The complete step-by-step guide to mastering the basics of Aspen Plus software
Used for a wide variety of important scientific tasks, Aspen Plus software is a modeling tool used for conceptual design, optimization, and performance monitoring of chemical processes. After more than twenty years, it remains one of the most popular and powerful chemical engineering programs used both industrially and academically.
Teach Yourself the Basics of Aspen Plus, Second Edition continues to deliver important fundamentals on using Aspen Plus software. The new edition focuses on the newest version of Aspen Plus and covers the newest functionalities. Lecture-style chapters set the tone for maximizing the learning experience by presenting material in a manner that emulates an actual workshop classroom environment. Important points are emphasized through encouragement of hands-on learning techniques that direct learners toward achievement in creating effective designs fluidly and with confidence. Teach Yourself the Basics of Aspen Plus, Second Edition includes:
Examples embedded within the text to focus the reader on specific aspects of the material being covered
Workshops at the end of each chapter that provide opportunities to test the reader's knowledge in that chapter's subject matter
Functionalities covered in the newest version of Aspen including the solution of a flowsheet by an equation oriented, EO approach, and the solution of problems which involve electrolyte equilibria
Aspen Plus executable format as well as .txt format files containing details of the examples and the workshops as well as their solutions are provided as a download
Designed with both students and professionals in mind, Teach Yourself the Basics of Aspen Plus, Second Edition is like having a personal professor 24/7. Its revolutionary format is an exciting way to learn how to operate this highly sophisticated software—and a surefire way for readers to get the results they expect.
Author(s): Ralph Schefflan
Series: AIChE
Edition: 2nd
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: 331
Title Page......Page 17
Copyright......Page 18
Dedication......Page 19
Preface to the Second Edition......Page 20
Preface to the First Edition......Page 22
Acknowledgments......Page 25
About the Companion Website......Page 26
1.1 Basic Ideas......Page 27
1.2 Starting Aspen Plus......Page 30
1.3 The Next Function......Page 32
1.4 The Navigation Pane......Page 33
1.5 The Property Environment......Page 34
1.6 Properties for Simulation......Page 38
1.7 The Simulation Environment......Page 41
1.9 Units......Page 42
1.10 Streams......Page 43
1.12 The Object Manager......Page 45
1.14 Viewing Results......Page 46
1.15 Plotting Results......Page 49
References......Page 50
2.1 Introduction......Page 51
2.2 The Pure Component Databanks......Page 52
2.3 Property Analysis......Page 55
2.4 Property Estimation......Page 59
2.5 Workshops......Page 64
2.6 Workshop Notes......Page 65
References......Page 66
3.2 Mixer/Splitter Blocks......Page 67
3.3 The Simple Separator Blocks......Page 70
3.4 Some Manipulator Blocks......Page 73
3.5 Workshops......Page 76
3.6 Workshop Notes......Page 78
4.1 Introduction......Page 80
4.2 Blocks with Recycle......Page 81
4.4 Workshops......Page 85
4.5 Workshop Notes......Page 89
References......Page 91
5.1 Introduction......Page 92
5.3 Basic Interpreted Fortran Capabilities......Page 93
5.4 The Sensitivity Function......Page 96
5.5 The Design Specification......Page 99
5.6 The Calculator Function......Page 101
5.7 The Transfer Function......Page 105
5.8 Workshops......Page 107
5.9 Workshop Notes......Page 108
References......Page 109
6.1 Introduction......Page 110
6.2 Parameters of Equations of State......Page 111
6.3 Parameters of Activity Coefficient Equations......Page 113
6.4 Basic Ideas of Regression......Page 115
6.5 The Mathematics of Regression......Page 117
6.6 Practical Aspects of Regression of VLE Or LLE Data......Page 120
6.7 VLE and LLE Data Sources......Page 129
6.8 Workshops......Page 133
6.9 Workshop Notes......Page 136
References......Page 137
7.2 The Flash2 Block......Page 139
7.3 The Flash3 Block......Page 145
7.4 The Decanter Block......Page 147
7.5 Workshops......Page 150
7.6 WORKSHOP NOTES......Page 151
References......Page 152
8.2 The Pump Block......Page 153
8.3 The Compr Block......Page 154
8.4 The MCompr Block......Page 155
8.5 Pipelines and Fittings......Page 156
8.6 Workshops......Page 157
8.7 Workshop Notes......Page 158
References......Page 159
9.1 Introduction......Page 160
9.2 The Heater Block......Page 161
9.3 The Heatx Block......Page 165
9.4 The Mheatx Block......Page 171
9.5 Workshops......Page 172
9.6 Workshop Notes......Page 174
References......Page 175
10.2 The RStoic Block......Page 176
10.3 The RYield Block......Page 178
10.4 The REquil Block......Page 180
10.5 The RGibbs Block......Page 181
10.6 Reactions for the Rigorous Models......Page 183
10.7 The RCSTR Block......Page 189
10.8 The RPlug Block......Page 190
10.9 The RBatch Block......Page 192
10.10 Workshops......Page 196
10.11 Workshop Notes......Page 198
References......Page 200
11.2 The Basic Equations......Page 201
11.3 The Design Problem......Page 204
11.4 A Three-Product Distillation Example......Page 209
11.5 Preliminary Design and Rating Models......Page 212
11.6 Rigorous Models......Page 216
11.7 BatchSep......Page 228
11.8 Workshops......Page 232
11.9 Workshop Notes......Page 234
References......Page 236
12.2 Heuristics......Page 238
12.3 An Example – The Production of Styrene......Page 239
12.5 Properties......Page 240
12.6 Rigorous Flash and Decanter......Page 243
12.8 Integrating the Rigorous Distillation into the Flowsheet......Page 245
12.10 Miscellaneous Considerations......Page 249
12.11 Workshops......Page 250
12.12 Workshop Notes......Page 253
Reference......Page 254
13.1 Introduction......Page 255
13.2 An Optimization Example......Page 256
13.3 Workshops......Page 260
13.4 Workshop Notes......Page 262
References......Page 264
14.2 Energy Integration Applications......Page 265
14.3 Homogeneous Azeotropic Distillation......Page 268
14.4 Extractive Distillation......Page 269
14.5 Heterogeneous Operations......Page 273
14.6 Workshops......Page 275
14.7 Workshop Notes......Page 277
References......Page 280
15.1 Introduction......Page 281
15.2 Identification of Variables......Page 282
15.3 Equations for EO Simulation......Page 283
15.4 Solving the EO Equations......Page 285
15.5 Comparing Calculated Variables in SM and EO Simulation......Page 288
15.6 Synchronization of the Equations......Page 289
15.8 Solution of an EO Problem......Page 290
15.10 A Design Specification......Page 294
15.11 An SM Problem That is Difficult to Converge......Page 296
15.12 Sensitivity Analysis......Page 297
15.13 Equation-Oriented Optimization......Page 299
15.14 Workshops......Page 301
15.15 Workshop Notes......Page 303
References......Page 304
16.2 Electrolyte Solution Equilibria......Page 305
16.3 Electrolyte Solution Equilibria and the Electrolyte Wizard......Page 306
16.4 Electrolyte Equilibrium/Phase Equilibrium Examples......Page 311
References......Page 314
Chapter Seventeen: Beyond The Basics of Aspen Plus......Page 315
Index......Page 317
End User License Agreement......Page 331
