Synopses & Reviews
This book provides the reader with a self-study, step-by-step guide to doing thermodynamic calculations in Aspen Plus (Version 8.x). This is done by providing actual screen shots of the Aspen Plus interface to solve example problems of various types, including vapor-liquid, liquid-liquid, vapor-liquid-liquid and chemical reaction equilibria, and simple applications to liquefaction, distillation and liquid-liquid extraction. Because it has been designed for self-study use, it is meant to be assigned to students to use out of class, and not as an in-class textbook. It does not attempt to teach the basics of thermodynamics; it stresses the application of thermodynamics to realistic problems.
Synopsis
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