Introduction of ASPEN PLUS

SIMPLE BLOCK

Rstoic
The simplest of reactor block
 Simulation 1 
Feed: 1. H2= 400 lbmol/hr
2.N2=115 lbmol/hr Condition REACT1: 500C; 150 atm
Condition 500C; 150 atm

FE E D REA CT1 Mole flow  NH3?

Material & heat product?
P RODUCT

0.5 N2 + 1.5 H2 ‐‐>  NH3 Conversion of N2 is 0.45

RK‐SOAVE THERMODYNAMIC
Set up
 Calculation options
(mass balance and/or heat balance)
What Is a Property Method?
A property method is a collection of methods and 
models that Aspen Plus uses to compute 
thermodynamic and transport properties.
The thermodynamic properties are:
• Fugacity coefficient (K values)
• Enthalpy
• Entropy
• Gibbs free energy
• Volume
 Cont.d
The transport properties are:
• Viscosity
• Thermal conductivity
• Diffusion coefficient
• Surface tension
Specify block RStoic
Specify block RStoic
Specify stream
Report options
Result Summary
 IDEAL Property Method
The IDEAL property method accommodates both
Raoult's law and Henry's law. This method uses
the:
• Ideal activity coefficient model for the liquid
phase (γ = 1)
• Ideal gas equation of state Pv = RT for the vapor
phase
• Rackett model for liquid molar volume
 IDEAL Property Method
The IDEAL property method is recommended for systems in
which ideal behavior can be assumed, such as:
• Systems at vacuum pressures
• Isomeric systems at low pressures

In the vapor phase, small deviations from the ideal gas law are
allowed. These deviations occur at:
• Low pressures (either below atmospheric pressure, or at
pressures not exceeding 2 bar)
• Very high temperatures

Ideal behavior in the liquid phase is exhibited by molecules with

either:
• Very small interactions (for example, paraffin of similar carbon
number)
• Interactions that cancel each other out (for example, water
and acetone)
 IDEAL Property Method
Mixture Types
• Ideal mixtures with and without
noncondensable components. You should
not use IDEAL for nonideal mixtures.
Range
• IDEAL is appropriate only at low pressure
and low liquid mole fractions of the
noncondensable components (if present).
Activity coefficient based model:
For species that are dissimilar, partially soluble and form two 
liquid phases, the NRTL and UNIQUAC equations are frequently 
useful.
whereas the Wilson equation is inapplicable
 Simulation 2 
Feed: 1. H2= 400 lbmol/hr
2.N2=? Condition REACT1: 500C; 150 atm
Condition 500C; 150 atm
FE E D REA CT1 Mole flow  NH3 in product=
150lbmol/hr
P RODUCT

0.5 N2 + 1.5 H2 ‐‐>  NH3

Conversion of N2 is 0.45

RK‐SOAVE THERMODYNAMIC
 Determining Property Parameter
Requirements
Depending on the type of simulation, your
model will require different parameters. This
topic describes the parameter requirements
for some basic property calculations, that is,
for:
• Mass and energy balance simulations
• Henry's law
• Thermodynamic reference state
Parameter Requirements for Mass
and Energy Balance Simulations
 Parameter Requirements for
Thermodynamic Reference State
The reference state for thermodynamic
properties is the constituent elements in an
ideal gas state at 298.15 K and 1 atm. To
calculate enthalpies, entropies, and Gibbs
free energies, Aspen Plus uses:
• Ideal gas heat of formation (DHFORM)
• Ideal gas Gibbs free energy of formation
(DGFORM)
Property analysis
Property pure analysis
Property set for mixture component
Components
Analysis
Analysis
Result analysis