
concentration occurs at about 165-170F boiling range2.
Thiophene content varies with each crude and the amount of
hydrotreating, however it can represent up to 75% of the
sulphur in the 140-180F hydrocarbons. Therefore 140F+
material in light gasoline increases treated stream sulphur
content.
A simulated plot of an FCC naphtha and the distribution of
thiophene with increasing hydrocarbon boiling point is shown in
Figure 2.1. The plot was constructed using a simulation model
of an Oldershaw still with 70 theoretical stages at 20/1 reflux
ratio and equal narrow boiling range cuts of 5% volume distilled.
Results are shown in the table below. Qualitatively, the sulphur
distribution curve of FCC gasoline increases rapidly, with
thiophene beginning to boil with hydrocarbons at approximately
140F as shown in Figure 2.1. The predicted peak sulphur
concentration occurs at 168F. Sharp fractionation of the light/
medium gasoline can increase yield significantly while still
meeting treated product sulphur levels2.

2-5

2-6

Light/Medium Gasoline

Figure 2.1: Simulated Thiophene Peak of FCC Gasoline

The table below shows the Simulated Distillation Data of


Thiophene Distribution in a FCC Gasoline.
Percent Distilled
Volume

Temperature
F

Sulphur ppm
wt

20%

95.60

0.00

25%

117.15

0.00

30%

142.28

0.11

35%

151.77

10.9

40%

168.61

1354.0

45%

182.07

36.8

50%

196.67

0.00

55%

220.88

0.00

Fractionation of light/medium gasoline fractionation requires a


dedicated gas plant column. The column efficiency will
determine light gasoline yield and thiophene concentration in
gasoline. Medium/heavy gasoline fractionation is performed in
the main fractionator with heavy gasoline produced as a side cut
product, to minimize energy consumption and capital costs.

2-6

Gasoline Fractionation

2-7

The table that lists the sulphur compounds together with


the hydrocarbon boiling point ranges and HYSYS component
information in Section 2.1 - Gasoline Sulphur Species
Distribution, lists the sulphur species that are present in
light gasoline.

Light/medium gasoline fractionation separates feed to the


casuistic extraction process from the medium boiling range
gasoline. The caustic extraction process converts mercaptans to
disulfides, which are easily extracted. Caustic extraction can
remove between 80-90% of the C2/C3 mercaptans.
The amount of thiophene entering the feed caustic extraction
process or its equivalent leaves with the treated product stream.
Thiophene begins to distil with C6 hydrocarbons boiling above
140F. Thiophene content peaks in the 165-170F boiling range
so increasing levels of 140F+ material increases the treated
product stream sulphur level. If thiophene content and not the
mercaptan extraction efficiency controls the treated product
sulphur level, then the light gasoline 140-160F boiling material
must be controlled to meet product stream sulphur targets. The
140-160F boiling range hydrocarbons make up 7-9 wt% of the
total FCC gasoline2, light gasoline yield can be increased
significantly with good fractionation by lowering the amount of
140-170F boiling material in light gasoline product which allows
higher light gasoline yield. Sharp fractionation is achieved
through an appropriate number of column trays, controlling
reflux and energy input.

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2-8

Improve Fractionator Design

2.3 Improve Fractionator


Design
Here the fractionation objective is to determine the optimum
number of trays and reflux that will result in sharp fractionation
of light and medium gasoline. The optimum values are achieved
using accurate VLE models.
Understanding how sulphur is distributed in gasoline is the first
step in determining the gasoline cut point to achieve the
necessary sharp fractionation between light and medium
gasoline. In designing a gasoline fractionation column, the
design objective is to ensure that thiophene is controlled in the
gasoline distillate. Even small amounts of thiophene contained
in the light fraction can add significantly to gasoline sulphur
levels.
Because of the strong molecular interactions between
hydrocarbons and sulphur containing compounds these mixtures
are non-ideal and can form azeotropes that are difficult to model
accurately. Typically an activity coefficient model would best
represent a non-ideal system. However because of the presence
of alkanes, olefins and oils as well as non-condensable
components in systems of gasoline, an equation of state is
always preferred for calculation of hydrocarbon binaries. An
equation of state however is not suitable for thiol-hydrocarbon
binary pairs. By combining the equation of state with an activity
model through a new Helmholtz Excess Energy AE mixing rule
and using an accurate vapor pressure model, the VLE
representation of hydrocarbon-thiol systems is possible,
representing both ideal and non-ideal binaries equally well. The
new mixing rule model is able to predict accurately thiolhydrocarbon azeotropes as well as the azeotrope temperature
and composition.
The new Clean Fuels property package methods also include a
binary interaction parameter database regressed for 101 thiolhydrocarbon binary pairs. To fill in missing parameters for
systems of binaries forming azeotropes, a newly developed

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2-9

thiol-hydrocarbon binary estimation method is available which


will predict the azeotrope composition and temperature. All the
new methods developed are based on experimental data.
Figure 2.2 compares the Clean Fuels property package results
for the system nPropylMercapatn-Hexane with other methods.
As can be seen, the conventional equation of state (EOS)
methods fail while the effect of vapour pressure on the
calculation of the azeotrope for the activity model is highlighted
clearly. Although, the activity model performs fairly well in this
instance, its performance deteriorates with increasing
temperature and pressure. Selecting the correct thermodynamic
model for modeling gasoline fractionation is important.
Figure 2.2
VLE Diagram for nPropylMercapatn and Hexane at 1 atm

With a highly accurate VLE thermodynamic model, up to date


binary and pure component databases as well as reliable
estimation routines, the simulation of gasoline fractionation
towers can be used to better optimize new designs. For existing

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equipment, towers can be rated accurately for performance


changes where ultra low sulphur levels are required.
In the optimization of a gasoline fractionator, two design
variables are considered. Increasing the column number of
trays2 and the amount of reflux. Both have the same affect of
reducing the gasoline end point, however as Figure 2.3
illustrates, the effect of increasing the reflux is more dramatic in
controlling the end point temperature of gasoline.
Figure 2.3: Effect of Fractionator Design on Gasoline End Point

For existing gasoline fractionation towers, increasing reflux may


increase column tray traffic, so tower internals need to be
considered to handle the added capacity.

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3 Clean Fuels Property


Package
3.1 Introduction................................................................................... 2
3.2 Thermodynamic Model ................................................................... 2
3.2.1 Estimation Methods .................................................................. 7

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Introduction

3.1 Introduction
The Clean Fuels Property Package is a specially designed
property package for the accurate VLE representation of thiolhydrocarbon containing systems. The Clean Fuels Pkg contains
the latest advances made in the development of cubic equations
of state and mixing rules. A new vapour pressure alpha function
is available that is correlated against DIPPR vapour pressure
data as well as DIPPR pure component properties for 1454
HYSYS components. New databases are available containing
regressed coefficients for 101 thiol-hydrocarbon binary pairs,
and a new proprietary thiol-hydrocarbon estimation method is
able to predict the formation of azeotropes and calculate the
binary parameters from infinite dilution activity coefficient data.
The Clean Fuels Pkg allows User Data to be supplied for
azeotropes and infinite dilution activity coefficient data as well
as supporting 49 DIPPR thiol containing components listed in the
table of the sulphur species supported in HYSYS for the Clean
Fuels Property Package in Section 2.1 - Gasoline Sulphur
Species Distribution.

3.2 Thermodynamic Model


Selecting an appropriate thermodynamic model to represent
Clean Fuels processes requires the selection of an appropriate
cubic equation of state that will allow better prediction of liquid
densities of mid-range to heavy hydrocarbons and polar
components. Also a highly accurate vapour pressure alpha
function is needed that extrapolates correctly beyond the critical
point. A suitable mixing rule is necessary that can allow
hydrocarbon-hydrocarbon binary pairs to be modelled with the
accuracy of an equation state while able to represent non-ideal
thiol-hydrocarbons as well as an activity model. Finally, the
selection of a suitable thermodynamic model involves choosing
an appropriate activity model that would allow the new mixing
rules to transition the van der Waals one-fluid mixing rules for
hydrocarbon binaries.

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The Clean Fuels Property Package uses an optimal twoparameter cubic equation of state TST (Twu-Sim-Tassone)3 to
represent Clean Fuels Processes. The TST cubic equation is
represented as follows:
RT a
P = --------- -------------------------------------------v b v 2 + 2.5bv 1.5b 2

(3.1)

and can be rewritten in the form,


RT- -------------------------------------------a
P = ---------v b ( v + 3b ) ( v 0.5b )

(3.2)

The values of a and b are at the critical temperature and are


found by setting the first and second derivatives of pressure
with respect to volume to zero at the critical point:
2 2

a ( T c ) = 0.427481R T c P c

(3.3)

b = 0.086641RT c P c

(3.4)

Z c = 0.296296

(3.5)

where:
c = critical point

The value of Zc from the SRK and PR equations are both larger
than 0.3 while Zc from the TST equation is slightly below it,
closest to the real one for many substances.
A prerequisite for the accurate VLE representation of thiolhydrocarbon systems in the entire composition range is the
accurate calculation of pure component vapour pressures.

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Thermodynamic Model

You can use the Twu alpha correlation4.


NM

N ( M 1 ) L ( 1 Tr )

= Tr

(3.6)

Equation (3.7) has three parameters L, M, and N. These


parameters are unique to each component and are determined
from the regression of DIPPR pure component vapour pressure
data for 1454 components.
The generalized alpha function is used for non-library and
petroleum fractions:

(0)

+ (

(1)

(0)

(3.7)

where:
(0) is for =0
(1) is for =1

Each alpha is a function of reduced temperature only.


To model both van der Waals fluids and highly non-ideal
mixtures using the same Gibbs excess energy model we use the
TST Zero-Pressure Mixing Rules3. The zero-pressure mixing
rules for the cubic equation of state mixture a and b parameters
are:

b vdw
A 0 A 0vdw
*
* a vdw
1 - -----a = b ---------- + ------- - -------------- ln -----------
*
b
RT
b vdw C v0 RT

b =

xi xj
i

1--( b + bj )
2 i

(3.8)

(3.9)

bvdw is used for b.

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avdw and bvdw are the equation of state a and b parameters


which are evaluated from the van der Waals mixing rules. The
Twu mixing rule given by Equation (3.8) is volume-dependent
through Cv0. Cv0 is a function of the reduced liquid volume at
zero pressure v0*=v0/b:
*

v 0 + w
1
-
C v0 = ----------------- ln -------------( w u ) v* + u
0
vdw

(3.10)

Since the excess Helmholtz energy is a weak function of


pressure [5] we assume that the excess Helmholtz energy of the
van der Waals fluid at zero pressure can be approximated by the
excess Helmholtz energy of van der Waals fluid at infinite
pressure:

ai
A vdw
A 0vdw
a vdw
-------------= --------------= C v0 ---------- x i ----**
RT
RT
b vdw i b i

(3.11)

A new versatile activity model NRTLTST 6 is used to describe


both a van der Waals fluid and a highly non-ideal mixture:
n
E

G
------- =
RT

xj ji Gji

xi -----------------------n
i
xk Gki
j

(3.12)

When ij and Gij are calculated using the parameters in


Equation (3.13) and Equation (3.14), the NRTL equation is
obtained.
A
ji = ------ji
T

(3.13)

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Thermodynamic Model

G ji = exp ( ji ji )

(3.14)

However, Equation (3.12) can also recover the conventional


van der Waals mixing rules when the following expressions are
used for ij and Gij instead:
1
ji = --- ij b i
2

(3.15)

b
G ji = ----j
bi

(3.16)

where:
2

ai aj
a
C v0 a i
- -------- --------j + 2k ij -------- ------- ij = -------b
RT b i
bj
i bj

(3.17)

The TST mixing rules in Equation (3.8) are density dependent


through the function Cv0. Because of this density function, the
mixing rule is able to reproduce almost exactly the incorporated
GE model. Cv0 as defined by Equation (3.10) is calculated from
v0*vdw by solving the equation of state in Equation (3.1)at zero
pressure. This step can cause problems if there is no real root,
which may occur when non-condensable components are
present, for example. When this occurs, some sort of
extrapolation for v0* must be made. To omit the need for the
calculation of v0* from the equation of state, the zero-pressure
liquid volume of the van der Waals fluid, v0*vdw, is a constant, r:
*

v 0vdw = r

(3.18)

Substituting Equation (3.18)into Equation (3.10), Equation


(3.10)becomes:
1
r+w
C r = ----------------- ln ------------
(w u) r + u

(3.19)

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A universal value of r=1.18 has been determined from


information on the incorporated GE model and is recommended
by Twu et al.7 for use in the phase equilibrium prediction for all
systems.

3.2.1 Estimation Methods


For systems containing thiols and hydrocarbons, some
hydrocarbons and petroleum fractions form azeotropes with
thiols. In cases where VLE data is not available for these
systems, reliable estimation methods are necessary to predict
the azeotrope and to calculate the binary interaction
parameters. The Clean Fuels Pkg contains an internal
proprietary estimation routine used to estimate the binary
interaction parameters of thiol and hydrocarbons that form
azeotropes. Binary estimation methods have been developed
specifically for the thiols, enthanethiol, 1-propanethiol, 2propanethiol, 1-butanethiol, 2-butanethiol, 2-methyl 1propanethiol and 2-methyl 2-propanethiol in mixtures of
paraffins and naphthenes, while a generalized estimation
method is available to calculate the binary parameters for all
other thiols. The user is also allowed to enter User applied
azeotrope data or infinite dilution activity coefficient data for
calculation of binary parameters.

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4 Clean Fuels Pkg


Extension
4.1 Using the Clean Fuels Pkg Extension.............................................. 2
4.1.1 Adding a Clean Fuels Pkg .......................................................... 2
4.2 Clean Fuels Pkg Extension User Interface ...................................... 3
4.3 Clean Fuels Pkg Property View....................................................... 4
4.3.1 NRTLTST Tab ........................................................................... 4
4.3.2 TST CEOS Tab.......................................................................... 5

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4.1 Using the Clean Fuels


Pkg Extension
Refer to Chapter 2 Fluid Package of the
HYSYS Simulation
Basis guide for more
information on the HYSYS
Property Package.

You can add a Clean Fuels Pkg Extension only if it exists as part
of a HYSYS case. A Property Package Extension that is part of an
existing case can be accessed in the HYSYS Basis Environment.
In the Basis Environment, you can view and adjust the
extension variables as you would any HYSYS Property Package.
Before creating a new Clean Fuels Pkg, the user is required to be
working within a HYSYS case that has a Fluid Package installed.
The Fluid Package must consist of a property package and
associated flowsheet components.

4.1.1 Adding a Clean Fuels Pkg


To add a Clean Fuels Pkg to an existing HYSYS case:
1. From the Simulation Basis Manager, click on the Fluid Pkgs
tab.
2. Click the Add button to add a Clean Fuels Pkg. The Fluid
Package property view appears.
3. In the Property Pkg Filter group, click the Miscellaneous
Types radio button.

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4-3

4. From the available property packages list select Clean Fuels


Pkg.
Figure 4.1

The View Property


Package button allows you
to view the Clean Fuels Pkg
parameters.
The Clean Fuels Pkg
parameters are shown on
the Clean Fuels Pkg
property view.

4.2 Clean Fuels Pkg


Extension User
Interface
The Clean Fuels Pkg Extension user interface is completely
integrated into the HYSYS working environment and conforms to
all HYSYS usage conventions for operations and data entry. If
you are an experienced user of HYSYS, you will already be
familiar with all of the features of the Property Package user
interface. If you are a new user, begin by reviewing the HYSYS
User Guide to familiarize yourself with HYSYS before using the
Clean Fuels Pkg Extension.

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Clean Fuels Pkg Property View

4.3 Clean Fuels Pkg


Property View
Like all HYSYS property views, the Clean Fuels Pkg property
view allows you access to all information associated with a
particular item, such as the interaction parameter pages. You
can specify the binary interaction parameters or regress User
data on the Clean Fuels Pkg property view.
Figure 4.2

The Clean Fuels Pkg property view has two tabs (NRTLTST and
TST CEOS), and on each tab are groups of related parameters.

4.3.1 NRTLTST Tab


The NRTLTSTS tab as shown in Figure 4.2 contains the binary
parameters for the activity coefficient model NRTLTST (NRTLTwu-Sim-Tassone) used in the TST (Twu-Sim-Tassone) AE Mixing
Rules. This tab allows the user to view the binary parameters for
the activity model and to fill-in binary parameters not present in
the database or not calculated from the internal estimation
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methods.

It is recommended that unknown parameters be filled-in at


all times using the UNIFAC VLE fill-in method.

User Data
The User Data button allows the user to provide either infinite
dilution activity coefficient data or azeotrope data per binary in
the calculation of interaction parameters for azeotrope
prediction of thiol-hydrocarbon binaries.

4.3.2 TST CEOS Tab


The TST CEOS tab contains the binary parameters for the TST
(Twu-Sim-Tassone) cubic equation of state (CEOS).
Figure 4.3

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The Twu Alpha Params button allows the user access to the Twu
vapor pressure alpha function parameters L, M and N, as well as
access to the DIPPR pure component properties Tc and Pc.
Figure 4.4

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5 Clean Fuels Pkg


Tutorial
5.1 Introduction................................................................................... 2
5.2 Flowsheet Setup ............................................................................ 3
5.3 Modeling the Gasoline Fractionator.............................................. 10
5.3.1 Exercises .............................................................................. 14
5.4 Plot Utility.................................................................................... 15

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Introduction

5.1 Introduction
The following example demonstrates how to use the Clean Fuels
Pkg to model a gasoline fractionator. In this example, a light/
medium gasoline is fractionated in a gas plant column. The
amount of sulphur is calculated in the light gasoline and the
gasoline endpoint is set to 150F for design. The case will
consist of a FCC Gasoline feed stream to the tower and two
outlet streams, a light gasoline product stream and an
intermediate naphtha which is sent to an upstream hydrotreater
for further treating. The design objective is to maximize the
yield of light gasoline since hydrotreating of gasoline results in
severe octane loss.
Figure 5.1

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5.2 Flowsheet Setup


Before working with the Clean Fuels Pkg Extension, you must
first create a HYSYS case.
For more information on
adding library
components, refer to
Chapter 1 Components in the
HYSYS Simulation
Basis guide.

1. In the Simulation Basis Manager, create a fluid package


using the Clean Fuels Pkg. Add the HYSYS Thiol library
components 2C3Mercaptan, nPMercaptan and Thiophene.
Property Package

Components

Clean Fuels Pkg

2C3Mercaptan, nPMercaptan, Thiophene

Add the paraffins and olefins as shown in the table below,


and then close the Component List property view.
Component Name
i-Butane
i-Butene
n-Butane
i-Pentane
1-Pentene
2M-13-C4==
Cyclopentene
3M1C5=
Cyclopentane
23-Mbutane
2-Mpentane
2M1C5=
1-Hexene
n-Hexane

If you are unable to find the component using the default


Sim Name option on the Component List property view, click
on the Full Name/Synonym radio button. Then type the
component name in the Match field.

2. Click on the Oil Manager tab of the Simulation Basis


Manager to install an oil with the TBP curve (light ends are
added in the main flowsheet).

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Flowsheet Setup

3. Click the Enter Oil Environment button. The Oil


Characterization property view appears.
Figure 5.2

4. Click the Add button. The Assay property view appears.


Figure 5.3

5. In the Name field, type FCC Gas Oil.


6. From the Assay Data Type drop-down list on the Input
Data tab, select TBP.

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7. In the Input Data group, click on the Edit Assay button. The
Assay Input Table property view appears.
Figure 5.4

8. Add the assay input data as shown in the table below.


Assay Percent [%]

Temperature [F]

0.0

108.6

5.0

167.3

15.0

190.2

20.0

201.4

25.0

213.6

30.0

226.3

35.0

239.3

40.0

252.7

45.0

266.2

50.0

279.5

55.0

292.4

60.0

305.5

75.0

348.3

90.0

407.9

95.0

425.5

98.0

458.3

100.0

490.2

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Flowsheet Setup

9. After you have entered the assay input data, click the OK
button to return to the Assay property view.
Figure 5.5

10. Close the Assay property view to return to the Oil Manager
property view.
11. Click on the Cut/Blend tab to create a Blend object.
12. Click the Add button. The Blend property view appears.
Figure 5.6

13. In the Name field, type FCC Gas Oil.

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14. From the Cut Option Selection drop-down list of the Data
tab, select Auto Cut.
15. Click the Add button to select the assay.
Figure 5.7

16. Enter the data as shown in the table below.


Flow Units

Flow Rate

Mass

364008 lb/hr

The default Flow Unit is Liquid Volume ensure that you have
selected Mass from the drop-down list before specifying the
flow rate.

17. Close the Blend property view to return to the Oil Manager
property view.
18. Click on the Install Oil tab, and in the Stream Name
column type FCC Gas Oil as shown in the figure below.
Figure 5.8

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Flowsheet Setup

19. Click the Calculate All button to calculate the all the assays
and blends. Then click the Return to Basis Environment
button. The Simulation Basis Manager appears.
20. Click on the Fluid Pkgs tab, and then click the View button.
Ensure that you have selected the Clean Fuels Pkg in the
Current Fluid Packages list.

21. From Fluid Package property view, click the View Property
Package button. The Clean Fuels Pkg property view
appears.
Figure 5.9

Click the Unknowns Only button to specify the missing


Binary Interaction Parameters (BIPs) using the UNIFAC VLE
methods. Ensure that you have selected the UNIFAC VLE
radio button.
22. Close the Clean Fuels Pkg property view and the Fluid
Package property view.
For more information on
adding a stream, refer to
Chapter 12 - Streams in
the HYSYS Operations
Guide.

23. From the Simulation Basis Manager, click the Enter


Simulation Environment to build your flowsheet.

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You can also press CTRL L to leave the Basis Environment.


Ensure that you have the Mass Flow radio button selected in
the Composition Basis group of the Input Composition from
Stream property view before specifying the stream
composition.

24. Create two streams named Sulphur Spike and Light Ends
in the Simulation Environment with the following stream
conditions and composition.
Conditions
Stream Name

Sulphur Spike

Temperature [F]

100

Pressure [psia]

114.6

Mass Flow [lb/hr]

219.6

Composition Mass Flow [lb/hr]


2C3Mercaptan

60.1

nPMercaptan

53.5

Thiophene

106.0

Conditions
Stream Name

Light Ends

Temperature [F]

100

Pressure [psia]

114.6

Mass Flow [lb/hr]

1.705E+005

Composition Mass Flow [lb/hr]


i-Butane

392.2

i-Butene

13543.9

n-Butane

2318.5

i-Pentane

40094.1

1-Pentene

49783.6

2M-13-C4==

1475.2

Cyclopentene

2345.5

3M1C5=

2162.2

Cyclopentane

1138.2

23-Mbutane

5138.8

2-Mpentane

30575.8

2M1C5=

3221.3

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Conditions
1-Hexene

12306.8

n-Hexane

6004.2

25. Define the FCC Gas Oil stream conditions as shown in the
table below.
Conditions

For more information on


adding a Mixer, refer to
Section 6.3 - Mixer in
the HYSYS Operations
Guide.
For more information on
adding a Heat Exchanger,
refer to Section 4.4 Heat Exchanger in the
HYSYS Operations
Guide.

Temperature [F]

100

Pressure [psia]

114.6

Mass Flow [lb/hr]

364008.7

Liq. Vol Flow [barrel/day]

32784.7

26. Add a Mixer with the outlet stream named FCC Gasoline,
and feed streams Sulphur Spike, Light Ends and FCC Gas
Oil.
27. Add a shell and tube Heat Exchanger with a 10 psi pressure
drop on both shell and tube sides.
The Shell side of the heat exchanger will heat the feed to the
column while the tube side cools the column bottoms
product.
28. In the Heat Exchanger property view, name the tube side
feed Medium Gasoline and the outlet tube side to
Hydrotreater.
29. Specify the shell side feed FCC Gasoline, and name the
outlet shell side Feed to Fractionator.
30. Specify a stream temperature of 223F for Feed to
Fractionator.
31. In the Parameters page of the Heat Exchanger property
view, change the Heat Exchanger Model to Exchanger
Design (Weighted).

5.3 Modeling the Gasoline


Fractionator
The Gasoline fractionator is modeled as a distillation column in
HYSYS using a Partial Reflux Condenser.

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For more information on a


distillation column, refer
to Chapter 2 - Column
Operations in the
HYSYS Operations
Guide.

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1. Add a distillation column with a partial condenser.


2. In the Connections page, name the liquid distillate Light
Gasoline, the overhead vapor draw as Vent and the
bottoms liquid as Medium Gasoline. Cond-q and Reb-q
are the condenser and reboiler heat loads respectively.
3. The tower has 20 theoretical stages, and the feed to the
tower enters on Stage 13.
4. The pressure in the condenser is set at 240 kPa, the
pressure drop across the condenser is 55.16 kPa and the
bottom reboiler pressure is at 350 kPa.
Figure 5.10

5. On the Monitor page, enter a Reflux Ratio estimate of 1.0


and turn-off this specification. Set the Ovhd Vapor Rate to
0.0 MMSCFD, the distillate rate to 1.213e+004 barrel/
day (Volume).

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6. Add a TBP End Point Volume Percent column specification for


Liquid Distillate at 150F (65.56C).
Figure 5.11

The figure below shows the Monitor page after adding a TBP
End Point Volume Percent column.
Figure 5.12

7. Click on the Parameters tab, and enter a top stage


temperature estimate of 140F and a Tray 1 temperature
estimate of 180F. Enter a bottoms reboiler temperature
estimate of 300F.

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8. Run the column and examine the column performance.


Before running the column, ensure that the outlet streams
are updated. Select the Update Outlets checkbox for the
column to automatically update the outlet streams. By
default the Update Outlets checkbox is selected.
Figure 5.13

Figure 5.14

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Modeling the Gasoline Fractionator

5.3.1 Exercises
1. Add a HYSYS Spreadsheet (Sulphur Calculations) to
calculate the total sulphur content in ppm wt of light
gasoline.
Spreadsheet Connections
Cell

Object

Variable

D2

Light Gasoline

Comp Mass Flow, 2C3Mercaptan

D3

Light Gasoline

Comp Mass Flow, nPMercaptan

D4

Light Gasoline

Comp Mass Flow, Thiophene

B6

Light Gasoline

Mass Flow

B7

Fractionator

Spec Value TBP End Point

Figure 5.15

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Figure 5.16

2. Find the Light Naphtha TBP End Point that corresponds to


less than 10 ppm wt and 1 ppm wt Thiophene Sulphur.

5.4 Plot Utility


1. Begin a new HYSYS case, add a Fluid Package using the
Clean Fuels Pkg and add the two components 1-Propanethiol
and n-Hexane. Enter the Simulation Environment.
2. Open the Excel Spreadsheet Txy Plot Utility, and connect
to HYSYS.
3. Plot a Txy Diagram for system 1-Propanethiol-n-Hexane at
101.325kPa.
4. Find the azeotrope temperature and composition.
Ans. Experimental Data. (1PRSH) xazeo=0.5570,
Tazeo=147.83F.

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Plot Utility

Figure 5.17

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References

A-1

A References
1

Halbert, T. R., Brignac, G. B., Greeley, J. P., Demmin, R. A. and


Roundtree, E. M., Getting Sulfur on Target, Hydrocarbon
Engineering, June 2000, pp.1-5.

Golden, S. W., Hanson, D. W. and Fulton, S. A., Use Better


Fractionation to Manage Gasoline Sulphur Concentration,
Hydrocarbon Processing, February 2002, pp. 67-72.

Twu, C.H., Sim, W.D. and Tassone, V., A versatile liquid activity
model for SRK, PR and a new cubic equation-of-state TST, Fluid
Phase Equilibria 194-197, 2002, pp. 385-399.

Twu, C.H., Bluck, D., Cunningham, J.R. and Coon, J.E., Fluid Phase
Equilibria, 69, 1991, pp. 33-50.

Wong, S.H. and Sandler,S.I., 1992, AIChE J., 38, 1992, pp. 671-680.

Twu, C.H., Wayne, D., and Tassone, V., Liquid Activity Coefficient
Model for CEOS/AE Mixing Rules Fluid Phase Equilibria, 183-184,
2001, pp. 65-74.

Twu, C.H., Coon, J.E. and Bluck, D., Fluid Phase Equilibria, 150-151,
1998, pp. 181-189.

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Index
C
Clean Fuels Pkg
adding 4-2
NRTLTST tab 4-4
property view 4-4
TST CEOS tab 4-5
tutorial 5-15-15
Clean Fuels Pkg Extension
user interface 4-3
using 4-2
E
Estimation Methods 3-7
F
Fractionator design
through accurate VLE models 2-82-10
G
Gasoline Sulphur species distribution 2-22-4
L
Light/Medium Gasoline fractionation 2-52-7
M
Modeling the Gasoline Fractionator 5-10
N
NRTLTST tab 4-4
User Data 4-5
P
Plot Utility 5-15
R
Requirements
system 4-2
T
Thermodynamic Model 3-23-7
estimation methods 3-7
TST CEOS tab 4-5
U
User Data 4-5
User Interface
Clean Fuels Pkg Extension 4-3

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