Aspen Plus Intro

12/22/2010
Aspen Plus - Overview
Fúlvia Borges
Business Consultant - AspenTech
Diciembre 2010
© 2010 Aspen Technology, Inc. All rights reserved
Agenda
Introduction – Aspen One
Aspen
A Pl
Plus
Concept
User Interface
Basic Input
Features - Highlights
What’s new in v7.2
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Agenda
Aspen
A Pl
Plus
Concept
User Interface
Basic Input
Process Industry Business Functions
PLANNERS SCHEDULERS
Engineering
MULTIPLE
DISCIPLINES
PLANT OPERATIONS CONTROL ENGINEERS

and ENGINEERS and PLANT OPERATIONS
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aspenONE
Transforming the process industries
Engineering
Engineering Process Lifecycle

Supported by aspenONE Industry Leading Products
Reuse Simulation Reuse Simulation

for Operations Decision for Operations Decision
Plant
Operations Aspen Simulation Workbook & Aspen Petroleum
and Planning Aspen Online Deployment Downstream & Aspen PIMS
Safety & Control Process Economic

Analysis Simulation Analysis
Process Dev &
Conceptual Aspen Dynamics, Aspen Plus & Aspen Economic
Engineering Aspen Flare Aspen HYSYS Evaluator
System Analyzer
Equipment
Design Basic Design Economic
Basic
Engineering Aspen Exchanger Aspen Basic Evaluation
Design & Rating Engineering Aspen Capital
Cost Estimator
Detailed Detailed Plant

Engineering Design
Detailed Engineering
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aspenONE Process Engineering:

A Process Lifecycle Case Study
Process
Safety & Analyze
Performance
Controllabilit Economic
Modeling &
y Analysis Performance
Analysis
Detailed
Equipment
q p
Design Analyze
Develop Basic
Detailed
Design Package
Costs
Develop Detailed
Plant Design
Reuse Process
Reuse Process
Model for
Models for
Operations
Planning Decisions
Decisions
Use process simulation tools to identify:

• Which process configuration is best?
• What are the trade-offs between proposed
process design alternatives?
• What are optimal operating conditions?
• Which process parameters are important?
• Where are the bottlenecks? Aspen Plus Process Simulation

Process
Safety & Analyze
Performance
Modeling &
Analysis
Detailed
Equipment
q p
Design Analyze
Develop Basic
Detailed
Design Package
Costs
Develop Detailed
Plant Design
Reuse Process
Reuse Process
Model for
Models for
Operations
Planning Decisions
Decisions
What is the optimal equipment size?

What is the capacity of existing
equipment?
• Use aspenONE heat exchanger design
and rating tools to size and design the
exchanger, calculate pressure drop, and Aspen Plus with Aspen Shell & Tube
identify potential problems such as Exchanger Design & Rating
vibration
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Process
Safety & Analyze
Performance
Modeling &
Analysis
Detailed
Equipment
q p
Design Analyze
Develop Basic
Detailed
Design Package
Costs
Develop Detailed
Plant Design
Reuse Process
Reuse Process
Model for
Models for
Operations
Planning Decisions
Decisions
The proposed configuration saves

energy, but requires more equipment…
• How much higher is net capital cost?
• How much lower is the operating costs?
• What is net change to annual cost?
• How does this impact payback time?
• How do raw material and energy costs impact Aspen Plus Æ Aspen Process Economic
the proposed project economics?
Analyser

Process
Safety & Analyze
Performance
Modeling &
Analysis
Detailed
Equipment
q p
Design Analyze
Develop Basic
Detailed
Design Package
Costs
Develop Detailed
Plant Design
Reuse Process
Reuse Process
Model for
Models for
Operations
Planning Decisions
Decisions
The alternative design has better

economics,i however…
h
• Is it safe?
• Can I control it?
• Can I start it up?
• What is the best APC (Aspen DMC+)
strategy?
Use dynamic simulation to find out! Aspen Plus Æ Aspen Dynamics
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Agenda
Aspen Plus
Concept
User Interface
Basic Input
Concept
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Flowsheet Simulation
What is flowsheet simulation?

– Use of a computer program to quantitatively model the
characteristic equations of a chemical process
Uses underlying physical relationships
– Mass and energy balance
– Equilibrium relationships
– Rate correlations (reaction and mass/heat transfer)
Predicts
– Stream flowrates, compositions, and properties
– Operating conditions
Advantages of Simulation
Reduces plant design time

– Allows designer to quickly test various plant configurations
Helps improve current process
– Answers “what if” questions
– Determines optimal process conditions within given
constraints
– Assists in locating the constraining parts of a process
(debottlenecking)
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Approaches to Flowsheet Simulation
Sequential Modular (SM)

– Each unit operation block is solved in a certain sequence
– Used to solve a large number of blocks
Equation Oriented (EO)

– All equations are solved simultaneously
– A good starting point is necessary
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Combination
– Use the SM approach to initialize and/or get close to a
solution,
l ti then
th use EO approachh to
t solve
l the
th flowsheet
fl h t more
precisely
– Use the SM approach to get an initial solution, then use EO
approach to do optimization or model tuning
Some Important Features of Aspen

Plus
Rigorous Electrolyte Simulation

Solids Handling
Property Data Regression
General Data Fitting
Property Estimation
Extensibility
– Custom Properties
– Custom Unit Operation Models
– Integration with Microsoft® Excel
– Integration with other applications through automation
Equation Oriented Modeling, including simulation, optimization,
and data reconciliation
Integration to rigorous heat exchanger design tools
Integration with rigorous cost modeling
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User Interface
Process Flowsheet Window

Run ID Next Button Resize
Window
Title Bar
Buttons
Menu Bar Tool Bars
Process
Flow
Diagra
m
Model
Library
Tabs
Select
Mode
Model
Button
Library
Help Line Status Area
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Setup Run Types
Run Type Description

Flowsheet Standard flowsheet runs can contain property estimation, assay data
analysis and/or property analysis calculations.
analysis, calculations These same options can
be executed standalone without a flowsheet as described below.
Assay Data Use Assay Data Analysis to analyze assay data and generate
Analysis pseudocomponents for use in the Aspen Plus flowsheet.
Data Use Data Regression to fit physical property model parameters required
Regression by Aspen Plus to measure pure component, VLE, LLE, and other mixture
data. Data regression can contain property estimation and property
analysis calculations.
Properties Use Properties Plus to prepare a property package for use with Aspen
Plus Custom Modeler or Aspen Pinch, with third-party
third party commercial engineering
programs, or with your company's in-house programs.
Property Use Property Analysis to generate property tables, PT-envelopes, residue
Analysis curve maps, and other property reports. Property Analysis can contain
property estimation and assay data analysis calculations.
Property Use Property Estimation to estimate property parameters when you do
Estimation not want to perform a flowsheet simulation in the same run.
Unit Operation Model Types
Mixers/Splitters
Separators
Heat Exchangers
Columns
Reactors
Pressure Changers
Manipulators
Solids
User Models
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Reactors
Reactors
Balance Based Equilibrium Based Kinetics Based

RYi ld
RYield RE il
REquil RCSTR
RStoic RGibbs RPlug
RBatch
Hierarchy Blocks Example
Process Flowsheet
Hierarchy Block
HEAT Flowsheet
Connector
Streams
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Data Browser
Hierarquia
Folders
Forms
Sheets
Basic Input
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Data Browser
Previou
Go Back s Sheet Comments
Parent Next Resource
Go View Sheet Status Link Tool
Button Units Forward List
Next
Menu
Tree
Statu Descriptio
s n Area
Area
Status Indicators
Colors and shapes are used to describe the current status

of input and results:
Symbol Status
Input for the form is incomplete.
Input for the form is complete.
No input for the form has been entered. It is optional.
Both input and results exist in this form.
Results for the form exist.
Results for the form exist
exist, but there were calculation errors
errors.
Results for the form exist, but there were calculation warnings.
Results for the form exist, but input has changed since the
results were generated.
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Setup Specifications Form
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Estimating Properties
Property Estimation is a system to estimate parameters

required by physical property models for both databank
and non-databank
non databank components; it can be used to estimate:
– Pure component physical property constants
– Parameters for temperature-dependent models
– Binary interaction parameters for Wilson, NRTL and UNIQUAC
– Group parameters for UNIFAC
Estimations are based on group-contribution methods and

corresponding-states
corresponding states correlations
Experimental data can be incorporated into estimation
The ThermoData Engine (TDE) evaluate thermodynamic and

transport property data based on the principles of dynamic
data evaluation based on:
Published experimental data stored in a program database
Predicted values based on molecular structure and
corresponding-states methods
User supplied data, if any
TDE can be used to estimate property parameters for any

component based on:
Molecular Structure
CAS number
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Molecular Structure
1. Define molecular structure on the Properties Molecular

Structure form
2. Enter any experimental data using Parameters or Data
forms
– Experimental data such as normal boiling point (TB) is very
important for many estimation methods; it should be entered
whenever possible
– The more input you enter for a component, the more accurate
the estimation
3. Activate Property Estimation and choose property
estimation options on the Properties Estimation Input
form
TDE Estimation Workflow
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Saving TDE Results
Property Data Regression
The Aspen Physical Property System Data Regression System

(DRS) fits parameters of physical property models to
measured data for pure component or multicomponent
systems. You can enter almost any kind of experimental
property data, such as:
Vapor-liquid equilibrium
Liquid-liquid equilibrium
Density
Heat
H t capacity
it
Activity coefficients
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Electrolytes
Characteristics of an Electrolyte System
Some molecular species dissociate partially or completely

into ions in a liquid solvent
Liquid phase reactions are always at chemical equilibrium
Presence of ions in the liquid phase requires non-ideal
solution thermodynamics
Possible salt precipitation
Some examples include:
– Solutions with acids, bases or salts
– Sour water solutions
– Aqueous amines or hot carbonate for gas sweetening
Electrolytes
True component approach

– Results reported in terms of the ions, salts and molecular
species
i presentt after
ft considering
id i solution
l ti chemistry
h i t
Apparent component approach
– Results reported in terms of base components present before
considering solution chemistry
– Ions and precipitated salts cannot be apparent components
– Input specifications must be made in terms of apparent
components and not in terms of ions or solid salts
Results are equivalent
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Electrolytes
Example: NaCl in water

– Solution chemistry
NaCl → Na+ + Cl-
Na+ + Cl- ↔ NaCl(s)
– Apparent components
H2O, NaCl
– True components
H2O, Na+, Cl-, NaCl(s)
Electrolytes
Electrolyte Wizard
Generates new components (ions and solid salts)

Revises the Pure component databank search order so that
the first databank searched is now ASPENPCD
Generates reactions among components
Sets the Property method to ELECNRTL
Creates a Henry’s
Henry s Component list
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Electrolytes
Electrolyte Wizard
Retrieves parameters for:

– Reaction equilibrium constant values
– Salt solubility parameters
– ELECNRTL interaction parameters
– Henry’s constant correlation parameters
Generated chemistry can be modified; simplifying the
Chemistry can make the simulation more robust and
decrease execution time
Conceptual Design
Uses Aspen Distillation Synthesis

Locate all the azeotropes (homogeneous and
heterogeneous) present in any multicomponent mixture
Automatically compute distillation boundaries and residue
curve maps for ternary mixtures
Compute multiple liquid phase envelopes (liquid-liquid and
vapor-liquid-liquid) for ternary mixtures
Determine the feasibility of splits for distillation columns
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HeatX Model
HeatX can perform shortcut, detailed rating and simulation

calculations, and rigorous design calculations
Shortcut rating calculations (simple heat and material
balance calculations) can be performed if exchanger
geometry is unknown or unimportant
For detailed and rigorous heat transfer and pressure drop
calculations, the heat exchanger geometry must be specified
You can access Aspen rigorous heat exchanger modeling
software directly within the HeatX block
– Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger
– Aspen Air Cooled Exchanger
– Aspen Plate Exchanger
– Hetran
– Aerotran
Solids
Classes of Components
Conventional
C ti lCComponents
t
– Vapor and liquid components
– Solid salts in solution chemistry
Conventional Inert Solids (CI Solids)
– Solids that are inert to phase equilibrium and salt
precipitation/solubility
Nonconventional Solids (NC Solids)
– Heterogeneous substances inert to phase, salt, and chemical
equilibrium that cannot be represented with a molecular
structure
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Polymers
Aspen Polymers is fully compatible with Aspen Plus includes

databases, property methods and models, and reaction
kinetics models required to simulate polymerization reactors
and processing plants.
Also included in Aspen Polymers are modules for:

Characterizing polymer molecular structure
Calculating rheological and mechanical properties
Tracking these properties throughout a flowsheet
Agenda
Aspen Plus
Concept
User Interface
Basic Input
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What’s New Highlights
Improved Conceptual Design Workflow

– Costing
C ti and
d Si
Sizing
i Capability
C bilit iin A
Aspen Pl
Plus
– Column Reboiler Design
Access to experimental pure component

data through the NIST ThermoData
Engine
Precise Modeling of Carbon Capture
using Aspen Rate-Based Distillation
Costing & Sizing Workflow before V7.0

Process Simulation Cost Estimation Environment
Environment
(Aspen Icarus Process Evaluator or
(Aspen Plus or Aspen Aspen Kbase)
HYSYS)
Send to
View only
IIssues:
• Different environments – different look & feel
• One-way workflow – not interactive
Result:
• Few cases are reviewed for cost
• Cost evaluated late in design cycle
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Integrated Process Simulation, Equipment

Sizing & Cost Evaluation Workflow
View Show Activate Send Map Unit

Model Current Costing Data to Ops to
Grid State Engine Costing Equipment
Size
Equipment View View
Calculate Equipment Cost
Costs Grid Analysis
Benefits
• ONE environment
• Interactive workflow
• Preliminary costing earlier in design cycle
Integrated Costing & Sizing Workflow

Unit Operation Grid
Unit Operation grid:
Review and modify the

key variables for all
the unit operation
models in your
simulation.
Specifications (blue)
and results (black) all
show in one concise
form.
One tabsheet for each

type of unit operation
model in the
simulation
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Equipment Grid – Costing Results
Equipment grid:
Geometry, size,
design criteria,
materials of
construction

Equipment Grid – Costing Results
Net capital and

operating costs
Equipment List
/ Summary
View
Capital costs and

direct installed
costs
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– Costing and Sizing Capability in Aspen Plus

data through the NIST ThermoData Engine
Precise Modeling of Carbon Capture using
Aspen Rate-Based Distillation
Aspen Plus Enhancements:

Rigorous Reboiler Design
With Aspen Plus V7.0, Radfrac supports

various reboiler configurations…
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Aspen Plus Enhancements:

Rigorous Reboiler Design
The “reboiler wizard” can be applied to explicitly simulate the

reboiler using a heat exchanger block (heatx) or using the
rigorous Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger (Tasc+) model to
design rate
design, rate, or simulate the reboiler
Hierarchy model uses calculators

To avoid convergence loop


data through the NIST ThermoData Engine
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NIST Database
Key Facts
The NIST database is now the largest physical property

database in the world! (18840 pure components in V7.1)
All data from the top 5 property journals
journals, representing 80% of
published data, go into the NIST source database
Data include:
– Organic conventional components such as:
Heat transfer media
Chemical intermediates
Complex compounds found in bio-fuels
NIST ThermoData Engine
NIST TDE provides access to

over 3 million sets of pure
component experimental
data.
You can use this data to

regress and estimate
properties on demand –
automatically.
Full access to citations,

experimental uncertainty, and
other important information.
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Product Integration
– Rigorous Heat Exchangers in Aspen Plus
World’s Largest Physical Properties

Database
Benefits of Aspen Rate-Based

Distillation (CO2 Cleaning Simulation)
Industry’s best film

discretization capability
Ability to perform accurate

1st principles modeling –
superior to traditional
equilibrium stage models
Precise simulation of plant

performance
Produce tighter design with

confidence
fid
Minimize contingency
factors – lower capital and
operating costs
Avoid costly start-up issues

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Outline
V7.2 Enhancements
– Usability enhancements
– New sample models
– Column hydraulics
– Integrated costing
Summary
Aspen Plus V7.2 Usability Enhancements

Stream analysis from right mouse menu
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Aspen Plus V7.2 Usability Enhancements

New Sample Models
Emerging Energy:
• Oil shale retorting

• Moving bed coal gasifier
• Entrained flow coal gasifier
• Detailed biodiesel model
Carbon capture & transport:

• Scaling models
Rate-based gasifier models – • Activated amines (PZ+MEA/MDEA)
detailed
d t il d representation
t ti off • Improved models for amine units
coal particle combustion & physical solvents
General chemicals:
• New sulfuric acid process model
Outline
V7.2 Enhancements
Summary
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Better Column Hydraulics – V7.2

Improved Jet Flooding Correlations
More accurate
prediction of the
flooding velocity.
Fllooding Velocity, ft/s
More reliable
sizing & rating for
tray columns.
Flow Parameter

Improved Jet Flooding Correlations
Improved Fair Correlation New SDO Correlation
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New Packings Added to Database
Added in V7.1 Added in V7.2

• GEMPAK 2A, 3A metal • Durapack
p
• FLEXIPAC • Flexisaddle LPD #3
• 125Y, 250Y, 350Y, 500Y, • VSP25
700Y
• VSP40
• 250X, 350X, 500X
• B-ETA ring #1, #2, #3 • 1" Tri-Packs (Hacketten)
• Koch CMR #1, #2, #3 • 1.25" Tri-Packs (Hacketten)
• Koch plastic CMR • 2" Tri-Packs ((Hacketten))
• #1A, #2A, #3A • 3.5“Tri-Packs (Hacketten)
• Tellerette #1, #2R, #2K, #3K • Super-Pak 250
What you need – out of the box
Outline
V7.2 Enhancements
Summary
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What’s New in Aspen Plus V7.2 ?

Improvements in Integrated Costing & Sizing
Faster costing calculations (2-3x compared to V7.1)

More reliable
– Equipment data persists between runs
– Costing files stored in Aspen Plus compound file
Easier to use
– User-Specified time for operating year
– Stream price and utility tabs on the model summary grid
– Operating cost summary report
Contacto
Fúlvia Borges
g
Fulvia.Borges@aspentech.com
Tel.: 55 11 3443 7244
Maximo Moglia
Maximo.Moglia@aspentech.com
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Aspen Plus - Overview

© 2010 Aspen Technology, Inc. All rights reserved

 Introduction – Aspen One

 What’s new in v7.2

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 Introduction – Aspen One

 What’s new in v7.2

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Process Industry Business Functions

PLANT OPERATIONS CONTROL ENGINEERS

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Engineering Process Lifecycle

Reuse Simulation Reuse Simulation

Safety & Control Process Economic

Detailed Detailed Plant

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aspenONE Process Engineering:

Use process simulation tools to identify:

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aspenONE Process Engineering:

What is the optimal equipment size?

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aspenONE Process Engineering:

The proposed configuration saves

aspenONE Process Engineering:

The alternative design has better

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 What’s new in v7.2

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 What is flowsheet simulation?

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 Reduces plant design time

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Approaches to Flowsheet Simulation

 Sequential Modular (SM)

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Approaches to Flowsheet Simulation

 Equation Oriented (EO)

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Approaches to Flowsheet Simulation

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Some Important Features of Aspen

 Rigorous Electrolyte Simulation

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Process Flowsheet Window

Menu Bar Tool Bars

Help Line Status Area

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Setup Run Types

Run Type Description

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Unit Operation Model Types

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Balance Based Equilibrium Based Kinetics Based

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Hierarchy Blocks Example

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Introduction – Aspen One

What’s new in v7.2

Introduction – Aspen One

What’s new in v7.2

What’s new in v7.2

What is flowsheet simulation?

Reduces plant design time

Sequential Modular (SM)

Equation Oriented (EO)

Rigorous Electrolyte Simulation

Colors and shapes are used to describe the current status

Property Estimation is a system to estimate parameters

Estimations are based on group-contribution methods and

Experimental data can be incorporated into estimation

Some molecular species dissociate partially or completely

True component approach

Example: NaCl in water

Generates new components (ions and solid salts)

Retrieves parameters for:

Uses Aspen Distillation Synthesis

HeatX can perform shortcut, detailed rating and simulation

Introduction – Aspen One

What’s new in v7.2

Improved Conceptual Design Workflow

Access to experimental pure component

Improved Conceptual Design Workflow

Access to experimental pure component