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Aspen Plus Tutorial

Drying of Nonconventional Components (Coal)

RSTOIC Block

Problem Statement:
1 kg/hr of wet coal stream having 30 DegC at 1 atm is dried at 120 DegC (1 atm) to remove the
moisture and the process is simulate by RSTOIC block in Aspen Plus. Simulation is conversed
only when reaction stoichiometry is
1WET-COAL → 0.95DRY-COAL + 0.0027754H2O
There are many setups that people use to model the process
1) DRY-COAL(NC) + H2O-VL separator (2) WET-COAL – RYIELD (3) WET-COAL -
RSTOIC
Other simulation details:
1) Stream class MIXCINS
2) RK-SOAVE, HCOALGEN and DCOALIGT
3) Assume all moisture is removed /vaporized

Components attributes is taken from Aspen Plus example problems

Minor changes in moisture contents (0.2 wt% - 5 wt%)

Proximate, Ultimate and Sulfur analysis

Proximate Analysis Ultimate Analysis Sulfur Analysis

Elements Value Elements Value Elements value
Moisture 5 C 74.05 Pyritic 0.59
FC 58.01 H 6.25 Sulfate 0.59
VM 58.01 N 0.71 Organic 0.59
ASH 26.46 CL 0.37
15.53 S 1.77
Ash 15.53
O 1.32