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1) Introduction to process simulationa) Use of simulationb) What is Flow sheet simulation?c) Advantage of simulationd) Understanding the simulation probleme) Approaches to flowsheet simulation. f) Sequential modular and equation orientedg) Structure of a process simulatorh) Flow sheet tropology leveli) Unit operation models and physical property models. j) Steps in Aspen simulation.2) Run the first Aspen Simulation. a) Simulation steps. b) Case study: Mixer and pumpsc) How to open an Aspen simulation?d) Different features of Aspen simulation windowe) Open a blank simulation. f) Define componentg) Specify thermodynamic methodh) Run property analysisi) Draw flow chart in simulation windowj) Specify feed conditionk) Specify equipment details. l) Run the simulation. m) Analyse the results. n) Accessing variables.3) Physical property environment. a) Use of method assistant to know the physical property method. b) Identify issues involved in the choice of a property method. c) Understanding different terms in Aspen property analysisi) Property methodii) Propertyiii) Property modeliv) Property parameterv) Property setd) Different physical property modelsi) Idealii) Equation of statesiii) Activity coefficient modelsiv) Special modelse) Ideal vs. non ideal behaviourf) Comparison of Equation of states and activity modelg) Henry's lawh) Choosing a property methodi) Practical example to choose a property method. j) How to establish physical propertyk) Pure component parametersl) Binary interaction parametersm) Property data sourcesn) Data regressiono) Property estimationp) Property analysisq) Property analysis diagram. i) Pure component i. e. vapour pressure vs. Temperatureii) Binary i. e. TXY, PXY, XYiii) Ternary residue mapr) Predicting non ideal behaviours) How to establish physical property in Aspen simulation. t) Properties included in PROPSETSu) Specifying property sets4) Workshop on property analysis in Aspen. a) Case study: 1. Estimating pure component property as a function of temperature and pressure of any compound in Aspen simulationb) Case study:2 Estimating XY, TXY, PXY, Gibbs energy of mixing curve of a binary system. c) Case study:3 Estimating ternary maps showing phase envelop, tie lines and azeotrope of ternary system.5) Mixer, Splitter, Flash simulation in Aspena) Overview of library modules of mixer, splitter and flash separation. b) Workshop on Flash unit. c) Workshop on three phase flash unit operation block.6) Pump, Compressor, Turbine, Control valve, Pipe line simulation in Aspena) Overview of pump and turbine simulation. b) Pump performance curve. c) Case study of pump simulation. d) Models of compressor and multistage compressor. e) Valve modelf) Pipe modelg) Pipeline modelh) Case study of pipe line, pump and valve simulation.7) Heat exchanger simulation. a) Overview of Heat exchanger modules available in Aspen. b) Heater model. c) Workshop on heater model. d) HeatX modele) Workshop on HeatX modelf) HeatX vs. Heater modelg) Rigorous heat exchanger design by EDR moduleh) Workshop on EDR modulei) Multistage heater module (MheateX module)j) HXflux modulek) Heat curvel) Utilities8) Reactor simulationa) Overview of reactor modules available in Aspen. b) Yield Reactorc) Stoichiometric Reactor. d) Equilibrium Reactore) Gibbs Reactorf) Workshop on Gibbs Reactorg) CSTRh) Workshop on CSTR in seriesi) Plug flow Reactorj) Workshop on Plug flow reactork) Batch Reactorl) Workshop on Batch Reactorm) Workshop on industrial Ethyl Acetate Reactor. n) Workshop on industrial Ethylene Glycol Reactor9) Distillation Column simulationa) Overview of different distillation column modules available in Aspen library. i) DSTWU (Short cut Distillation design)ii) DISTL (Short cut Distillation rating)iii) RadFRac (Rigorous Distillation design and rating)iv) Extract (Extraction column)v) MultiFrac (Multistage distillation column)vi) SCFrac (Shortcut Distillation for petroleum refinery)vii) PetroFrac (Rigorous Distillation for petroleum refinery)viii) ConSepix) BatchSep (Batch distillation column)b) Workshop oni) DSTWUii) Reflux ratio and number of trays. iii) DISTLiv) RadFracv) Industrial Benzes Toluene distillationvi) Design spec. vii) Optimum feed tray location. c) Detail design methodology for distillation use in RadFrac. i) RadFrac inputsii) RadFrac flowsheet connectivityiii) Features of RadFrac. iv) RadFrac setup configuration sheet. v) Feed convention. vi) Plot wizard. vii) Design spec and vary. viii) RadFrac convergence problem.10) Design Specification. a) Understanding the design specification with a real-life case studyb) Steps for using design specificationc) Design specification exampled) Convergence problem in Design specification. e) Case study of design spec.11) Sensitivity Analysisa) Understanding the Sensitivity analysis with a real-life case studyb) Steps for using Sensitivity analysisc) Sensitivity analysis exampled) Plotting the sensitivity analysis results. e) Case study of sensitivity analysis12) Calculator Blocka) Understanding the calculator block with a real-life case studyb) Steps for using calculator blockc) calculator block exampled) How to use Fortran code in calculator block?e) How to use excel in calculator blockf) Case study of calculator block13) Optimizationa) Understanding the Optimization features with a real-life case studyb) Steps for using Optimization. c) Optimization exampled) Understanding the constraintse) Local Optimaf) convergence problem.14) Solid modelsa) Overview of unit operation involving solid modelsi) Crystallizerii) Crushersiii) Screeniv) Single stage washerv) Counter current decantervi) Dryervii) Granulatorviii) Classifierix) Fluid bedb) Overview of solid separatorsi) Cycloneii) Venturi scrubberiii) Centrifugeiv) Filter and cross floe filterv) Hydro cyclonevi) Bag house filtervii) Electrostatic precipitator.15) Overview of batch models16) Overview of manipulators17) Overview of user defined models.
