Aspen Plus - Getting Started!

Name: Aspen Plus - Getting Started!
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Model a Chemical Process via simulation. Build your process with heat exchanger, separation processes, streams, etc.

Created byChemical Engineering Guy

Last updated 4/2019

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What you'll learn

Model basic unit operations and very basic chemical processes
Simulate basic unit operations in industrial processes
Understand the concept of Flowsheet and Manipulate it
Set up the required/basic inputs for a Simulation
Choose a Fluid Package for Physical Properties Modeling
Get reporting results

Course content

10 sections • 66 lectures • 3h 47m total length

Welcome to the Course!4:14
Course UPDATE! From V8.8 to V100:11
Content Index2:38
Course Objectives3:03
Learn the essentials of process modelling with Aspen Plus, including setting up physical property models, building flow sheets, running simulations, and analyzing how temperature, pressure, and unit operations affect outcomes.
Why Process Modeling?7:36
Discover how process modelling saves money and time by enabling what-if simulations, reducing human error, and testing multiple scenarios. Utilize cost estimation and equipment sizing for real plants.
Join the Group! Aspen Plus & HYSYS Forum1:27

Landing Page & Physical Property Environment Overview3:47
The Component List6:10
Add a component to the component list and select a physical property method for the Aspen Plus environment. Explore conventional and nonconventional components, aliasing, and search tools to verify properties.
Selection of the Property Method3:42
Choose the Peng Robinson equation of state for a nonpolar system, configure binary interactions, and run the physical property environment to generate the interaction table and proceed to the simulation.
Using the Property Method Assistant2:25

Simulation Environment - Overview of Unit Operations7:35
Problem Statement (revisited)12:06
Setting Streams & Input Data6:27
Adding the first unit operation: the Heater (HEATER)2:03
Connect the heater, configure feed, and set outlet to 40 celsius with no pressure drop by using 10 bar or zero; run the simulation to check for errors.
The Flash Drum (FLASH2)1:07
The Valve (VALVE)0:34
The Distillation Column 1 (RADFRAC)4:51
Distillation Column 2 (DISTIL)2:23
Compressor (COMPRS)2:25
Define a compressor in Aspen Plus using the standard notation, select a standard model, set discharge pressure to 5.5 bar with 80–88 percent efficiency, and run for an error-free simulation.
Pump (PUMP)1:32
Combustion Chamber (RSTOIC)12:00
Saving your simulation0:52
Save your Aspen Plus simulation as a compound file to preserve specifications, inputs, unit operations, and streams, enabling easy reuse across computers and versions.

Case Studies - Live2:19
Explore live case studies in Aspen Plus, running simulations, setting up physical property and unit connections, and performing what-if analyses on heater temperature, pressure, reactor behavior, and distillation column configurations.
Introduction to the Case studies1:19
Use Aspen Plus to analyze case studies after simulations, run what-if scenarios, and complete homework by adjusting heater temperature to observe shifts between liquid and gas products and verify results.
Case A - Change of Heater Temperature2:35
Case B - Change of Pressure of Valve3:54
Case C - Change in Pressure of Reactor3:52
Case D - Changing Reflux Ratio in Distillation Column4:52

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Aspen Plus V8.8 Course0:11
Welcome1:52
Simulation help engineers to model processes faster, easier and without losing considerable amount of resources such as money and time.

It helps to cover different scenarios in order to optimise existing processes or to design new ones.

It helps process engineer to understand current operation conditions as well.
Content - Index1:51
Welcome to the course!

You have made a wise decision!
What is a Process Simulation?4:46
1.Introduction to Aspen PLUS

2.Our Chemical Process!

3.Requirements for Simulation Setup (Property Environment)

4.The Flowsheet

5.Setting up the Simulation Environment, Streams and Unit Operation

6.Results and Analysis

7.Conclusion

8.Bonus Section!
Join the Aspen Plus & HYSYS Forum (Unofficial)1:27
Our Chemical Process!5:53
This will be our process! Please ensure to get to know it. The better you know your process (overall) the easier it becomes to simulate it.

Try to remember all unit operations, streams and important flow rates, given data and variables.

Good luck!
Adding Components2:08
Selecting and filling up the component list. All reactants, products, intermediates must be present.
Choosing a Method2:45
Selection of a good Method Model. Avoid components which are not well modeled with the selected fluid package. Method Assistant is very useful here!
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Leave an honest review and a comment to support the instructor and the learning community. Your feedback helps improve this course and future Aspen Plus lessons for all students.
The Flowsheet0:47
What is a flowsheet, and how to use it.

Why do we need a flowhseet?
Flowsheet Manipulation5:11
Manipulation of the Flowsheet:

Adding Unit Operations
Adding Material and Energy streams
Moving
Labeling
Rotating
Deleting
Copy and Pasting
Unit Operations4:18
The model palette and how to use it. Which unit operations are present.
Adding Streams: Input Data2:37
Heater2:04
The Heater can be used for "heating" or "cooling". With an inlet/outlet of material stream. A heat/energy stream is no 100% required to set up this unit operation.
Flash Drum (Flash2)2:21
Choose the "Flash2" in order to simply make a flash separation. Liquid and Vapor separate due to the equilibrium condition.
Reactor (RStoic) + Adding Reactions8:00
Setting up a Reactor. It is based on the stoichiometry coefficients given in the Specifications.
Valve1:37
The valve is used to decrease pressure or decrease flow rate.
Take a break!1:09
Distillation Column 1: (RadFrac)3:01
How to set up the distillation column. Required Steps to setting up the RadFrac
Distillation Column 2: (Distl)2:17
Compressor2:06
A Compressor is used to increase pressure of a gas stream. It takes in energy via electricity, converts to mechanical, and then to pressure head.
Pump2:01
The pump is used to move liquids or increase pressure in liquids
Running the Simulation2:40
Once all information required is inputted, we can run the simulation. Wait for no errors/warnings/debugging
Getting the Results6:00
Getting final results, overview of duties, streams, compositions, etc...
Exporting Data to Excel1:06
A small analysis on the simulation results. Verifying the final process. Some final recommendations
Downloading the Results, Spreadsheet and Simulation File2:26
You need the simulation? Or maybe the workbook? Or also the excel spreadsheet? Get this downloaded here!
Course Closing1:05
Celebrate finishing all lectures and apply your ability to state properties, work with the flow, and obtain results from inputs in Aspen Plus and similar software.
Wrap-up4:57
Final conclusions on the course, warping-up the course!

Requirements

Chemical Engineering Basics
Elementary Principles of Plant Operation/Design (Recommended)
Aspen Plus (Version 7 at least)

Description

This is simple course on Plant Simulation will show you how to model the most used and common unit operations present in a chemical plant.

We will model a small plant including several "basic" unit operations such as:

Pump
Reactor
Valve
Heater
Distillation Column
Flash

This is helpful for students, teachers, engineers and researchers in the area of R&D and Plant Design/Operation.

The course is didactic, with a lot of applied theory and Workshops/Study cases.

At the end of the course you will be able to setup a simple simulation, run it, get results such as heat duty, composition of streams, overall material and energy balances and some other specified unit operation parameters.

This is recommended specially for those willing to start their journey on their simulation/modeling via software career.

Who this course is for:

Chemical Engineers
Process Engineers
Students related to engineering fields
Teachers willing to learn more about process simulation
Petrochemical Engineers

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Course content

Introduction6 lectures • 19min

Our Chemical Process!2 lectures • 17min

Physical Property Environment4 lectures • 16min

Simulation Environment: Part I2 lectures • 9min

Simulation Environment: Part II12 lectures • 54min

Results and Analysis3 lectures • 9min

Case Studies6 lectures • 19min

Conclusion2 lectures • 7min

Bonus & Surprises!1 lecture • 1min

Version 8.8. Aspen Plus - Getting Started28 lectures • 1hr 17min

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