Introduction To Aspen Plus

Introduction to Aspen Plus
Speaker: Bor-Yih Yu()

Date: 2013/09/02
f00524023@ntu.edu.tw
PSE Laboratory
Department of Chemical Engineering
Nation Taiwan University
( room 402)
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Part 1: Introduction
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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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Outline
Part 1 : Introduction
Part 2 : Startup
Part 3 : Properties analysis
Part 4 : Running Simulation in Aspen Plus (simple units)
Part 5 : Running Simulation in Aspen Plus (Reactors)
Part 6 : Running Simulation in Aspen Plus (Distillation)
Part 7 (additional): Running Simulation in Aspen Plus (Design,
spec and vary)
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Part 2: Startup
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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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Setup Specification
Run Type
Input mode
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Input components
Remark: If available, are
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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 SelectionGeneral Rule
Example 1:
water - benzene
Example 2:
benzene - toluene
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Typical Activity Coefficient Models
Non-Randon-Two Liquid Model (NRTL)
Uniquac Model
Unifac Model
Typical Equation of States
Peng-Robinson (PR) EOS
Redlich-Kwong (RK) EOS
Haydon OConell (HOC) EOS

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
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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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Basic Input---Summary
The minimum required inputs to run a simulation
are:
Setup
Components Property Analysis
Properties
Streams
Process Simulation
Blocks
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Part 3: Property analysis
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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
***When you start properties analysis, you MUST specify components ,

thermodynamic model and its corresponding parameters. (Refer to Part 2)
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Find Components
Component ID : just for distinguishing in Aspen.

Type : Conventional, Solid.etc
Component name : real component name
Formula : real component formula
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Find Components
TIP 1: For common components, you can

enter directly the common name or molecular
equation of the components in component
ID.
(like water, CO2, CO, Chlorineetc)
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Find Components
TIP 2: If you know the component name

(like N-butanol, Ethanol.etc), you can
enter it in component name.
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Find Components
TIP 3: You can also enter the formula of the

component. (Be aware of the isomers)
You can also click Find to search for

component of given CAS number,
molecular weight without knowing its
molecular formula, or if you dont know the
exactly component name
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Select Thermodynamic Model
Select NRTL
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Check Binary Parameter
Properties
Parameters
NRTL-1
Click This, it will automatically change to

red if binary parameter exists.
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Find Components
TIP 2: If you know the component name

(like N-butanol, Ethanol.etc), you can
enter it in component name.
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Find Components
You can enter

the way of
searching
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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 40
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
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
6. Select property method

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)
Properties Analysis Ternary
(add one new components)
(Check NRTL binary parameter)
3 components -> 3 set of binary parameter

(How about 4 components??)
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
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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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
Part 4: Running simulation
Simple Units
(Mixer, Pump, valve, flash, heat exchanger)
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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 (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
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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
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T-x
T-y
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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?

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)
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 Complete
Click to run simulation
**Before running simulation, property

analysis should be closed.
Stream Results
Stream Results (contd)
42.658 kmol/hr
zwater=0.501
zHAc=0.409
T=105 C
Saturated Feed P=1atm
P=1atm
F=100 kmol/hr
zwater=0.5 57.342 kmol/hr
zHAc=0.5 zwater=0.432
zHAc=0.568
HEAT EXCHANGE
2000.4 MPa
10000kg/hr
50% 20% 10%
201.0 MPa
60000 kg/hr
COMPONENTS SPECIFICATION
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Thermodynamic Model NRTL
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ADD BLOCK: HEATX
Feeds Conditions
CLD-IN HOT-IN
BLOCK INPUT
Check result
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Check result
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Reactor Systems
(RGIBBS, RPLUG,RCSTR)
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Equilibrium Reactor: RGIBBS
RGIBBS unit predicts the product by

minimizing GIBBS energy in the system
It is very Useful When:

1. Reaction Kinetics are unknown.
2. There are lots of products
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Fresh Feed
Reactions: Flow rate 1000 (kmol/h)
CO 0.2368
CO 3H 2 CH 4 H 2O H2 0.7172
H2O 0.0001
CO2 4 H 2 CH 4 2 H 2O CH4 0.0098
CO H 2O CO2 H 2 CO2 0.0361
T=300 k
P=470 psia
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Inside the Block:

Check result
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KINETICS REACTORS: RPLUG
Reaction :Exothermic & reversible
CO H 2O CO2 H 2 H 41.09( KJ / mol )
kmol
Rate k f YCOYH 2O k rYCO2 YH 2 ( )
kgcat s
47400
k f 51.545 exp( )
RT
85458
k r 3922.1exp( )
RT
Rate [=] Kmol/Kgcat/s
Activation Energy [=] KJ/Kmol
Reaction :Exothermic & reversible
CO H 2O CO2 H 2 H 41.09( KJ / mol )
Fresh Feed Catalyst Loading = 0.1865 Kg

Flow rate 200 (mol/h)
Bed Voidage = 0.8928
CO 0.030
H2 0.430 Feed Temperature = 583K
H2O 0.392
Feed Pressure = 1 bar
CO2 0.148
Reactor Length = 10 m
Reactor Diameter = 5m
Feed Stream:
Reaction Setting:
Reaction Setting:
RPLUG Setting:
RPLUG Setting:
RPLUG Setting:
Check result
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Check result
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Check result
Select Reactor Length column
Plot -> x-Axis variable
Select Temperature Column
Plot -> y-Axis variable
Display Plot
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585.0 587.5 590.0 592.5 595.0 597.5 600.0 602.5 605.0 607.5 Check result
Block B2 (RPlug) Profiles Process Stream
Temperature MIXED
TEMPERATURE K
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 10.0
Reactor length MIXED meter
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Check result
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Check result
Select Reactor Length column
Plot -> x-Axis variable
Select all other columns
Plot -> y-Axis variable
Display Plot
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Check result
Block B2 (RPlug) Profiles Process Stream
0.5
0.45
0.4
0.35
Mole fraction MIXED CO

0.3
Mole fraction MIXED H2O

Mole fraction MIXED CO2
0.25
Mole fraction MIXED H2

0.2
0.15
0.1
0.05
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 10.0
Reactor length MIXED meter
KINETICS REACTORS: RCSTR
Reaction :Exothermic & Irreversible
Aniline + Hydrogen Cyclohexylamine (CHA)
C6H7N + 3H2 C6H13N

Reactor Conditions
Reactor :
Pressure 595 psi

Reactor
Temperature 250 F
condition
Volume 1200 ft3
Reactor type Vertical cylindrical vessel
Reactor liquid level 80%

Reactor Conditions Input
Reaction Kinetics
Reaction rate :
RCHA kVRCACH Where
ft 3
VR: reactor volume lbmole 3
ft
CA: concentration of Aniline lbmole ft 3
CH: concentration of Hydrogen
Reaction kinetics :
k k0 exp( E ) Where
RT
T : temperature (R)
E 2000 Btu E : activity energy
lbmole
k0 10
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Reaction Kinetics Input
Feeds Conditions
Two fresh feed stream :
Aniline feed Hydrogen feed
mole rate 100 lbmolhr 1 400 lbmolhr 1
temperature 100 F 100 F
pressure 650 psia 650 psia

Feeds Conditions
Check result
(1) Compare the conversion between RSTOIC and RCSTR.

Question:
(2) Compare the net duty inside the RSTOIC and RCSTR
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Distillation Process
(DSTWU, RADFRAC)
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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.
Distillation Separation
Example :
A mixture of benzene and toluene containing 40 mol% benzene
is to be separated to dive a product containing 90 mol%
benzene at the top, and no more than 10% benzene in bottom
product. The feed enters the column as saturated liquid, and
the vapor leaving the column which is condensed but not
cooled, provide reflux and product. It is proposed to operate
the unit with a reflux ratio of 3 kmol/kmol product. Please
find:
(1) The number of theoretical plates.

(2) The position of the entry.
(Problem is taken from Coulson & Richardsons Chemical
Engineering, vol 2, Ex 11.7, p.564)
1. By what you learned in Material balance and
unit operation
From Overall Material Balance:

1
100 = D+B
xben=0.9
37.5
From Benzene Balance:
100*0.4 = 0.9 * D+ 0.1* B
Saturated Feed
P=100 Kpa
F=100 kmol/hr
xben=0.4 Thus, D=37.5 and B=62.5.
xtol=0.6 n
xben<0.1
62.5
1. By what you learned in Material balance and
unit operation
From thermodynamic phase equilibrium, and the calculation of operating line:
We can get the number of theoretical plate to be 7.

2. By the shortcut method in Aspen Plus (DISTWU)
(Add components)
Built in the components

(Select property method)
Select NRTL
(Select property method)
Check the binary parameters

2. By the shortcut method in Aspen Plus (DSTWU)
Add the unit DSTWU

The red arrows are the required material stream!
Connect the required material stream

Feed1 Stream specification

2. By the shortcut method in Aspen Plus
(Column Specification)
From the problem Assume no pressure drop

Inside the column
Light Key recovery

= (mol of light component in distillate) /
(mol of light component in feed)
= (37.5*0.9)/(100*0.4)
= 0.84375
Heavy Key recovery

= (mol of heavy component in distillate)
/ (mol of heavy component in feed)
= (37.5*0.1)/(100*0.6)
= 0.0625
Get results by varying the

number of stages. (Initial
Guess)
RUN THE SIMULATION

(Stream Results)
Click right button on the unit, and select Stream

Results
(Stream Results)
The required product

quality
(RR vs number of stage)
For RR=3, at least 7

theoretical stages are
required.
3. More rigorous method in Aspen Plus (RADFRAC)
Add the unit RADFRAC

The red arrows are the required material stream!
Connect the required material stream

(Feed Specification)
Same as Case 2
Double click left button on the unit.

7 stages from previous

calculation.
RR=3 from the problem, distillate rate = 37.5

(kmol/h) from previous calculation
Specify the feed stage.

Specify the pressure at the top of column

(Calculation of tray sizeTray Sizing)
(Calculation of tray sizeTray Sizing)
*Calculation from 2th tray from the top to

2th tray from the bottom. (WHY??)
*Select a tray type.
(Pressure drop calculation Tray Rating)
*Calculation from 2th tray from the top to

2th tray from the bottom. (WHY??)
*Initial guess of the tray size
(Stream Results)
Click right button on the unit, and select Stream

Results
(Stream Results)
Different from the shorcut method.

(WHY??)

(Additional)
Design, spec, and vary in RADFRAC
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(Design , Spec and Vary)
What do we want??
--- 90% Benzene at top.
Select Mole Purity

What do we want??
--- 90% Benzene at top.
Select Mole Purity

And the target is 0.9.
Select Benzene
Select the distillate stream

Add a Vary
(1 Design Spec 1 Vary)
Varying Reflux ratio to

reach the design target.
Specify the varying range.

(Should contain the initial value)
2nd Design Spec

What do we want??
--- 10% Benzene at bot.
Select Mole Purity

What do we want??
--- 10% Benzene at bot.
Select Mole Purity

And the target is 0.1.
Select the Benzene

Select the bottom stream

2nd Vary
Varying distillate rate to

reach the design target.
Specify the varying range.

(Should contain the initial value)
RUN THE SIMULATION,

and click right button on
the unit, select Stream
results
(Stream Results)
The required product

quality
(Column Results--top)
Calculated Reflux Ratio = 6.14

(from problem: 3)
(Column Results--bottom)
The required heat duty for

separation is 2341.8 (KW)
(Profile Inside the Column)
T : Temperature
P : Pressure
F : Liquid and vapor flow rate.
Q: Heat Duty
(Profile Inside the Column)
You can select the vapor or

liquid composition profile.
(also in mole or mass basis)
(Plotting Temp. Profile)
Select the column Stage
Click Plot
Select X-axis variable

Select the column Temp.
Click Plot
Select Y-axis variable

Then, select Display

Plot
Exercise
Example:
Typically, 90 mol% product purity is not enough for a product to
sale. In the same problem, assume the number of stages
increase to 10. Try the following exercises:
(1) Is it possible to separate the feed to 95 mol% of benzene in

the distillate, and less than 5% of benzene in the bottom
product? If yes, what is the RR and Qreb?
(2) As in (1), is it possible to separate the feed to 99 mol% of
benzene in the distillate, and less than 1% of benzene in the
bottom product? If yes, what is the RR and Qreb?
(3) As in (2), if no, how many number of stages is required to
reach this target?
(Hint: Use design, spec, and vary to do this problem)
Thanks for your attention!
PSE Laboratory
Department of Chemical Engineering
Nation Taiwan University
( room 402)
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Aspen Plus User Interface

Help Check Result

Remark: If available, are

Process type(narrow the number of

Base method: IDEAL, NRTL, UNIQAC, UNIFAC

Peng-Robinson (PR) EOS

Redlich-Kwong (RK) EOS

Haydon OConell (HOC) EOS

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

Part 3: Property analysis

***When you start properties analysis, you MUST specify components ,

Component ID : just for distinguishing in Aspen.

TIP 1: For common components, you can

TIP 2: If you know the component name

TIP 3: You can also enter the formula of the

You can also click Find to search for

Click This, it will automatically change to

TIP 2: If you know the component name

You can enter

1. Select property (CP)

4. Specify range of temperature

3. Select component 6. Select property method

7. click Go to generate the results

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

3 components -> 3 set of binary parameter

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:

Part 4: Running simulation

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

Right Click on the block and select Input

Specify Pressure and valid phase