AspenHysys Simulation of Methanol to Dimethylether (DME)
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International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT) | 
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| © 2017 by IJETT Journal | ||
| Volume-46 Number-4 |
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| Year of Publication : 2017 | ||
| Authors : Hassan Babiker, Babiker.A.Karma, Adil. A.Mohammed |
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| DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V46P237 |
Citation
Hassan Babiker, Babiker.A.Karma, Adil. A.Mohammed "AspenHysys Simulation of Methanol to Dimethylether (DME)", International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT), V46(4),214-220 April 2017. ISSN:2231-5381. www.ijettjournal.org. published by seventh sense research group
Abstract
Dimethyl ether can be used as a propellant, also can be used in diesel engines with the advantage of
high efficiency, a high cetane number, and low exhaust emissions (no particulates, no Sulphur, and low
NOx). Technical-quality DME is an alternative to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). It has excellent
combustion characteristics due to a low auto ignition temperature. Dimethyl ether has a cetane number
of 55–60, DME can be used as a substitute for diesel fuel in a diesel engine.
This simulation study is able to predict and describe the compositions of the final production rate, and
the distribution of the main components in the final product. This allows the estimation of economic
factors, related to the operation of the catalytic reactor. For the present study, DME production
process is simulated in Aspen Hysys V8.8 environment. a fluid package is selected along with the
components which are to be in the input stream. In the process, NTRL was selected as the fluid
package as it isable to handle selected pure components (methanol, water and dimethyl ether). The
equilibrium reaction was selected to describe conversion of methanol to DME reaction.
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Keywords
Aspen Hysys, Simulation, Methanol, Di-methyl ether.