Product Phases Specification

This window is used to specify the phases for all the product streams in unit operations from which product streams containing different phases can be drawn. The following unit operations have this feature and the Product Phases button is available in all of their main windows:

 

Compressor

Expander

Flash

Simple Heat Exchanger Hot and Cold Sides

Rigorous Heat Exchanger Hot and Cold Sides

LNG Heat Exchanger Individual Cells

Pipe

Valve

Stream Calculator - Overhead, Bottom and Pseudo Products

Conversion Reactor

Equilibrium Reactor

Plug Flow Reactor

Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor

Gibbs Reactor

ChemApp

Solid Fuel Combustion Reactor

 

The following is a list of all the possible phases that can be assigned to a product stream:

 

Vapor

Liquid

Solid

Decanted Water

Second (heavy) Liquid

Vapor + Liquid (Mixture)

 

PRO/II does not allow two product streams to have the same phase. Hence, if a phase is selected for a second time, the first selection is automatically deleted. Also, if Vapor + Liquid is selected as the phase for one stream, and either Liquid or Vapor is selected for another stream, the Vapor + Liquid entry is erased. You must then re-enter another acceptable phase for the first stream. The same is true for the reverse case.

 

If there are four product streams leaving a unit operation, the Vapor + Liquid phase option cannot be selected.

 

Usage

 

The Product Phases Window is displayed when the Product Phases button is pushed in one of the unit operation's windows.

 

This window contains a list of product streams leaving the unit operation as drawn in the simulation flowsheet. Select the desired phase condition(s) for the individual product streams from the drop down list. Phase condition can be designated for a maximum of four product streams.

 

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Related Topics

Flash Main Window

Valve Main Window

Expander Main Window

Compressor Main Window

Heat Exchanger Process Streams