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Production of Ammonia Plant Feedstock From Natural Gas
Team CharlieMichael Gardiner - Scribe
Rami Qafisheh Alexandria Rinella – Team Leader
Advisor: Orest Romaniuk
Group Meeting 5 – April 24, 2012
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Table of Contents
Page 3-4: MotivationPage 5-6: BFD / Design BasisPage 7: Process Flow Diagram Page 8-9: Energy Recovery Page 10: Environmental Considerations Page 11-16: EconomicsPage 17-18: RecommendationsPage 19: Summary
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Design Basis
• 2700 tons/day of natural gas feedstock will be supplied for process and fuel•Natural gas and steam are the main sources of H2
•Air is used as the main source of N2
•Supply the back-end ammonia plant with H2 and N2 in a 3:1 molar ratio to make 3600 TPD of NH3
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Process Flow Diagram
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Oxy Fuel Boost Reformer
Removal
GuardBed
Heater
Top Gas Scrubber
Midrex Reformer
Main Air Blower
Shaft Furnace
Ejector Stack
Iron Ore
Iron Briquettes
Compressor
Fuel Gas
Recycle
Ejector Stack
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Feed CH4 & recycle
stream
Exhaust going to ejector
Air coming from air blower
Heated process
gas
Reduction gas going to Oxy Fuel booster
CH4 to combustion
chamber
Recycle gas to
combustion chamber
Heated gas from
combustion
Heated air to combustion
chamber
Recycle gas from
CO2 Removal
CH4, H2, CO, CO2, H20, N2
CO2, H2O, N2
N2, O2 CH4, H2, CO, CO2, H20, N2
CH4, H2, CO, CO2, N2
CH4, N2 CH4, H2, CO, CO2, H20, N2,
O2
CO2, H2O, N2 CH4, H2, CO, CO2, H20, N2
CH4, H2, CO, H20,
N2
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Energy Sinks and Loads: Heat Exchangers
FEEDHEAT
EXHAUST1 EXHAUST2
FEEDIN
FEEDOUT
1076º F75 psi
724 ºF14.7 psi
180º F75 psi
1878º F14.7 psi
AIRHEAT
EXHAUST2 EXHAUST3
AIRIN
AIROUT
724º F14.7 psi
420º F14.7 psi
615º F14.7 psi
77º F14.7 psi
Q=27 mmBtu/hrQ=113 mmBtu/hr
• Excess energy from the flue gas is used to heat the feed of gas in
Equipment
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Equipment Equipment Cost (USD) Total Installed Cost (USD)
Primary Reformer 46,000,000 188,000,000
Shaft Furnace 39,000,000 168,000,000
Oxygen fuel booster 11,000,000 40,000,000
Scrubber 650,000 2,000,000
Main Air Blower 500,000 2,000,000
Heat Exchanger 1 120,000 510,000
Heat Exchanger 2 100,000 436,000
Zinc Oxide Bed 3,000,000 10,000,000
Compressor 4,000,000 15,000,000
CO2 Removal (MDEA) 7,000,000 29,000,000
Storage facility - 12,000,000
Rail and Loading - 18,000,000
Total 110,000,000 483,000,000
Expenses
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1 Year (USD) 5 Year (USD) 10 Year (USD)Loan 29,000,000 24,000,000 17,000,000
Depreciation 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000Electrical 20,000,000 22,000,000 24,000,000
Natural Gas Cost Transfer From Alpha No Transfer Cost Between Groups
Oxygen Cost Transfer From Matt’s group No Transfer Cost Between Groups
Transportation Costs 72,000,000 78,000,000 86,000,000
Salaries and Fringes ($100/hr.) 11,000,000 12,000,000 14,000,000
Maintenance 15,000,000 16,000,000 17,000,000Feed Ore 406,000,000 439,000,000 485,000,000
Total Expenses 556,000,000 594,000,000 646,000,000
Revenue
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Products Sell Cost/Ton ($) TPD $/Day $/Year
DRI 425 5,000 2,000,000 790,000,000
Carbon Dioxide 15 Giving to
IndiaNo Transfer
CostsBetween Groups
Total - 5,000 2,000,000 790,000,000
Profit
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1 Year (USD) 10 Year (USD) 17 Year (USD)
Total Expenses 550,000,000 640,000,000 720,000,000
Total Revenue 790,000,000 860,000,000 1,000,000,000
Income Before Taxes 240,000,000 270,326,000 370,000,000
Taxes (40%) 97,000,000 110,000,000 150,000,000
Income After Taxes 150,000,000 160,000,000 220,000,000
Total Cumulative Income 150,000,000 1,665,000,000 3,000,000,000
Summary
• The process starts with 2,700 tons/day of natural gas feedstock and will give enough H2 and N2 to the back-end ammonia plant to produce 3,600 tons/day of NH3
• Natural gas feedstock and convection section optimization will reduce expenses and payback period
• Projected payback period is 6.8 years• Net present value is 809 million USD (20 years)
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