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Welcome to this online course on chemical engineering simulation using Aspen Plus.

Aspen Plus is a powerful engineering simulation software that you can use to model a wide range of chemical processes.

It is widely used in engineering universities and in the industry, in research, development, modeling and design.

Aspen Plus serves as the engineering platform for modeling processes from Upstream through Gas Processing to Petroleum Refining, Petrochemicals, Chemicals and Pharmaceutical processes.

Online courses about Aspen Plus are difficult to find and when you find them they are either expensive or not professional.

This unique online course is designed around a series of chemical process examples which we work through to a model solution. It is an essential guide to understanding the principles, features and functions of Aspen Plus. This understanding is a prerequisite for a successful design, simulation, rating & optimization of your plant and process equipment.

This unique online course leads you through a process that becomes continuously more difficult, challenging and enriching. When the course content and practice sessions have been completed, we expect that you will have become a competent and advanced user of Aspen Plus.

The course is built with over 9 sections, each tackling a different chemical process and a different aspect of Aspen Plus :

  1. Introducing Aspen Plus

  2. Flash Separation & Distillation Columns

  3. Liquid-Liquid Extraction processes

  4. Heat Exchangers

  5. Piping Systems

  6. Chemical Reactors

  7. Solids Handling processes

  8. Aspen Plus Model Analysis Tools

  9. Aspen Plus Safety Analysis Environment (Bonus section)

The first section explains the basic structure of the software and leads you through a hands-on introduction to the various features of Aspen Plus, designed to facilitate the set up of simple problems.

Features such as the material balance, access to Aspen Plus documentation, the “Next” button, menu navigation, Properties and simulation environments, and the report function are introduced.

The remainder of the course is organized in a series of sections that focus on particular types of operations and processes, for example : chemical reactors, heat exchangers or piping systems.

Each section describes the process being modeled, the way it is modeled, the equations being solved, the various limitations, the potential sources of error, and a set of workshops containing exercises that you should solve to gain experience with the particular subject.

So in just about 14 hours, this unique online course will make you an advanced Aspen Plus user and you will learn how to :

  • Build, navigate and optimize steady state simulation models using Aspen Plus

  • Utilize a wide variety of unit operation models and calculation tools to model your process equipment such as distilling columns, reactors, pumps, compressors and piping systems just to name a few

  • Then Evaluate the performance of your existing equipment by leveraging the equipment rating capabilities of Aspen Plus

  • Perform Case Studies to determine the optimum operating points for your process

  • Use the Model Analysis Tools to run sensitivity analysis and optimize your process

  • And finally Use Aspen Plus in thermodynamics instruction for property analysis of pure components and mixtures

The knowledge gained in this course will set you apart from your peers, whether you are a graduate student, a practicing chemical engineer, or a manager, and will give you an edge over your competitors when seeking employment at industrial facilities.

So with no further ado, check out the free preview videos and the curriculum of the course and we look forward to seeing you in the first section.

Hope to see you there

WR Training

Spread the wings of your knowledge

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IMPORTANT NOTES :

This course is built with over 9 sections, each tackling a different chemical process and a different aspect of Aspen Plus. Feel free to jump to the sections that most interest you especially if you're a little bit more advanced. If you're starting from scratch or even if you're not, we do highly recommend starting from the beginning.

Aspen Plus is a complex process simulator and, in our opinion, the best way to learn is with hands-on experience, by attempting each example provided in this online course, and when difficulties are encountered, by referring to the problem setup and solution that you can find in the downloadable resource section.

The downloadable resources contain the input and solutions to all of the examples and workshops covered in this online course. There is a root folder for each section, within which, there are subfolders named Examples. Each example is provided in .bkp Aspen Plus format and .txt format. The .bkp files are set up as input files to view details and may be executed. The .txt files are solutions and may be viewed with Notepad. We recommend that while reading the text, Aspen Plus be used simultaneously to execute and review each example.

Lastly, we have made an effort to provide the describing equations of most of the models referred to in this online course and if not possible, because of the proprietary nature of the software, we have described the functionality. Please keep in mind that Aspen Plus is a proprietary software and the source code and implementation details are not available. Additionally, there are frequently several ways to solve the equations that describe the blocks, and there is no way to ascertain these details since Aspen Technology does not provide them.

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SOFTWARE & HARDWARE :

The Aspen Plus software, like most other software, is being developed on a continuous basis and new versions are released frequently. This online course covers Aspen Plus version 11, which is the most recent version at the moment we recorded this video. Please keep in mind that this online course covers the fundamental features of Aspen Plus which do not change from version to version. The course covers the use of Aspen Plus on computers that use the Windows operating system. We assume that Aspen Plus is installed on your computer and that you have basic knowledge of operating the computer. If you are new to Aspen Plus and have little or no experience in chemical engineering simulation, then you have come to the right place.

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Identify the benefits of process simulation using Aspen Plus

Describe the capabilities of Aspen Plus

Familiarize yourself with Aspen Plus graphical user interface and organizational structure

Learn the basic concepts necessary for creating simulations in Aspen Plus

Enter necessary elements to fully define a Fluid Package

Select the appropriate property method for your application

Define material streams and connect unit operations to build a flowsheet

Modify and set desired units of measure

Review stream analysis options

Add and connect unit operations to build a flowsheet

Use the Report Manager to create custom unit operation and stream reports

Use Aspen Plus to perform property analysis of pure components and mixtures

Use Aspen Plus in thermodynamics instruction for Vapor-Liquid, Liquid-Liquid and Vapor-Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium calculations

Build, navigate and optimize steady state simulation models using Aspen Plus

Utilize a wide variety of unit operation models and calculation tools to model process equipment

Evaluate the performance of existing equipment by leveraging the equipment rating capabilities of Aspen Plus

Perform Case Studies to determine the optimum operating points for a process

Design, revamp and debottleneck process equipment

Use the Model Analysis Tools to run sensitivity analysis and optimize your process

Calculate process performance and thermophysical data with user subroutines in Fortran

Investigate reasons why a simulation may produce poor results or errors

Use suggested tips to debug a variety of simulations

Understand best practices and learn how to troubleshoot simulations

Identify and explain the various classes of distillation and separations models available in Aspen Plus

Gain the skills and knowledge to model distillation, separation and extraction processes

Reduce process design time by using advanced features of RadFrac distillation columns

Use column analysis tools to optimize the feed location and number of stages and improve energy utilization for distillation columns

Add and manipulate column specifications to meet process objectives

Construct, run, manipulate and analyze a distillation column

Specify required parameters in order to execute flash calculations and fully define material streams

Identify and explain the various classes of reactor models available in Aspen Plus (PFR, CSTR…)

Model Plug Flow, Continuous Stirred Tank and Fluidized Bed Reactors

Enter reaction stoichiometry and kinetic data for simple (POWERLAW) and complex (LHHW) reaction types

Use the Model Analysis Tools to run sensitivity analysis and optimize the operating conditions of a chemical reactor

Use the Model Analysis Tools to run sensitivity analysis and optimize the selectivity of a given chemical reaction

Identify and explain the various classes of piping system models available in Aspen Plus (pipes, valves, pumps, compressors)

Model piping components (pipes, fittings, valves...)

Model fluid movers (pumps, compressors)

Model piping systems

Mitigate the risk for cavitation or choked flow using Aspen Plus

Learn how to economically optimize your piping system

Compare and contrast the applicability and operation of different heat exchanger models available in Aspen Plus

Learn the fundamentals of producing an optimized shell & tube heat exchanger design

Implement Aspen Exchanger Design & Rating (EDR) for rigorous heat exchanger calculations within Aspen Plus

Use the Activated Exchanger Analysis feature for continuous heat exchanger study and design

Design and rate a shell and tube heat exchanger using the EDR interface inside Aspen Plus

Identify and explain the various classes of solids and solids separator models available in Aspen Plus

Gain the practical skills and knowledge to begin modeling new and existing solids processes (crushers, fluidized beds, dryers, crystallizers…)

Learn practical techniques for building and troubleshooting solids models

Yêu cầu

  • A background in chemical engineering or industrial chemistry
  • Aspen Plus (Version 7 at least) - Version 11 is used in this training

Nội dung khoá học

12 sections

ABOUT THE COURSE

3 lectures
Introduction
04:47
Before you start this online course
03:03
Software and Hardware
01:03

ABOUT ASPEN PLUS

4 lectures
What is Aspen Plus ?
02:31
Why is Aspen Plus so important ?
01:36
Who uses Aspen Plus ?
01:03
How can we translate a chemical process into an Aspen Plus simulation model ?
02:56

INTRODUCING ASPEN PLUS

32 lectures
Starting up Aspen plus
01:36
Preparing to begin a simulation
17:11
Search, find, select and enter your components
06:32
Specify the most relevant property method for your process
12:23
Improving the accuracy of a property method
23:32
Save your file and learn about the different formats
02:27
A couple of advices
02:46
Practice session #1
04:39
Objectives of the next videos
01:39
Creating a new case, entering and renaming compounds
02:49
Checking the binary interactions
05:30
Entering the simulation environment
01:40
Adding a process equipment
03:56
Adding a material stream
05:47
More Aspen Plus features
09:35
Entering stream properties
02:38
Aspen Plus report options
01:32
Running the simulation
03:50
Discussing the results and viewing the report general settings
05:47
How the different recommended property methods impact the simulation results
07:36
Objectives of the next videos
00:32
Resetting the simulator
07:18
Modifying a property set
09:18
Displaying stream properties on your process flowsheet
04:21
Printing from Aspen Plus
02:21
Viewing your results summary
00:44
Generating your report
01:53
Stream analysis : Stream properties
04:26
Stream analysis : Additional features
04:18
Adding a flash separation unit
07:05
Specifying input data for a flash separation process
02:43
Running the simulation and checking the results
02:22

FLASH SEPARATION & DISTILLATION

9 lectures
Learning objectives
01:13
Adding a second mixer and a flash separation unit
10:23
Design specifications / Sensitivity analysis
11:55
Distillation column options
06:49
"DSTWU" distillation column
17:22
"Distl" distillation column
08:19
"RadFrac" distillation column
15:33
Some interesting graphic features
05:13
Section wrap-up
01:41

LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION PROCESSES

8 lectures
Learning objectives
02:21
Selecting a property method for extraction processes
03:50
Setting-up our model for a single stage extraction unit
10:25
Defining a new property set
01:58
Property methods vs experimental data using sensitivity analysis
19:54
Multistage extraction columns
12:14
Checking for azeotropic conditions using the triangle diagram
04:03
Practice session #2
12:22

CHEMICAL REACTORS

30 lectures
Introduction
00:50
Chemical process description
02:40
Reaction kinetic in Aspen Plus environment
04:14
Entering components and property method
05:36
Reactor options in Aspen Plus
02:40
Adding a Plug Flow reactor
02:44
Setting-up the reactor model for a Plug Flow Reactor
08:59
Running the RPlug model and discussing the results
07:30
Adding a compressor and a rectifying column
10:36
Running the Reactor + Compressor + Column model and discussing the results
02:37
Pure component analysis
04:35
Adding a RadFrac distillation column
04:15
Analyzing the results
02:15
Adding the RCSTR reactor
08:55
Running the global model and discussing the results
02:47
Complex reactor kinetics
03:52
LHHW type reaction
02:32
Specifying the driving force for a non-reversible reaction
04:47
Specifying the driving force for a reversible reaction
05:36
Specifying the adsorption term
04:55
Determining kinetic parameters for the methanol reaction
12:36
Determining kinetic parameters for the water-gas shift reaction
01:36
Methanol process description
03:22
Entering components and selecting a property method
03:15
Entering input parameters
04:49
Entering kinetic parameters for the methanol reaction
08:28
Entering kinetic parameters for the water-gas shift reaction
08:28
A couple of advices
01:39
Running the RPlug model and discussing the results
07:49
Determining the reactor's optimum operating temperature a pressure
08:45

PIPING SYSTEMS : FLOW OF FLUIDS THROUGH PIPE, VALVES, FITTINGS & PUMPS

10 lectures
Learning objectives
01:57
Piping system description
00:50
"STEAMNBS"
02:31
Setting the flowsheet
03:02
Entering piping system specifications
05:12
Pipe results
05:07
Pump results
03:05
Valve results
03:18
Tank results
01:26
Determining the onset of cavitation and valve choking
17:58

ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS

6 lectures
Introduction
02:45
Piping system description
01:16
Setting the flowsheet
03:05
Entering piping system specifications
05:12
The Optimization tool
15:06
The Sensitivity tool
05:11

HEAT EXCHANGERS

10 lectures
Introduction
01:40
Process description
00:58
Heat Exchanger models
06:24
The "Heater" model
07:33
The "HeatX" model
12:54
The Exchanger Design & Rating (EDR)
01:02
The EDR Exchanger Feasibility Panel
34:44
Useful EDR Exchanger features
05:43
The "HeatX" rigorous mode for heat exchanger design
01:53
Section wrap-up
02:49

SOLIDS HANDLING PROCESSES

32 lectures
Introduction
01:37
Solids unit operations models
02:00
Solids separators models
02:25
Process description - Example #1
01:39
"Solids" template and defining a solid material
02:32
Solids classification
01:39
Defining a solid material using different conventions
01:54
Adding the crusher unit
04:52
About stream classes
02:22
About substream classes
02:18
About Particle Size Distribution (PSD) in Aspen Plus
05:20
Defining the Particle Size Distribution (PSD)
06:17
Calculating the outlet PSD using the "Select equipment" method (1/2)
02:44
About solids results in Aspen Plus
01:50
Calculating the outlet PSD using the "Select equipment" method (2/2)
02:28
Calculating the outlet PSD using the "Communition power" method
03:07
Calculating the outlet PSD using the "Specify outlet PSD" method
02:43
Results summary for each PSD calculation method
00:31
Fluidized bed : Introduction
01:41
Fluidized bed representation in Aspen Plus
03:43
Fluidized bed modeling in Aspen Plus
01:46
Fluidized bed reactor : Process description - Example #2
04:02
Fluidized bed reactor : Entering components and selecting the property method
02:33
Fluidized bed reactor : Setting the process flowsheet
02:32
Fluidized bed reactor : Entering input data for the streams and compressor unit
05:55
Fluidized bed reactor : Entering input data for the fluidized bed reactor
08:35
Fluidized bed reactor : Viewing and discussing the results
06:18
Dryer operation : Process description - Example #3
01:47
Dryer operation : Setting the flowsheet
11:49
Dryer operation : Analyzing the results
05:35
Crystallizer operation : Process description - Example #4
01:42
Crystallizer operation : Setting the flowsheet
11:47

BONUS : INTRODUCING ASPEN PLUS SAFETY & ENERGY ANALYZER

4 lectures
Process description
02:11
Preparing the flowsheet for the Safety Analysis Environment
01:50
The Safety Analysis Environment
06:07
Adding a Pressure Safety Valve (PSV)
15:20

DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES

2 lectures
Downloadable resources
00:15
Bonus
01:10

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