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INTRODUCTION TO
ASPEN HYSYS
Part 1

What is Process Simulation?

The purpose of simulation is to model and predict the
performance of a process (i.e. process inputs are given to
predict the process outputs).
Aspen Hysys uses the underlying physical relationships (e.g.,
material and energy balances, thermodynamic equilibrium,
rate equations) to predict process performance (e.g., stream
properties, operating conditions, and equipment sizes).

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Selecting a Fluid Package

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Tutorial 1
Create one material stream that contains only water with the
following condition:
Fluid package: Peng Robinson
Flowrate: 100 kgmole/h
Pressure: 1 atm
Vapor/phase fraction: 1.0
1. What is the temperature of this stream?
2. Repeat the above procedure by replacing pressure with
temperature of 150oC. What is the pressure of this stream?
3. With the same condition in (2), reduce the temperature to
70oC. What is the new pressure of this stream?

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Tutorial 2
Create one material stream that contains only n-butane with the
following condition:
Fluid package: Soave-Redlich-Kwong (SRK)
Flowrate: 100 kgmole/h
Pressure: 18 atm
Temperature: 500 K
1. What is the molar volume of n-butane?
2. Compare the result using Peng-Robinson.

Tutorial 3
Pumps are used to move liquids. The pump increases the
pressure of the liquid. Water at 120oC and 3 bar is fed into a
pump that has 10% efficiency. The flowrate of the water is 100
kgmole/h and its outlet pressure from the pump is 84 bar. Use
Peng-Robinson as a fluid package, determine the outlet
temperature of the water. If the outlet temperature is 200oC,
what is the efficiency of the pump?

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Tutorial 4
Compressor is used to move gases. The compressor increases
the pressure of the gases. A mixture of natural gas (C1, C2, C3, iC4, n-C4, i-C5, n-C5, n-C6, C7+) at 100oC and 1 bar is fed into a
compressor that has 30% efficiency. The flowrate of the natural
gas is 100 kgmole/h and its outlet pressure from the compressor
is 5 bar. Use Peng-Robinson as a fluid package, determine the
outlet temperature of the natural gas.
Conponent mole fraction
C1

0.333

i-C5

0.069

C2

0.143

n-C5

0.059

C3

0.101

n-C6

0.078

i-C4

0.098

C7+

0.042

n-C4

0.08

Tutorial 5
The expander is used to decrease the pressure of a high pressure
inlet gas stream to produce an outlet stream with low pressure
and high velocity. A mixture of natural gas (methane, ethane and
propane) at 25oC and 20 bar is fed into an expander that has 30%
efficiency. The flowrate of the natural gas is 100 kgmole/h and its
outlet pressure from the expander is 5 bar. Use Peng-Robinson
as a fluid package, determine the outlet temperature of the
natural gas.
Component mole fraction
C1

0.5

C2

0.3

C3

0.2
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Tutorial 6
Simulate a material stream containing benzene, propylene,
propane and cumene.

Use PRSV fluid package.

Determine the mass density, molar volume, molar enthalpy,
surface tension and viscosity of the stream.
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Tutorial 7
Add a heater to the simulation in Tutorial 6. Determine the heat
duty required to heat stream S1 to a saturated vapor at 162 kPa.

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