The simulation of a process plant for the production of propylene has been\nconsidered in this work. The reactor used for this research was a Continuous\nStirred Tank Reactor (CSTR) which was deliberately picked because of the\nadvantage of good temperature and reaction control. Other equipment includes\na compressor, conversion reactor, cooler and splitter. Sizing was done\nfor all equipment but detailed design was carried out for the CSTR since itâ??s\nthe heart of the process plant. The principle of conservation of mass was applied\nfor the development of basic design performance equations for the volume,\nthe height, space time, space velocity and heat generated per unit volume\nat 90% conversion of propane to propylene. Aspen Hysys which is known\nfor its reliability in chemical engineering process design was used to simulate\nthe process plant and was used for all calculations and sizing of process equipment.
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