Introduction To Aspen Plus-2012

Introduction to Aspen Plus
Short Courses on Computer Applications for ChE Students
Speaker: Yi-Chang Wu ()
d98524013@ntu.edu.tw
PSE Laboratory
Department of Chemical Engineering
Nation Taiwan University
Extractive Distillation
D2 D2
Entrainer feed (FE) XIPA=0.999 XWater=0.999
NFE
Extractive NT = 24 Entrainer
NT = 41
NFE = 7 distillation column NF2 = 9 recovery column
NFF = 35 NF2
F2
IPA-water feed (FF)

NFF
P = 3 atm
T = 25oC
F = 100 kmol/hr
X IPA =0.5
X WATER =0.5
B2
Entrainer recycle
Entrainer makeup
What is Aspen Plus
Aspen Plus is a market-leading process modeling tool
for conceptual design, optimization, and
performance monitoring for the chemical, polymer,
specialty chemical, metals and minerals, and coal
power industries.
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Ref: http://www.aspentech.com/products/aspen-plus.cfm
What Aspen Plus provides
Physical Property Models
Worlds largest database of pure component and phase equilibrium
data for conventional chemicals, electrolytes, solids, and polymers
Regularly updated with data from U. S. National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST)
Comprehensive Library of Unit Operation Models
Addresses a wide range of solid, liquid, and gas processing equipment
Extends steady-state simulation to dynamic simulation for safety and
controllability studies, sizing relief valves, and optimizing transition,
startup, and shutdown policies
Enables you build your own libraries using Aspen Custom Modeler or
programming languages (User-defined models)
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Ref: Aspen Plus Product Brochure
More Detailed
Properties analysis
Properties of pure component and mixtures (Enthalpy,
density, viscosity, heat capacity,etc)
Phase equilibrium (VLE, VLLE, azeotrope calculationetc)
Parameters estimation for properties models (UNIFAC
method for binary parameters, Joback method for boiling
pointsetc)
Data regression from experimental deta
Process simulation
pump, compressor, valve, tank, heat exchanger, CSTR, PFR,
distillation column, extraction column, absorber, filter,
crystallizeretc 5
What course Aspen Plus
can be employed for
MASS AND ENERGY BALANCES
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING
UNIT OPERATIONS
PROCESS DESIGN
PROCESS CONTROL
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Lesson Objectives
Familiar with the interface of Aspen Plus
Learn how to use properties analysis
Learn how to setup a basic process simulation
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Problem Formulation 1: Calculation
the mixing properties of two stream
1 4
3
2
Mixer Pump
1 2 3 4
Mole Flow kmol/hr
WATER 10 0 ? ?
BUOH 0 9 ? ?
BUAC 0 6 ? ?
Mass Balance
Total Flow kmol/hr 10 15 ? ?
Temperature C 50 80 ? ? Energy Balance
Pressure bar 1 1 1 10 Enthalpy
Enthalpy kcal/mol ? ? ? ? Entropy
Entropy cal/mol-K ? ? ? ?
Density kmol/cum ? ? ? ?
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Problem Formulation 2:
Flash Separation
120
T-x
T-y
115
T ( C)
T=105 C 110
o
Saturated Feed P=1atm
105
P=1atm
F=100 kmol/hr 100
zwater=0.5 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
zHAc=0.5 xWater and yWater
What are flowrates and compositions of the two outlets?

Problem Formulation 3: Dehydration of
Acetic Acid by Distillation Column
(Optional)
1 1.0
2 Water 0.8
Reflux xwater=0.99
ratio ? 0.6
Water
yWater
Acetic Acid 20
0.4
Saturated Feed
P=1.2atm
F=100 kmol/hr 0.2
zwater=0.5
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Duty ?
zHAc=0.5 40 0.0
xHAc=0.99 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
Acetic Acid xWater
Outline
Startup in Aspen Plus (Basic Input) (45 min)
User Interface
Basic Input: Setup, Components, Properties.
Properties Analysis (1 hour)
Pure Component
Mixtures (phase equilibrium)
Running Simulation (1 hour)
Blocks (Unit Operations)
Streams (flow streams)
Results
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Introduction to Aspen Plus Part 1
Startup in Aspen Plus
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Start with Aspen Plus
Aspen Plus User Interface

Aspen Plus Startup
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Interface of Aspen Plus
Help Check Result

Setup Stop
Components Reinitialize
Properties Step
Streams Start
Blocks Control Panel
Data Browser
ProcessFlowsheet
Process Flowsheet Windows
Windows
Next
Model
ModelLibrary
Library (View|
(View| Model
ModelLibrary
Library) )
Stream
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Status message
More Information
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Help for Commands for Controlling Simulations
Data Browser
The Data Browser is a sheet and form viewer with a
hierarchical tree view of the available simulation
input, results, and objects that have been defined
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Basic Input
The minimum required inputs to run a simulation
are:
Setup
Components Property Analysis
Properties
Streams
Process Simulation
Blocks
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Setup Specification
Run Type
Input mode
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Components Specification
Input components
with Component name or Formula
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Input components
Remark: If available, are
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Specification
To do this Click this button
Find components in the databanks Find
Define a custom component that is not in User Defined
a databank
Generate electrolyte components and Elec Wizard
reactions from components you entered
Reorder the components you have Reorder
specified
Review databank data for components Review
you have specified (Retrieved physical
property parameters from databanks.)
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Find Components
Click Find
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Find Components (contd)
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Properties
Process type(narrow the number of

methods available)
Base method: IDEAL, NRTL, UNIQAC, UNIFAC
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Property Method Selection Assistant
Interactive help in choosing a property method
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Assistant Wizard
Specify Component type

Chemical Systems
Is the system at high pressure?

(NO)
Two liquid phases
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Property Methods Decision Diagram Yes NRTL
UNIQAC A
etc.
Yes Liq-Liq
ELECNRTL WILSON
NRTL
No A
UNIQAC
Yes etc.
Yes
Interaction
Yes Parameters
Available?
Liq-Liq UNIF-LL A
No
UNIFAC
Pr < 0.1 &
No UNIF-LBY A
T < Tci
UNIF-DMD
No
Electrolyte Yes
SR-POLAR
Yes
PRWS
Interaction RKSWS
No Parameters PRMHV2
Available? RKSMHV2
Property Method Polar or WILS-NTH, WILS-HOC,

Choice T < Tci NRTL-NTH, NRTL-HOC,
PENG-ROB PSRK UNIQ-NTJ, UNIQ-HOC,
No Dimers UNIF-HOC
PR-BM RKSMHV2
Yes LK-PLOCK
RK-SOAVE
RKS-BM
No Degree of
No Pseudo Polymerization
Components CHAO-SEA Yes
Yes GRAYSON
BK10
Hexamers WILS-HF
No High Pressure? Vapor-phase
A
Association?
BK10
No
IDEAL
No
WILSON, WILS-RK, WILS-LR, WILS-
GLR, NRTL, NRTL-RK, NRTL-2,
UNIQUAC, UNIQ-RK, UNIQ-2, UNIFAC,
UNIF-LL, UNIF-LBY, UNIF-DMB
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Reference: http://www.et.byu.edu/groups/uolab/files/aspentech/
Thermodynamic Model NRTL
NRTL
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NRTL Binary Parameters
Click NRTL and then built-in binary parameters

appear automatically if available.
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Access Properties Models and
Parameters
Review Databank Data
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Review Databank Data
Including:
Ideal gas heat of formation at 298.15 K
Ideal gas Gibbs free energy of formation at
298.15 K
Heat of vaporization at TB
Normal boiling point
Standard liquid volume at 60F
.
Description of each parameter

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Pure Component
Temperature-Dependent Properties
CPIGDP-1 ideal gas heat capacity

CPSDIP-1 Solid heat capacity
DNLDIP-1 Liquid density
DHVLDP-1 Heat of vaporization
PLXANT-1 Extended Antoine Equation
MULDIP Liquid viscosity
KLDIP Liquid thermal conductivity
SIGDIP Liquid surface tension
UFGRP UNIFAC functional group
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Example: PLXANT-1
(Extended Antoine Equation)
Corresponding Model
Click ? and then click where you dont know
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Example: CPIGDP-1
(Ideal Gas Heat Capacity Equation)
Corresponding Model
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Summary
So far, we have finished the basic

settings including setup, components,
and properties.
This is enough to perform properties
analysis.
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File Formats in Aspen Plus
File Type Extension Format Description

Document *.apw Binary File containing simulation input and results and
intermediate convergence information
Backup *.bkp ASCII Archive file containing simulation input and
results
History *.his Text Detailed calculation history and diagnostic
messages
Problem *.appdf Binary File containing arrays and intermediate
Description convergence information used in the simulation
calculations 37
Properties Analysis in Aspen Plus
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Overview of Property Analysis
Use this form To generate
Tables and plots of pure component properties as a function of temperature
Pure
and pressure
Binary Txy, Pxy, or Gibbs energy of mixing curves for a binary system
Residue Residue curve maps
Ternary maps showing phase envelope, tie lines, and azeotropes of ternary
Ternary
systems
This feature locates all the azeotropes that exist among a specified set of
Azeotrope
components.
Ternary diagrams in Aspen Distillation Synthesis feature: Azeotropes,
Ternary Maps Distillation boundary, Residue curves or distillation curves, Isovolatility curves,
Tie lines, Vapor curve, Boiling point
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Reminding
When you start properties analysis, you MUST
specify components , properties model, and
corresponding model parameters. (Refer to
Part I)
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Properties Analysis Pure Component

Pure
and pressure
Ternary
systems
Azeotrope
components.
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Properties Analysis Pure Component
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Available Properties
Property (thermodynamic) Property (transport)
Availability Free energy Thermal conductivity
Constant pressure
Enthalpy Surface tension
heat capacity
Heat capacity ratio Fugacity coefficient Viscosity
Constant volume heat Fugacity coefficient
capacity pressure correction
Free energy departure Vapor pressure
Free energy departure
Density
pressure correction
Enthalpy departure Entropy
Enthalpy departure
Volume
pressure correction
Enthalpy of
Sonic velocity
vaporization
Entropy departure 43
Example1: CP (Heat Capacity)
1. Select property (CP)
4. Specify range of temperature
2. Select phase
5. Specify pressure
Add N-butyl-acetate
3. Select component 6. Select property method
7. click Go to generate the results

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Example1: Calculation Results of CP
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Data results
Example2: H (Enthalpy)
1. Select property (H)

4. Specify range of temperature
2. Select phase
5. Specify pressure
3. Select component
6. Select property method
7. click Go to generate the results 46

Example: Calculation Results of H
Data results
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Properties Analysis Binary Components
Pure
and pressure
Ternary
systems
Azeotrope
components.
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Properties Analysis Binary Components
Binary Component Properties Analysis
Use this Analysis type To generate

Temperature-compositions diagram at
Txy
constant pressure
Pressure-compositions diagram at
Pxy
constant temperature
Gibbs energy of mixing diagram as a
function of liquid compositions. The
Aspen Physical Property System uses this
Gibbs energy of mixing
diagram to determine whether the
binary system will form two liquid phases
at a given temperature and pressure.
Example: T-XY
2. Select phase (VLE, VLLE)
1. Select analysis type (Txy)
2. Select two component 5. Specify pressure
3. Select compositions basis

4. Specify composition range

Example: calculation result of T-XY
Data results
Example: Generate XY plot
Click plot wizard to generate XY plot

Example: Generate XY plot (contd)
Property Analysis Generic
Pure
and pressure
Ternary
systems
Azeotrope
components.
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Properties Analysis Ternary
Ternary Map
1. Select three component

4. Select phase (VLE, LLE)
2. Specify number of tie line 5. Specify pressure
6. Specify temperature
3. Select property method (if LLE is slected)

Calculation Result of Ternary Map (LLE)
Data results
Property Analysis Conceptual
(Optional)
Design

Pure
and pressure
Ternary
systems
Azeotrope
components.
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Conceptual Design
Azeotrope Analysis
Azeotrope Analysis
1. Select components (at least two) 2. Specify pressure
6. click Report to generate the results
4. Select phase (VLE, LLE)
5. Select report Unit

Error Message
Close analysis input dialog box (pure or binary analysis)

Azeotrope Analysis Report
Ternary Maps
Ternary Maps
1. Select three components 4. Select phase (VLE, LLE)
2. Specify pressure 5. Select report Unit
6. Click Ternary Plot to generate the results
6. Specify temperature of LLE

(If liquid-liquid envelope is selected)
Ternary Maps
Change pressure or
temperature
Ternary Plot Toolbar:

Add Tie line, Curve,
Marker
Running Simulation in Aspen Plus
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Example 1: Calculate the mixing
properties of two stream
1 4
3
2
Mixer Pump
1 2 3 4
Mole Flow kmol/hr
WATER 10 0 ? ?
BUOH 0 9 ? ?
BUAC 0 6 ? ?
Total Flow kmol/hr 10 15 ? ?
Temperature C 50 80 ? ?
Pressure bar 1 1 1 10
Enthalpy kcal/mol ? ? ? ?
Entropy cal/mol-K ? ? ? ?
Density kmol/cum ? ? ? ?
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Setup Specification
Select Flowsheet
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Reveal Model Library
View|| Model Library

or press F10
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Adding a Mixer
Click one of icons

and then click again on the flowsheet window
Remark: The shape of the icons are meaningless
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Adding Material Streams
Click Materials and then click

again on the flowsheet window
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Adding Material Streams (contd)
When clicking the mouse on the flowsheet window,

arrows (blue and red) appear.
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When moving the mouse on the arrows, some description appears.
Red arrow(Left) Feed Red arrow(Right): Blue arrow: Water

(Required; one ore more Product (Required; if decant for Free water
if mixing material mixing material streams) of dirty water.
streams)
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After selecting Material Streams, click and pull a stream line.

Repeat it three times to generate three stream lines.
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Reconnecting Material Streams
(Feed Stream)
Right Click on the stream and

select Reconnect Destination
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Reconnecting Material Streams
(Product Stream)
Right Click on the stream and

select Reconnect Source
B1
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Specifying Feed Condition
Right Click on the stream

and select Input
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Specifying Feed Condition
You must specify two of the following

conditions:
Temperature
Pressure
Vapor fraction
You can enter stream composition in terms of component flows,

fractions, or concentrations.
If you specify component fractions, you must specify the total mole,
mass, or standard liquid volume flow.
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Specifying Feed Condition (contd)
1 2
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Specifying Input of Mixer
Right Click on the block and select Input
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Specifying Input of Mixer (contd)
Specify Pressure and valid phase
The corresponding description about this blank:

Outlet pressure if value > 0
Pressure drop if value 0
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Run Simulation
Click to run the simulation
Run Start or continue calculations

Step Step through the flowsheet one block at a time
Stop Pause simulation calculations
Reinitialize Purge simulation results
Check simulation status

Required Input Complete means the input is ready to run simualtion
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Status of Simulation Results
Message Means
The run has completed normally, and results are
Results available
present.
Results for the run are present. Warning
messages were generated during the
Results with warnings
calculations. View the Control Panel or History
for messages.
Results for the run are present. Error messages
Results with errors were generated during the calculations. View the
Control Panel or History for messages.
Results for the run are present, but you have
changed the input since the results were
Input Changed
generated. The results may be inconsistent with
the current input.
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Stream Results
Right Click on the block and

select Stream Results
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1 2 3
Substream: MIXED
Mole Flow kmol/hr
WATER 10 0 10
BUOH 0 9 9
BUAC 0 6 6
Total Flow kmol/hr 10 15 25
Total Flow kg/hr 180.1528 1364.066 1544.218
Total Flow cum/hr 0.18582 1.74021 1.870509
Temperature C 50 80 70.08758
Pressure bar 2 1 1
Vapor Frac 0 0 0
Liquid Frac 1 1 1
Solid Frac 0 0 0
Pull down the list and select Enthalpy kcal/mol -67.81 -94.3726 -83.7476
Full to show more properties Enthalpy kcal/kg -3764.03 -1037.77 -1355.82
Enthalpy Gcal/hr -0.6781 -1.41559 -2.09369
results.
Entropy cal/mol-K -37.5007 -134.947 -95.6176
Entropy cal/gm-K -2.0816 -1.48395 -1.54799
Density kmol/cum 53.81564 8.619647 13.36534
Density kg/cum 969.5038 783.851 825.5604
Average MW 18.01528 90.93771 61.76874
Enthalpy and Entropy Liq Vol 60F cum/hr 0.1805 1.617386 1.797886
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Change Units of Calculation Results
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Setup Defining Your Own Units Set
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Setup Report Options
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Stream Results with Format of
Mole Fraction
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Add Pump Block
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Add A Material Stream
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Connect Streams
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Pump Specification
1. Select Pump or turbine
2. Specify pump outlet specificatio

(pressure, power)
3. Efficiencies (Default: 1)
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Run Simulation
Click to generate the results
Check simulation status

Required Input Complete
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Block Results (Pump)
Right Click on the block and select Results
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Streams Results
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Calculation Results
(Mass and Energy Balances)
1 4
3
2
Mixer Pump
1 2 3 4
Mole Flow kmol/hr
WATER 10 0 10 10
BUOH 0 9 9 9
BUAC 0 6 6 6
Total Flow kmol/hr 10 15 25 25
Temperature C 50 80 70.09 71.20
Pressure bar 1 1 1 10
Enthalpy kcal/mol -67.81 -94.37 -83.75 -83.69
Entropy cal/mol-K -37.50 -134.95 -95.62 -95.46
Density kmol/cum 969.50 783.85 825.56 824.29
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Exercise
1 5 6
2 4
3 Mixer Pump
1 2 3 4 5 6
Mole Flow kmol/hr
Water 10 0 0 ? ? ?
Ethanol 0 5 0 ? ? ?
Methanol 0 0 15 ? ? ?
Total Flow kmol/hr 10 15 15 ? ? ?
Temperature C 50 70 40 ? ? ?
Pressure bar 1 1 1 1 4 2
Enthalpy kcal/mol ? ? ? ? ? ?
Entropy cal/mol-K ? ? ? ? ? ?
Density kmol/cum ? ? ? ? ? ?
Please use Peng-Robinson EOS to solve this problem.

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Example 2: Flash Separation
120
T-x
T-y
115
T ( C)
T=105 C 110
o
105
P=1atm
F=100 kmol/hr 100
zwater=0.5 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0

Input Components
Thermodynamic Model: NRTL-HOC
Check Binary Parameters
Association parameters of HOC
Binary Parameters of NRTL
Binary Analysis
T-xy plot
1. Select analysis type (Txy) 2. Select phase (VLE, VLLE)
2. Select two component 5. Specify pressure
3. Select compositions basis 6. Select property method
4. Specify composition range

Calculation Result of T-xy
Data results
Generate xy plot
Generate xy plot (contd)
Flash Separation
120
T-x
T-y
115
T ( C)
T=105 C 110
o
105
P=1atm
F=100 kmol/hr 100
zwater=0.5 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0

Add Block: Flash2
Add Material Stream
Specify Feed Condition
Saturated Feed
(Vapor fraction=0)
P=1atm
F=100 kmol/hr
zwater=0.5
zHAc=0.5
Block Input: Flash2
Flash2: Specification
T=105 C
P=1atm
Required Input Incomplete
Connot click to run simulation
Close binary analysis window

Required Input Complete
Click to run simulation

Stream Results
Stream Results (contd)
42.658 kmol/hr
zwater=0.501
zHAc=0.409
T=105 C
P=1atm
F=100 kmol/hr
zwater=0.5 57.342 kmol/hr
zHAc=0.5 zwater=0.432
zHAc=0.568
Distillation Separation
There are two degrees of
1 freedom to manipulate
distillate composition and
2
xwater=0.99 bottoms composition to
RR ? manipulate the distillate and
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bottoms compositions.
Saturated Feed
If the feed condition and the
P=1.2atm number of stages are given,
F=100 kmol/hr
zwater=0.5
39 QR ? how much of RR and QR are
zHAc=0.5 40
required to achieve the
xHAc=0.99 specification.
Add Block: Radfrac
Add Material Stream
Connect Material Stream
Specify Feed Condition
Saturated Feed
(Vapor fraction=0)
P=1.2atm
F=100 kmol/hr
zwater=0.5
zHAc=0.5
Block Input: Radfrac
Radfrac: Configuration
2
xwater=0.99
20
Saturated Feed
P=1.2atm
F=100 kmol/hr
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zwater=0.5
zHAc=0.5 40
xHAc=0.99
Radfrac: Streams (Feed Location)
2
xwater=0.99
20
Saturated Feed
P=1.2atm
F=100 kmol/hr
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zwater=0.5
zHAc=0.5 40
xHAc=0.99
Radfrac: Column Pressure
Run Simulation

Check Convergence Status
Stream Results
D B
Change Reflux Ratio
Increase RR from 2 to 2.5

D B
Again
You can iterate RR until the specification is achieved.

Smarter Way
Aspen Plus provides a convenient function (Design Specs/Vary)

which can iterate operating variables to meet the specification.
Add New Design Specs
Design Specs: Specification
Input current mole purity first

Design Specs: Components
Design Specs: Feed/Product Streams
Add New Very
Very: Specifications
Specify the range of the adjusted variable
Not all variables cane be selected.

In this case, only reflux ratio and reboiler duty can be used.
Selection of Adjusted Variables
The options of adjusted variables must

correspond to the operating specification.
Run Simulation

Change Target of Mole Purity
Increase Target from 0.95229424 to 0.99

D B
Column Performance Summary
Summary of Condenser
Include condenser duty, distillate rate, reflux rate, reflux ratio

Summary of Reboiler
Include reboiler duty, bottoms rate, boilup rate, boilup ratio

Column Profile: TPFQ
Column Profile: Vapor Composition
Column Profile: Liquid Composition
Plot Wizard for Column Profile
Plot Wizard for Column Profile (contd)
After entering the block, Plot appears.

Plot Wizard
Plot Types
Steps for Composition Plot
Composition Profiles
Temperature Profiles
INTRODUCTION TO ASPEN PLUS
More Complex System
Examples:
1. IPA-Water-DMSO
Isopropyl Alcohol
Water
Dimethyl Sulfoxide
INTERFACE OF ASPEN PLUS
COMPONENTS SPECIFICATION
Input components
Click Find
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RENAME COMPONENTS ID
Isopropyl Alcohol
Water
Dimethyl Sulfoxide
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NRTL
169

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NRTL Binary Parameters-USER
Comp,i IPA IPA H2 O
Comp,j H2 O DMSO DMSO
aij 0 0 -1.2449
aji 0 0 1.7524
bij 185.4 115.2787 586.801
bji 777.3 -25.0123 -1130.215
cij 0.50 0.3 0.30
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Ternary Maps
Ternary Maps
1. Select three components

4. Select phase (VLE,
LLE)
5. Select report Unit
2. Specify pressure
6. Click Ternary Plot to generate the results

Ternary Maps
Change pressure
Ternary Plot Toolbar:

Add Tie line, Curve,
Marker
How to finish the relative volatility curve
IPA Water -DMSO System
4.5
DMSO
4.0
Relative Volatility (IPA/H2O)
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
Entrainer / Azeotrope Feed Ratio

ADD BLOCK: FLASH2
ADD MATERIAL STREAM
ADD MATERIAL STREAM
ADD MATERIAL STREAM
SPECIFY FEED CONDITION
Saturated Liquid Feed
(Vapor fraction=0)
P=1 atm
F=10 kmol/hr
zDMSO=1
Saturated Liquid Feed

(Vapor fraction=0)
P=1 atm
F=10 kmol/hr
zIPA=0.6932
zWATER=0.3068
BLOCK INPUT : FLASH2

CHECK STREAMS RESULT
V L
Entrainer feed
when 1
Azeotrope feed
yIPA / xIPA 0.861/ 0.346
3.23
yH 2O / xH 2O 0.118 / 0.153
Finish the relative volatility curve
IPA Water -DMSO System
A-F E-F
(A-F)/(E-F) 4.5
(kmol/h) (kmol/h)
DMSO
10 2.5 0.25 1.8 4.0
Relative Volatility (IPA/H2O)

10 5 0.5 2.43
10 7.5 0.75 2.9 3.5
10 10 1 3.23
3.0
10 12.5 1.25 3.5
10 15 1.5 3.7 2.5
10 17.5 1.75 3.86
10 20 2 3.98 2.0
10 22.5 2.25 4.08

1.5
10 25 2.5 4.16
10 27.5 2.75 4.22
1.0
10 30 3 4.28 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
Entrainer / Azeotrope Feed Ratio

Introduction to Aspen Plus
Extractive Distillation
D2 D2
Entrainer feed (FE) XIPA=0.999 XWater=0.999
NFE
Extractive NT = 24 Entrainer
NT = 41
NFE = 7 distillation column NF2 = 9 recovery column
NFF = 35 NF2
F2
IPA-water feed (FF)

NFF
P = 3 atm
T = 25oC
F = 100 kmol/hr
X IPA =0.5
X WATER =0.5
B2
Entrainer recycle
Entrainer makeup
Aspen Plus Startup
INTERFACE OF ASPEN PLUS
SETUP SPECIFICATION
Run Type
Input mode
188
Add Units-Sets
Add Units-Sets
REPORT OPTIONS
COMPONENTS SPECIFICATION
Input components
Click Find
192
RENAME COMPONENTS ID
193
NRTL
194

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NRTL Binary Parameters-USER
Comp,i IPA IPA H2 O
Comp,j H2 O DMSO DMSO
aij 0 0 -1.2449
aji 0 0 1.7524
bij 185.4 115.2787 586.801
bji 777.3 -25.0123 -1130.215
cij 0.50 0.3 0.30
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ADD BLOCK: RADFRAC
ADD BLOCK: MIXERS
ADD MATERIAL STREAM
ADD MATERIAL STREAM
RENAME STREAM
Feed
SPECIFY FEED CONDITION (Saturated Liquid Feed)
Vapor fraction = 0
P = 2 atm
F = 100 kmol/hr
z IPA =0.5
z WATER =0.5
EF
P = 2 atm
T = 184.5 oC
F = 100 kmol/hr
z DMSO =1
MAKEUP
P = 2 atm
T = 25 oC
F = 0 kmol/hr
z DMSO =1
BLOCK INPUT
BLOCK INPUT
BLOCK INPUT
RUN SIMULATION

CHECK CONVERGENCE STATUS
Check result
DESIGN SPECS/VARY
ADD NEW DESIGN SPECS
DESIGN SPECS: SPECIFICATION
DESIGN SPECS: COMPONENTS
DESIGN SPECS: FEED/PRODUCT STREAMS
ADD NEW VERY
VERY: SPECIFICATIONS
RUN SIMULATION

DESIGN SPECS/VARY
ADD NEW DESIGN SPECS
DESIGN SPECS: SPECIFICATION
DESIGN SPECS: COMPONENTS
DESIGN SPECS: FEED/PRODUCT STREAMS
ADD NEW VERY
VERY: SPECIFICATIONS
RUN SIMULATION

D1 D2
RECYCLE STREAM
RECYCLE STREAM
RECYCLE STREAM
TEAR
SUMMARY OF REBOILER
B1 B2
Include reboiler duty, bottoms rate, boilup rate, boilup ratio

TRAY SIZING
237
TRAY SIZING
238
TRAY SIZING
239
TRAY RATING
240
TRAY RATING
241
UPDATE PRESSURE DROP OF STAGES
242
CHECKS PRESSURE DROP RESULT

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Introduction to Aspen Plus

Short Courses on Computer Applications for ChE Students

IPA-water feed (FF)

What are flowrates and compositions of the two outlets?

Aspen Plus User Interface

Help Check Result

Remark: If available, are

Process type(narrow the number of

Base method: IDEAL, NRTL, UNIQAC, UNIFAC

Interactive help in choosing a property method

Specify Component type

Is the system at high pressure?

Two liquid phases

Property Method Polar or WILS-NTH, WILS-HOC,

Click NRTL and then built-in binary parameters

Review Databank Data

Description of each parameter

CPIGDP-1 ideal gas heat capacity

Click ? and then click where you dont know

So far, we have finished the basic

File Type Extension Format Description

Use this form To generate

1. Select property (CP)

4. Specify range of temperature

3. Select component 6. Select property method

7. click Go to generate the results

1. Select property (H)

7. click Go to generate the results 46

Use this Analysis type To generate

2. Select two component 5. Specify pressure

3. Select compositions basis

6. Select property method

7. click Go to generate the results

Click plot wizard to generate XY plot

1. Select three component

2. Specify number of tie line 5. Specify pressure

7. click Go to generate the results

Use this form To generate

1. Select components (at least two) 2. Specify pressure

3. Select property method

6. click Report to generate the results

4. Select phase (VLE, LLE)

5. Select report Unit

Close analysis input dialog box (pure or binary analysis)

2. Specify pressure 5. Select report Unit

6. Click Ternary Plot to generate the results

6. Specify temperature of LLE

Ternary Plot Toolbar:

View|| Model Library

Click one of icons

Remark: The shape of the icons are meaningless

Click Materials and then click

When clicking the mouse on the flowsheet window,

Red arrow(Left) Feed Red arrow(Right): Blue arrow: Water

After selecting Material Streams, click and pull a stream line.

Right Click on the stream and

Right Click on the stream and

Right Click on the stream

You must specify two of the following

You can enter stream composition in terms of component flows,

Right Click on the block and select Input

Specify Pressure and valid phase

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