Available Property Methods...7-2.7-5Choosing aProperty Method.Recommended Property Methods for Different Applications...7-6Guidelines for Choosing a Property Method..7-10.7-12Specifying theGlobalPropertyMethod..7-13SpecifyingaPropertyMethodforaFlowsheetSection.7-14Specifying a Local Property Method...7-15Defining Supercritical Components....7-16Using Free Water Calculations...7-16Specifying Properties for the Free Water Phaso..7-17Special MethodforK-ValueofWaterintheOrganicPhase.7-18Specifying Electrolyte Calculations...Modifying Property Methods...7-18Modifying a Built-in Property Method..7-19.7-19MakingAdvanced ModificationstoaPropertyMethod.Property Methods for Nonconventional Components...7-21Specifying the Models for Nonconventional Components.7-21.8-1Chapter8PhysicalPropertyParametersandDataAbout Parameters and Data...8-1.8-2DeterminingPropertyParameterRequirementsParameter Requirements for Mass and Energy Balance Simulations...8-2Parameter Requirements for Henry's Law...8-3.8-4Parameter Requirements for Thermodynamic Reference State.8-5RetrievingParametersfrom Databanks.....8-5RetrievingPureComponentParameters....8-6Retrieving Equation-of-State Binary Parameters....8-7RetrievingActivityCoefficientBinaryParameters...8-8RetrievingHenry'sLawConstants..8-8RetrievingElectrolyteBinary and PairParameters.EnteringPropertyParameters.8-9FormsforEnteringPropertyParameters.8-9How to Enter PropertyParameters..8-10Entering Pure Component Constants...8-11.8-12Entering Pure Component Correlation Parameters..8-14Entering Parameters for Nonconventional Components...8-16EnteringScalarBinaryParameters.8-17Entering Temperature-Dependent Binary Parameters ...8-19EnteringBinaryParametersfromDECHEMA..8-20Estimating Binary Parameters for Activity Coefficient Models....8-20Entering Electrolyte Pair Parameters..8-22Entering Ternary Parameters.....UsingTabularData andPolynomial Coefficients.........8-24HowAspenPlusUsesYourTabularDataandPolynomialCoefficients8-26Entering Tabular Data .........8-27EnteringPolynomial CoefficientsfortheGeneralPolynomial Model...8-29Adjusting Reference States for Tabular Data and Polynomials....-30Adjusting Tabular Data or Polynomials for the Effect of Pressure ....8-30AspenPlus User GuideContents-viVersion 10.1-0
Contents-vi Aspen Plus User Guide Version 10.1-0 Available Property Methods.7-2 Choosing a Property Method.7-5 Recommended Property Methods for Different Applications.7-6 Guidelines for Choosing a Property Method .7-10 Specifying the Global Property Method.7-12 Specifying a Property Method for a Flowsheet Section .7-13 Specifying a Local Property Method .7-14 Defining Supercritical Components.7-15 Using Free Water Calculations.7-16 Specifying Properties for the Free Water Phase .7-16 Special Method for K-Value of Water in the Organic Phase .7-17 Specifying Electrolyte Calculations.7-18 Modifying Property Methods.7-18 Modifying a Built-in Property Method.7-19 Making Advanced Modifications to a Property Method.7-19 Property Methods for Nonconventional Components.7-21 Specifying the Models for Nonconventional Components .7-21 Chapter 8 Physical Property Parameters and Data .8-1 About Parameters and Data .8-1 Determining Property Parameter Requirements .8-2 Parameter Requirements for Mass and Energy Balance Simulations .8-2 Parameter Requirements for Henry's Law.8-3 Parameter Requirements for Thermodynamic Reference State .8-4 Retrieving Parameters from Databanks .8-5 Retrieving Pure Component Parameters.8-5 Retrieving Equation-of-State Binary Parameters.8-6 Retrieving Activity Coefficient Binary Parameters .8-7 Retrieving Henry’s Law Constants .8-8 Retrieving Electrolyte Binary and Pair Parameters.8-8 Entering Property Parameters .8-9 Forms for Entering Property Parameters .8-9 How to Enter Property Parameters .8-10 Entering Pure Component Constants.8-11 Entering Pure Component Correlation Parameters .8-12 Entering Parameters for Nonconventional Components.8-14 Entering Scalar Binary Parameters .8-16 Entering Temperature-Dependent Binary Parameters .8-17 Entering Binary Parameters from DECHEMA .8-19 Estimating Binary Parameters for Activity Coefficient Models.8-20 Entering Electrolyte Pair Parameters .8-20 Entering Ternary Parameters.8-22 Using Tabular Data and Polynomial Coefficients .8-24 How Aspen Plus Uses Your Tabular Data and Polynomial Coefficients8-26 Entering Tabular Data .8-27 Entering Polynomial Coefficients for the General Polynomial Model.8-29 Adjusting Reference States for Tabular Data and Polynomials.8-30 Adjusting Tabular Data or Polynomials for the Effect of Pressure .8-30
..8-32UsingPropertyDataPackagesUsing a Data Package.8-32.8-32Ammonia-WaterDataPackage..Ethylene DataPackage....8-33.8-33Using Electrolyte Amines Data Packages...8-34Flue GasTreatment DataPackage.Formaldehyde-Methanol-WaterDataPackage..8-35.8-35Glycol Dehydration Data Package..8-35Pitzer DataPackages.Methyl-amine Data Package...8-36Using Other Electrolyte Data Packages.8-379-1Chapter 9Specifying Streams...9.1Specifying Material Streams ......9-2Entering Specifications for Streams..PossibleStreamThermodynamicCondition Specifications.....-3...9-3Mass-Balance-Only Calculations....9-4EnteringStreamComposition..9-7SpecifyingParticleSizeDistribution..9-7SpecifyingComponentAttributeValues.About Stream Property Analysis....9-9.9-10Analyzing Stream Properties...9-13Generating PT-Envelopes..9-13Creating a PT-Envelope from a Stream.9-16About StreamClasses...9-17UsingPredefinedStreamClasses...9-17CreatingorModifyingStreamClasses...9-18Specifying a Global Stream Class9-19SpecifyingStreamClassesforFlowsheetSections9-19Specifying Stream Classes for IndividualStreams.DefiningNewSubstreams.9-20AboutParticleSizeDistributions.9-21Changing Particle Size Distribution Intervals..9-21Creating New Particle Size Distributions....9-22.9-22Specifying Heat Streams...9-23Specifying Work Streams..9-25UsingPseudoProductStreams.9-25About Stream Libraries...9-26Accessing Stream Libraries.10-1Chapter 10Unit Operation Models..10-1ChoosingtheRightUnitOperationModel.10-3Mixers and Splitters..Mixer...10-3FSplit..10-4SSplit...10-410-4Separators.Flash210-5Aspen Plus User GuideContents-viiVersion 10.1-0
Aspen Plus User Guide Contents-vii Version 10.1-0 Using Property Data Packages.8-32 Using a Data Package.8-32 Ammonia-Water Data Package.8-32 Ethylene Data Package .8-33 Using Electrolyte Amines Data Packages .8-33 Flue Gas Treatment Data Package.8-34 Formaldehyde-Methanol-Water Data Package.8-35 Glycol Dehydration Data Package .8-35 Pitzer Data Packages.8-35 Methyl-amine Data Package .8-36 Using Other Electrolyte Data Packages.8-37 Chapter 9 Specifying Streams.9-1 Specifying Material Streams .9-1 Entering Specifications for Streams .9-2 Possible Stream Thermodynamic Condition Specifications.9-3 Mass-Balance-Only Calculations.9-3 Entering Stream Composition .9-4 Specifying Particle Size Distribution .9-7 Specifying Component Attribute Values.9-7 About Stream Property Analysis.9-9 Analyzing Stream Properties.9-10 Generating PT-Envelopes .9-13 Creating a PT-Envelope from a Stream .9-13 About Stream Classes .9-16 Using Predefined Stream Classes.9-17 Creating or Modifying Stream Classes.9-17 Specifying a Global Stream Class .9-18 Specifying Stream Classes for Flowsheet Sections.9-19 Specifying Stream Classes for Individual Streams.9-19 Defining New Substreams .9-20 About Particle Size Distributions.9-21 Changing Particle Size Distribution Intervals.9-21 Creating New Particle Size Distributions .9-22 Specifying Heat Streams.9-22 Specifying Work Streams.9-23 Using PseudoProduct Streams .9-25 About Stream Libraries.9-25 Accessing Stream Libraries.9-26 Chapter 10 Unit Operation Models .10-1 Choosing the Right Unit Operation Model .10-1 Mixers and Splitters.10-3 Mixer.10-3 FSplit .10-4 SSplit.10-4 Separators.10-4 Flash2 .10-5
Flash3..10-5Decanter.10-6Sep.10-6Sep2.10-7.10-7Heat ExchangersHeater.10-7Heatx,.10-8MHeatX.10-12HxFlux.10-12Hetran..10-13Aerotran...10-13HTRIIST10-14Columns...10-14DSTWU.10-15Distl.10-15SCFrac.10-16RadFrac..10-16MultiFrac.10-20PetroFrac.10-21RateFrac...10-24BatchDistillation-BatchFrac..10-25..10-25ExtractReactors..10-26..10-26RStoic..RYield.......10-27REquil......10-27RGibbs.....10-27RCSTR.10-28RPlug.....10-28RBatch..10-28PressureChangers...10-28Pump..10-29.10-29Compr..MCompr...10-29Pipeline..10-30Pipe......10-30Valve..10-30Manipulators....10-30Mult.....10-31Dupl........10-31CIChng10-31Solids.....10-31Crystallizer10-32Crusher10-32Screen..10-33FabFl..10-33Cyclone.10-33VScrub.10-33AspenPlusUserGuideContents-viiiVersion 10.1-0
Contents-viii Aspen Plus User Guide Version 10.1-0 Flash3.10-5 Decanter.10-6 Sep.10-6 Sep2.10-7 Heat Exchangers.10-7 Heater .10-7 HeatX .10-8 MHeatX.10-12 HxFlux .10-12 Hetran.10-13 Aerotran.10-13 HTRIIST .10-14 Columns.10-14 DSTWU .10-15 Distl.10-15 SCFrac.10-16 RadFrac.10-16 MultiFrac .10-20 PetroFrac .10-21 RateFrac.10-24 Batch Distillation - BatchFrac.10-25 Extract .10-25 Reactors.10-26 RStoic .10-26 RYield.10-27 REquil .10-27 RGibbs.10-27 RCSTR.10-28 RPlug.10-28 RBatch.10-28 Pressure Changers.10-28 Pump .10-29 Compr.10-29 MCompr .10-29 Pipeline .10-30 Pipe.10-30 Valve .10-30 Manipulators.10-30 Mult.10-31 Dupl.10-31 ClChng .10-31 Solids .10-31 Crystallizer .10-32 Crusher .10-32 Screen.10-33 FabFl .10-33 Cyclone.10-33 VScrub.10-33
ESP.10-33HyCyc10-34CFuge..10-34Filter10-34SWash10-34CCD.10-35UserModels10-3510-35SpecifyingUnitOperationModels10-36OverridingGlobalSpecificationsforaBlock10-37RequestingHeating/CoolingCurveCalculation11-1Chapter 11Running Your Simulation..11-2RunningtheSimulationInteractively..11-2Commands for Controlling Simulations..11-4Changing InteractiveSimulationSpeed .....11-4Reinitializing Simulation Calculations..11-4ViewingtheStatus of theSimulation.11-6Checking the Status of Calculations.Checking the Simulation History...11-6.11-7Runningthe SimulationontheAspenPlusHostComputer...11-8CommunicatingwithaRemoteAspenPlusHostComputer..11-8Running a Simulation Batch (Background)...11-9RunningAspenPlusStandalone..11-10EditingtheInputFileforStandaloneRuns.11-11Changing Run Settings and User Databanks...11-11InteractivelyLoad Results.Chapter 12Examining Results and Generating Reports12-1..12-1Viewing SimulationResults Interactively...12-2Viewing Current Simulation Results.....12-2Checking the Completion Status of a Run....12-3CheckingCompletionStatus intheControlPanel......12-4CheckingCompletionStatusintheHistoryFileChecking the Convergence Status of a Run...12-412-5DisplayingStreamResults.12-7FormattingStreamResults..12-7DisplayingHeatand Work StreamResults.12-8Generating a Report..12-8ExportaReportFileViewing a Section of the Report.12-913-1Chaper13Working with Plots..13-1AboutPlots...13-2Stepl:DisplayingtheData..13-2Step 2: Generating a Plot...13-2Using thePlot Wizard.13-6Generating a Plot by Selecting VariablesAspen Plus User GuideContents-ixVersion 10.1-0
Aspen Plus User Guide Contents-ix Version 10.1-0 ESP.10-33 HyCyc.10-34 CFuge.10-34 Filter .10-34 SWash .10-34 CCD.10-35 User Models .10-35 Specifying Unit Operation Models .10-35 Overriding Global Specifications for a Block.10-36 Requesting Heating/Cooling Curve Calculations .10-37 Chapter 11 Running Your Simulation.11-1 Running the Simulation Interactively .11-2 Commands for Controlling Simulations .11-2 Changing Interactive Simulation Speed .11-4 Reinitializing Simulation Calculations.11-4 Viewing the Status of the Simulation.11-4 Checking the Status of Calculations.11-6 Checking the Simulation History.11-6 Running the Simulation on the Aspen Plus Host Computer.11-7 Communicating with a Remote Aspen Plus Host Computer .11-8 Running a Simulation Batch (Background).11-8 Running Aspen Plus Standalone .11-9 Editing the Input File for Standalone Runs.11-10 Changing Run Settings and User Databanks.11-11 Interactively Load Results .11-11 Chapter 12 Examining Results and Generating Reports .12-1 Viewing Simulation Results Interactively .12-1 Viewing Current Simulation Results.12-2 Checking the Completion Status of a Run.12-2 Checking Completion Status in the Control Panel.12-3 Checking Completion Status in the History File .12-4 Checking the Convergence Status of a Run.12-4 Displaying Stream Results .12-5 Formatting Stream Results.12-7 Displaying Heat and Work Stream Results .12-7 Generating a Report.12-8 Export a Report File .12-8 Viewing a Section of the Report.12-9 Chapter 13 Working with Plots.13-1 About Plots.13-1 Step 1: Displaying the Data.13-2 Step 2: Generating a Plot.13-2 Using the Plot Wizard.13-2 Generating a Plot by Selecting Variables.13-6
.13-7Step3:Customizing theAppearance ofaPlot.13-7AddingandModifyingAnnotationText.13-8Changing Plot Properties..Working with Plots ..13-1413-14Updating Plots When Results Change.13-15Adding Data toPlots...13-15ComparingRuns UsingPlots..13-16DeletingDataPointsandCurvesfromPlots..13-16Displaying a Different Range of Data on a Plot.Changing Plot Defaults...13-17Printing a Plot..13-17Chapter14AnnotatingProcessFlowsheets14-1...14-1Adding Annotations.....14-2Adding Stream Tables.......14-3AddingGraphicsObjects...AddingTextObjects.14-4AboutGlobal Data14-5.14-6Displaying GlobalData..About PFDMode...14-7.14-7UsingPFDModetoChangeFlowsheetConnectivity.14-9Creating a Process FlowDiagram..14-10Grouping Objects...14-11CreatingTemporaryGroups.14-11Creating PermanentGroups...14-12AligningObjectsinFlowsheets...14-13AttachingObjectstotheFlowsheetPrinting....14-1314-14Using Page Setup..Printing aFlowsheet14-15Printing a Section of Flowsheet14-15Printing Large Flowsheets14-16Chapter 15Managing Your Files15-1.15-1FileFormats inAspenPlus..15-2DocumentFiles(*.apw)Backup Files (*.bkp).15-2.15-4Template Files (*.apt).15-4Input Files (*.inp)..Report Files (*.rep)..15-515-5SummaryFiles (*.sum)Run Messages Files (*.cpm).15-5History Files (*.his)..15-6..15-6OpeningAspenPlusFilesUsing the Favorites List .15-715-7Saving a Run....Exporting Aspen Plus Files.15-815-8ImportingAspenPlusFiles.Aspen Plus User GuideContents-xVersion 10.1-0
Contents-x Aspen Plus User Guide Version 10.1-0 Step 3: Customizing the Appearance of a Plot.13-7 Adding and Modifying Annotation Text .13-7 Changing Plot Properties.13-8 Working with Plots .13-14 Updating Plots When Results Change.13-14 Adding Data to Plots .13-15 Comparing Runs Using Plots .13-15 Deleting Data Points and Curves from Plots .13-16 Displaying a Different Range of Data on a Plot.13-16 Changing Plot Defaults.13-17 Printing a Plot .13-17 Chapter 14 Annotating Process Flowsheets .14-1 Adding Annotations.14-1 Adding Stream Tables.14-2 Adding Graphics Objects .14-3 Adding Text Objects.14-4 About Global Data .14-5 Displaying Global Data.14-6 About PFD Mode.14-7 Using PFD Mode to Change Flowsheet Connectivity.14-7 Creating a Process Flow Diagram.14-9 Grouping Objects .14-10 Creating Temporary Groups.14-11 Creating Permanent Groups .14-11 Aligning Objects in Flowsheets .14-12 Attaching Objects to the Flowsheet .14-13 Printing .14-13 Using Page Setup .14-14 Printing a Flowsheet.14-15 Printing a Section of Flowsheet.14-15 Printing Large Flowsheets .14-16 Chapter 15 Managing Your Files .15-1 File Formats in Aspen Plus.15-1 Document Files ( *.apw).15-2 Backup Files (*.bkp).15-2 Template Files (*.apt) .15-4 Input Files (*.inp).15-4 Report Files (*.rep).15-5 Summary Files (*.sum) .15-5 Run Messages Files (*.cpm).15-5 History Files (*.his) .15-6 Opening Aspen Plus Files .15-6 Using the Favorites List .15-7 Saving a Run.15-7 Exporting Aspen Plus Files.15-8 Importing Aspen Plus Files.15-8