Problem 1: Physical Properties.
Calculate the properties of a stream of water at 25 ºC and 1 atm pressure with mass flow rate
of 125 kg/hr.
Tutorial 1
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Solution: 3) Open Data Browser from Data (F8).
Follow the step-by-step instruction to solve the problem:
1) Create a Template.
4) In Setup page go to Accounting tab then write ASPEN in User name.
2) In the New page select General With Metric Units.
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7) Close the Data Browser page by clicking on cross button. This is valid to close all active
5) Type water from the Components list and then press enter. Then and click next .
menus.
6) Select Peng-Robinson equation of state in the Base Method and click next . 8) Add a material stream from model library (F10) and drag in on the PFD.
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9) For a stream with n components, n+2 parameters should be provided. Enter two out of 11) Draw the Inlet and Outlet streams.
three (temperature, pressure and vapor fraction) mass flow rate of stream and mole fraction of
water in the Stream 1 Data Browser.
10) To view stream properties in ASEN PLUS select a mixer from model library with one 12) Double click on mixer to specify it.
inlet stream then Run the ASPEN PLUS.
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13) The message box below appears.
15) If you click the button the message below appears.
Click “OK” to run the simulation.
14) The status bar indicates that the simulation were done successfully and the results are
available. (you can view results by clicking the button or the button) Click “OK” to see the results.
16) The stream properties can now be calculated. The properties of this stream can be seen in
the Results Summary Streams Data Browser.
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Problem 2: T-xy diagram. Solution:
Follow the step-by-step instruction to solve the problem:
Plot T-xy diagram for the binary mixture of 1-butanol and water.
1) Create a Template.
2) In the New page select General With Metric Units. Changes run type to Property Analysis.
Then press OK bottom.
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3) In Setup page go to Accounting tab then write ASPEN in User name. Click the next button
5) Select the Wilson equation of state from properties. Click the next button to go to the
to go to the next step. next step.
4) Type water, 1-butanol from the Components list and then press enter. Click the next 6) click next to calculate Binary interaction between components.
button to go to the next step.
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9) Select T-xy analysis.
7) Click next ,and the message box below appears.
Click Cncel button.
8) On the menu bar open tools then analysis then property and at the end binary.
10) Press Go bottom to see T-xy diagram.
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Problem 3: plot the physical and thermodynamic properties Solution:
Follow the step-by-step instruction to solve the problem:
Plot vapor pressure and surface tension of dimethyl sulphide as a function of temperature in
1) Create a Template.
desired range.
2) In the New page select General With Metric Units. Changes run type to Property Analysis.
Then press OK bottom.
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3) In Setup page go to Accounting tab then write ASPEN in User name. Click the next button 5) Then type dimethyl and click Find Now bottom. Then search dimethylsolphide in this
result and press Add bottom.
to go to the next step.
4) In the Components list page press Find bottom.
6) Select NRTL equation of state in the Base Method and click next
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9) Select PL property as a vapor pressure choose the temperature range and press Go.
7) Click next ,and the message box below appears.
Click Cncel button.
8) On the menu bar open tools then analysis then property and at the end binary.
10) Transfer Dimethylsolphide from Available component to selected component. Change
temperature range 0 to 100 °C.
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11) Press Go bottom. 13) Press Go bottom.
12) For surface tension select Transport on property type then select SIGMA on the property.
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Problem 4 –flash calculations Follow the step-by-step instruction to solve the problem:
2 1) Create a Template.
Consider a stream of gas (T=40 ºC and P=30 kg/cm ). The stream contains methane, ethane,
propane, n-butane and n-pentane with molar flow rate of 60, 25, 15, 10 and 10 kgmol/hr
respectively. Calculate:
a) Pressure of dew point in 40 ºC.
b) Pressure of bubble point in 40 ºC.
c) Temperature of dew point in 30 kg/cm2.
d) Temperature of bubble point in 30 kg/cm2.
e) Stream enters to a separator. Calculate properties of outlet streams.
f) Plot molar flow rate of ethane in the gas outlet stream with variation of vessel operating
Temperature (sensitivity analysis).
2) In the New page select General With Metric Units.
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3) Open Data Browser from Data (F8).
5) Input the required components from the component list and click the next button to go
to the next step.
4) In Setup page go to Accounting tab then write ASPEN in User name. Click the next button
to go to the next step. 6) Select Peng-Robinson equation of state in the Base Method and click next .
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9) Add a mixer from model library. Then connect stream1 to mixer (block B1).
7) click next to calculate Binary interaction between components.
8) Add a stream from model library. 10) Click on the Material Stream in the model library then appear two fleshes (one red and
one blue). Red stream is feed and product and blue stream is water decant.
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11) Then create stream2. 13) For calculating the dew point pressure at 40 ºC, first erase the pressure of the stream.
Then enter 1 in vapor/phase fraction of stream and click .
14) The message box below appears:
12) Double click on mixer to specify it.
Click “OK” to run the simulation.
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15) In the Result summary you can see the pressure of dew point in 40 °C. 17) In the Result summary you can see the pressure of bubble point in 40 °C.
16) For calculating the bubble point pressure at 40 ºC, enter 0 in vapor/phase fraction of 18) For calculating the temperature of dew point in 30 kg/cm2, first erase the temperature of
stream. the stream. Then enter 30 kg/cm2 for pressure and 1 for vapor/phase fraction of stream.
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19) In the Result summary you can see the temperature of dew point in 30 kg/cm2. 21) In the Result summary you can see the temperature of bubble point in 30 kg/cm2.
20) For calculating the temperature of bubble point at P=30 kg/cm2, enter 0 for vapor/phase 22) Return the stream conditions (temperature and pressure) to initial conditions (40 ºC and
fraction of stream. 30 kg/cm2). Then put a flash2 from separator on the PFD from the model library (F4).
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23) Click on the Material Stream in the model library then appear four fleshes (three red and 25) Double click on the separator to open it. Then enter Pressure and Temperature value.
one blue). Red stream is feed and product and blue stream is water decant.
26) Running ASPEN PLUS then the properties of streams could be seen in Results page.
24) Complete flow sheet by connecting streams.
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27) To complete a sensitivity analysis, go to Data Browser, Model Analysis Tools, and 29) To select your variables, first click on New button (variable navigator appear) and then
Sensitivity. Then create a new Sensitivity. select the name and type and variable.
30) Choose mole flow as type of variable and stream2 as object and Ethane as component,
press new button and then select another variable (herein properties of stream/unit operation
28) Define dependent variable in the Define page.
are sampled for further consideration).
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31) Then go to the Vary page and add a new independent variable by clicking on the Variable 33) Go to optional page, in the Execution options; select Do not execute base case.
Number and specify vessel of temperature as a manipulated variable. Then setup manipulated
variable specifications (enter low and high bonds and step size for independent variable).
34) Running ASPEN PLUS and then go to Results page, Model Analysis Tools. Select
32) Then go to the tabulate page and write column number and tabulated variable column T then go to Plot, X-Axis Variable (Ctrl + Alt + X), Select column ET then go to
Plot, Y-Axis Variable (Ctrl + Alt + Y).
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35) Go to Plot, Display Plot (Ctrl + Alt + P)
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