University of Washington

Department of Chemical Engineering

ASPEN PLUS 12.1 Instructional Tutorials

Developed in the Fall Quarter of 2004 in Chem E 435 (Mass Transfer and Separation): Matthew Bernards and René Overney

This Tutorial was developed with the Windows Version of ASPEN PLUS 12.1. Our Site License allows us to install a software version on the personal computer of the instructor and TA. The Tutorial was developed with the idea in mind that it is used and extended in other courses of the ChemE Curriculum. As it currently stands, the tutorial is applicable for students in:

ChemE 310 (Unit Operations): Tutorial Units 1-3,

ChemE 326 (Thermodynamics): Tutorial Units 4 and 5,

ChemE 435 (Mass Transfer and Separations): Tutorial Units 3-6.

Additional unit developments are suggested for:

· Chemical Reactions (ChemE 465)

· Chemical Reactor Design (ChemE 465)

· Heat Streams (ChemE 340 / ChemE 435)

· Heat Exchanger Design (ChemE 340)

· Pressure Drop Calculations (pipe, pumps, valves, etc.) (ChemE 330)

· Using Fortran Statements (ChemE 465)

The ASPEN 10.1 Tutorial developed in ChemE 310 by Martin and Babb would provide some background information on Fortran Statements, Chemical Reactions and Heat Streams and Heat Exchanger Design.

Download a PDF version of the entire Tutorial and/or a MS-Word version for further unit developments and improvements.

Table of Contents:

Cover and Index (printable form)

Tutorial #1: Aspen Basics 2

Tutorial #2: Convergence and Presentation of Results 11

with Homework and Solution 19

Tutorial #3: Flash Separation 21

with Homework and Solution 30

Tutorial #4: Thermodynamic Methods 32

with Homework and Solution 37

Tutorial #5: Sensitivity Analysis and Transport Properties 39

with Homework and Solution 51

Tutorial #6: Distillation 52

with Homework and Solution 65

Final Homework and Solution 69