Annual output of 30,000 tons of dimethyl ether distillation section in the design of separation device
ABSTRACT
In recent years, DME has become an alternative channel of international oil and new secondary energy and hot topics, That aroused national concern and attention.
Preparation of dimethyl ether mainly methanol dehydration and One-step synthesis. With the traditional methanol synthesis compared to synthesis of dimethyl ether, one-step synthesis of dimethyl ether process more rational economy, more competitive in the market and it is moving towards industrialization. Currently, synthesis gas to dimethyl ether is the latest technology Preparation of dimethyl ether. Compared with methanol dehydration, system of direct synthesis of DME as the existence of unreacted synthesis gas and carbon dioxide finished. If it want to get high purity dimethyl ether, more complicated separation process. Developed mainly in the separation process such as chemical absorption and distillation unit operation in the process of dimethyl ether with higher purity product. This design aimed at separating the distillation process for process design, separation of dimethyl ether, methanol and water ternary system. Design of distillation towers used valve. Use the whole top of the tower condenser cooling device used to accurately control the reflux ratio. Bottom of the column of steam heating by steam to provide sufficient heat. Obtained by calculating the number of theoretical plates, tower efficiency, the actual plate number, feed location. The main tower in the plate design and calculation of process dimensions derived column diameter, the effective tower, sieve number. Checking through the sieve of fluid mechanics, to prove that the indicator data are in line with standards to ensure the smooth progress of distillation process and to improve efficiency as much as possible
Keywords: DME separate ternary system distillation