ProMax Tutorial

Terry A. Ring
CH EN 4253
 Process Simulation Software
• Steady State Process • Dynamic Process
Simulation Simulation
– AspenPlus – Aspen Dynamics
– ProMax – CADSim
– ChemCad – Simulation Solutions, Inc.
– Hysis
– HySim
– ProSim
– CADSim
– OLI Process Simulator
– KemSimp
– Chemical Workbench Code
– Ascend IV
 Overview
Differences to Aspen
• Aspen
– Next Button
– Many units that perform a given
function
• Degrees of Freedom are chosen
for you
– Setup for kinetic reactions are
tricky
– Accounts for particle sizes
• Simple block models
– Automatic Plant Costing (Icarus)
• ProMax
– More Thermo Package Choices
– Fewer units that perform a given
function
• You choose the Degrees of
Freedom
– Reaction setup is more straight
forward
– Detailed design of
• HX
– Reboilers
– Condensers
• Distillation Columns
– Does not deal with particle sizes
– No Plant Costing
– Some minor bugs not worked out
 Steps to Run
• Aspen (Left Hand Bar) • ProMax
– Title – Environment
– Components • Components
– Thermopackage • Thermopackage
– Process Flow Sheet – Process Flow Sheet
– Feed Stream – Feed Stream
– Unit Specifications – Unit Specifications
• Fixed degrees of freedom • Various degrees of
freedom
– Run
– Run
– Results
– Results
– Report
– Report
 Degrees of Freedom
• Statistical Mechanics –Gasses
– Gives Heat Capacity of Gasses = NR/2
Monatomic Linear molecules Non-Linear
molecules
Position (x, y and z) 3 3 3
Rotation (x, y and z) 0 2 3
Vibration 0 3N - 5 3N - 6
Total 3 3N 3N
 Degrees of Freedom
• Phase Diagram • Process Simulation
– F = C-P+2 • ND= Nvariables-Nequations
• C=Components
• P=Phases
• Nvariables for each stream
• 2 = T and P – Mole fractions
– Mole flow rate
– Enthalpy (T,P)
• Nequations
– Overall Component mole
balance
– Mole fractions add to 1.0
for each stream
– Enthalpy Balance
 Example-I
• Problem 5.12
• Alternatives in preparing a feed. A
process under design requires that 100
lbmol/hr of toluene at 70F and 20 psia be
brought to 450 F and 75 psia.
• Flow sheets using Peng-Robinson
– Boil-Superheat-Compress
– Pump to 75 psi-Boil-Superheat
 Problem -2
• Use Gibbs
CO  2 H 2  CH 3OH
Minimization reactor
in Aspen to determine CO  H 2  H 2O  C ( s)
the products of
reaction at 10 atm and
200 C.
• Feed equimolar in CO
and H2
 Example-4
• Distillation/Flash
• Isopropanol – Water
– 100 lbmole/hr
• Flash at 90C
• Distillation
– R=2
– BUR=3