CAPACITY

1000000 TPY
115740.74 kg/hr
purity

H2SO4 content

113425.93
1157.41
1157.41
conversion =
1159.73
1159.73
1739.59

SO3 required

0.98

kg/hr
kmol/hr
kmol/hr

0.998
kmol/hr
kmol/hr
kmol/hr
excess 40 %
O2 required actual
2435.43 kmol/hr
dry air required
11597.27 kmol/hr
336320.7897 kg/hr
assumed 30 C and 65% relatif humidity
humidity
0.0165 kg water/kg dry air
water content =
5549.29 kg/hr
dehydrating agent
538354.17 kg/hr
SO2 required
S required
O2 required

at burner
moles of sulfur
coming
moles of oxigen
coming

1159.73 kmol/hr

Nitrogen Coming

9161.84 kmol/hr

2435.43 kmol/hr

assumed 100 % sulpur burning

SO2 formed
1159.73 kmol/hr
O2 leaving
1275.70 kmol/hr
N2 leaving
9161.84 kmol/hr

Reactor
1st bed

conv =

0.74

In

28
64
80
32

kmol
9161.84
1159.73
0.00
1275.70

0.184

In

28
64

kmol
9161.84
301.53

MW
N2
SO2
SO3
O2

2nd bed

conv =
MW
N2
SO2

Out
kg
256531.58
74222.52
0.00
40822.39
371576.49

kmol
9161.84
301.53
858.20
846.60

kg
256531.58
19297.85
68655.83
27091.22
371576.49

Out
kg
256531.58
19297.85

kmol
9161.84
88.14

kg
256531.58
5640.91

SO3
O2

80
32

858.20
846.60

68655.83
27091.22
371576.49

1071.59
739.91

85727.01
23676.98
371576.49

Note: SO2 leaving = SO2 in - SO2 reacted;

SO2 reacted = conversion x SO2 initial input
SO3 Leaving = SO3 in + SO3 Formed
SO3 Formed = SO2 reacted
O2 Leaving = O2 in - O2 consumed
O2 consumed = 0.5 SO2 reacted
3th bed

conv =

0.043

In
kmol
9161.84
88.14
1071.59
739.91

MW
N2
SO2
SO3
O2

28
64
80
32

kg
256531.58
5640.91
85727.01
23676.98
371576.49

Out
kmol
9161.84
38.27
1121.46
714.97

kg
256531.58
2449.34
89716.47
22879.09
371576.49

outlet from 3th bed go into the absorber in order to absorb some of SO3

(A)

(B)

Kp =
X1
X2
X3
X4

270.2
moles of SO2
Moles of SO2 initial
Moles of O2
Moles of SO3
trial

X4=
SO3
Absorbed in
abs 1=

4th bed

conv =

0.031
MW

N2

28

442.5

=
=
=
=

38.27
1159.73
714.97
?

kmol/hr
kmol/hr
kmol/hr
kmol/hr

value
270.18

678.96 is SO3 out from 3th bed - X4

In
kmol
9161.84

kg
256531.58

Out
kmol
9161.84

kg
256531.58

SO2
SO3
O2

64
80
32

TOTAL BALANCE IN REACTOR

MW
N2
SO2
SO3
O2

38.27
442.50
714.97

In
kmol
9161.84
1159.73

2449.34
35400.00
22879.09
317260.02

2.32
478.45
697.00

Out
kg
kmol
28
256531.58
9161.84
64
74222.52
2.32
80
0.00
1157.41
32
1275.70
40822.39
697.00
371576.49
SO3 leaving = SO3 out 4th bed + SO3 Absorbed in absorber

148.45
38276.12
22303.87
317260.02

kg
256531.58
148.45
92592.59
22303.87
371576.49

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