Retrieve Pure Component Property

Data within Aspen HYSYS

Using Aspen HYSYS V8.0

Revised: November 26, 2012

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 Objectives

Learn how to retrieve

property data for pure
components in Aspen HYSYS

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 Background

Pure component data are needed for process design:

Densities of relevant components can tell us whether two liquid phases
are easy to separate.
The normal boiling point of a component can tell us whether it is a
possible candidate as the solvent for an extractive distillation /
azeotropic distillation process.
Comparing the normal boiling points of two components can give us a
rough idea whether it is easy to separate them via distillation.

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 Key Teaching Points

The HYSYS Databank contains properties of pure

components.

This data can be used to make decisions about separation

processes.

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 Recommended Further Exercises

For extractive distillation, the normal boiling point of the

selected solvent is typically much higher than the normal
boiling points of the two components to be separated.
Phenol is considered a good solvent for separation of the
toluene/n-heptane binary mixture. Find out the normal
boiling points of the following three components:
Toluene
n-heptane
Phenol

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