Using Aspen Plus in Thermodynamics Instruction: A Step-by-Step Guide [Paperback]

A step-by-step guide for students (and faculty) on the use of Aspen in teaching thermodynamics

?Easily-accessible modern computational techniques opening up new vistas in teaching thermodynamics
A range of applications of Aspen Plus in the prediction and calculation of thermodynamic properties and phase behavior using the state-of-the art methods
?Encourages students to develop engineering insight by doing repetitive calculations with changes in parameters and/or models
?Calculations and application examples in a step-by-step manner designed for out-of-classroom self-study
?Makes it possible to easily integrate Aspen Plus into thermodynamics courses without using in-class time
?Stresses the application of thermodynamics to real problems

Preface vii

An Introduction for Students ix

1. Getting Started with Aspen Plus? 1

Problems 9

2. Two Simple Simulations 10

Problems 34

3. Pure Component Property Analysis 36

Problems 55

4. The NIST ThermoData Engine (TDE) 56

Problems 64

5. VaporLiquid Equilibrium Calculations Using Activity Coefficient Models 66

5.1 Property Analysis Method 69

5.2 The Simulation Method 80

5.3 Regression of Binary VLE Data with Activity Coefficient Models 89

Problems 115

6. VaporLiquid Equilibrium Calculations Using an Equation of State 119

6.1 The Property Analysis Method 120

6.2 The Simulation Method 122

6.3 Regression of Binary VLE Data with an Equation of State 129

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