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Simulation of Steam Engine with Aspen HYSYS® V8.0

1. Lesson Objectives
 Learn how to simulate a steam engine with Aspen HYSYS
 Learn how to specify pumps, heaters, coolers, expanders

2. Prerequisites
 Aspen HYSYS V8.0
 Introductory thermodynamics

3. Background
A steam engine consists of the following steps:

 Water is pumped into a boiler using a pump.

 Water is vaporized in a boiler and becomes high temperature and pressure steam.
 Steam flows through a turbine and does work. The pressure and temperature go down during t his
step. The steam is also partially condensed.
 The steam is further cooled to be condensed completely. Then, it is fed to the pump mentioned in
the first step to be re-used.

The examples presented are solely intended to illustrate specific concepts and principles. They may not
reflect an industrial application or real situation.

4. Aspen HYSYS Solution

4.01. Create a new simulation in Aspen HYSYS V8.0.

4.02. Create a component list. In the Component Lists folder, select Add. Add Water to the component list.

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4.03. Create a fluid package. In the Fluid Packages folder, select Add. Select NBS Steam as the property
package.

4.04. Go to the simulation environment by clicking the Simulation button in the bottom left of the screen. In
the Home ribbon, select EuroSI as the Unit Set.

4.05. Enter the simulation environment. Add a Heater, a Cooler, a Pump and an Expander as shown in the
flowsheet.

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4.06. Double click the pump (P-100) to open the pump specification window. Create an Inlet stream called
Liq-Water, an Outlet stream called ToBoiler, and an Energy stream called Q-Pump.

4.07. In the Worksheet tab, specify an outlet Pressure of 1.2 bar.

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4.08. Double click the heater (E-100). Select ToBoiler as the Inlet stream, create an Outlet stream called
HPSteam (high pressure steam), and create an Energy stream called Q-Heat.

4.09. In the Worksheet tab, specify an outlet Pressure of 40 bar, and a Temperature of 460°C.

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4.10. Double click the expander (K-100). Select HPSteam as the Inlet stream, create an Outlet stream called
LPSteam, and create an Energy stream called Q-Expand.

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4.11. In the Worksheet tab, specify an outlet Pressure of 1 bar.

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4.12. Double click the cooler (E-101). Select an Inlet stream of LPSteam, an Outlet stream of Liq-Water, and
create an Energy stream called Q-Cool.

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4.13. In the Worksheet tab, specify an outlet Vapour Fraction of 0 and a Pressure of 1 bar.

4.14. The flowsheet is now ready to solve. All that is left to do is to specify the composition and flowrate of a
stream within the loop. Double click on stream Liq-Water and specify a Mole Fraction of 1 for Water
and a Mass Flow if 10,000 kg/h.

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4.15. The flowsheet should now solve.

5. Conclusions
The steam engine system can be simulated using Aspen HYSYS. This flowsheet clearly shows where energy is
being input to the system and where energy is being released.

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