Lectures:
1. Introduction to process modeling. History, model structure, available commercial software.
2. Aspen Plus – user interface, basic inputs, library of unit operation models
3. Physical properties of involved components, thermodynamic models, basic property analysis of individual compounds.
4. Diffusion separation processes, model RadFrac.
5. Chemical reactors, overview of available models, application example.
6. Sensitivity analysis, design and simulation calculation.
7. External calculation using Fortran or MS Excel.
8. Heat exchangers, design and simulation calculation.
9. Pressure changers, Compressors, Pumps, pipelines.
10. Models of manipulators.
11. Solid handling models, separators, filters, dryers, etc.
12. User defined functions, hierarchy, complex approach to the process modeling.
13. Real time modeling and optimization, Aspen on line.
14. Course recapitulation.
Practical excercises:
1. Introduction to the user interface, creating balance schematics of processes, search folders.
2. Searching of physical properties of pure components, binary and ternary mixtures.
3. Basic balance calculations, the balance with by a chemical reaction, energy balances, production scheme cumene and cyclohexane.
4. Separation of a mixture of methanol-water, separation of the mixture of low molecular weight hydrocarbons, model RadFrac.
5. The stoichiometric reactor yield reactor, an equilibrium reactor, batch reactor, plug flow reactor, a continuous stirred tank reactor, comparison of models to calculate esterification.
6. Sensitivity analysis and design calculation in the production process, cumene and cyclohexane.
7. External calculations: calculation of pressure losses in the production process cumene, calculating the ratio reactants in the steam reformation of methane.
8. Temperature profiles exchangers, comparison with of calculation methods and models Heater HeatX.
9. Model of pressure regulation in the production of cumene, and cyclohexane. Manipulators and measuring nodes.
10. Continuous control work on semestral project and discussion of problems.
11. Physical properties of unconventional of solids calculation of dryer separating solid particles from the gas mixtures, coal pyrolysis.
12. A more complex processes, thermal dehydration of phthalic acid, the production of ammonia.
13. Dynamical analysis of cyclohexane the production process.
14. Presentation of projects.
1. Introduction to process modeling. History, model structure, available commercial software.
2. Aspen Plus – user interface, basic inputs, library of unit operation models
3. Physical properties of involved components, thermodynamic models, basic property analysis of individual compounds.
4. Diffusion separation processes, model RadFrac.
5. Chemical reactors, overview of available models, application example.
6. Sensitivity analysis, design and simulation calculation.
7. External calculation using Fortran or MS Excel.
8. Heat exchangers, design and simulation calculation.
9. Pressure changers, Compressors, Pumps, pipelines.
10. Models of manipulators.
11. Solid handling models, separators, filters, dryers, etc.
12. User defined functions, hierarchy, complex approach to the process modeling.
13. Real time modeling and optimization, Aspen on line.
14. Course recapitulation.
Practical excercises:
1. Introduction to the user interface, creating balance schematics of processes, search folders.
2. Searching of physical properties of pure components, binary and ternary mixtures.
3. Basic balance calculations, the balance with by a chemical reaction, energy balances, production scheme cumene and cyclohexane.
4. Separation of a mixture of methanol-water, separation of the mixture of low molecular weight hydrocarbons, model RadFrac.
5. The stoichiometric reactor yield reactor, an equilibrium reactor, batch reactor, plug flow reactor, a continuous stirred tank reactor, comparison of models to calculate esterification.
6. Sensitivity analysis and design calculation in the production process, cumene and cyclohexane.
7. External calculations: calculation of pressure losses in the production process cumene, calculating the ratio reactants in the steam reformation of methane.
8. Temperature profiles exchangers, comparison with of calculation methods and models Heater HeatX.
9. Model of pressure regulation in the production of cumene, and cyclohexane. Manipulators and measuring nodes.
10. Continuous control work on semestral project and discussion of problems.
11. Physical properties of unconventional of solids calculation of dryer separating solid particles from the gas mixtures, coal pyrolysis.
12. A more complex processes, thermal dehydration of phthalic acid, the production of ammonia.
13. Dynamical analysis of cyclohexane the production process.
14. Presentation of projects.