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Teaching Modules Description
1. Motivation for Creation
The motivation for creating these teaching modules is to augment the chemical engineering
curriculum with Aspen Plus examples. The goal is to facilitate the use of simulation and engineering
tools across the curriculum. Aspen Plus allows for the solution of problems more complex than those
solvable with pencil and paper, but not without a learning curve. Example problems and solutions have
been documented to aid in teaching subjects which students take earlier and introduce Aspen Plus
solutions to their toolbox.
The teaching modules are written to address a specific target area in the hope that the problem
which is solved in the module adds to the classroom lesson on the subject. The examples were designed
to be completely modular, and so only rely on students having the prerequisites listed in the beginning
of the document. The steps are delineated and screen-captured so the students learn to use Aspen Plus
as they learn the chemical engineering material.

2. List of Materials

Each module has a PDF file with a lesson objective, list of prerequisites, problem
background, problem statement, Aspen Plus solution, and summarizing conclusion.
There is also a solution file for the module, and starting points for those that require it; if
there is a starter file, it is listed in the prerequisites section in the PDF file.
A sample presentation is also included with each module which introduces the problem
statement in the module.

The documentation file, solution file, presentation and any other files have a unique identifier
and the identifier is contained in the file name first, followed by the module title. The lessons
are listed in Table 1: Lessons by Module, with their identifier and target subject.

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Table 1: Lessons by Module

Module

Reactors

Thermodynamics / Flash

Distillation

Lesson

Lesson Id

Batch - CIStoTRANS

RX-001

*Updated

Batch - Esterification

RX-002

*Updated

CSTR - CIStoTRANS

RX-003

*Updated

CSTR Series - CIStoTRANS

RX-004

*Updated

CSTR Series - Esterification

RX-005

*Updated

PFR - CIStoTRANS

RX-006

*Updated

PFR - Esterification

RX-007

*Updated

RSTOIC - Combustion

RX-008

*Updated

Thermodynamic Data

Thermo-001

*Updated

Flash Model

Thermo-002

*Updated

Steam Table

Thermo-003

*Updated

Heat of Vaporization

Thermo-004

*New

Steam Engine

Thermo-005

*New

Refrigeration

Thermo-006

*New

Maximum Fill Volume in Propane Tank

Thermo-007

*New

Car Engine

Thermo-008

*New

Txy Diagram

Thermo-009

*New

Txy Diagram

Thermo-010

*New

Txy Diagram -VLLE

Thermo-011

*New

PT Envelope

Thermo-013

*New

Retrograde Behavior

Thermo-014

*New

Ternary Maps LLE

Thermo-016

*New

Ternary Maps

Thermo-017

*New

Wilson Model

Thermo-018

*New

Flash Removal of H2

Thermo-019

*New

Decanter

Thermo-020

*New

Residue Curve Map

Thermo-021

*New

C2 Splitter

Dist-001

*Updated

Ethanol / Water - Ethanol dehydration

Dist-002

*Updated

C2 Splitter using DSTWU

Dist-003

*Updated

Phase Rule

Dist-004

*New

Reactive Distillation

Dist-005

*New

DSTWU Model

Dist-006

*New

DISTL Model

Dist-007

*New

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Material / Energy Balance

Dynamics

Design

Physical Properties

Acetone Water Separation

Dist-008

*New

Extraction

Dist-009

*New

Pressure Swing

Dist-010

*New

Azeotropic Distillation

Dist-011

*New

Extractive Distillation

Dist-012

*New

Column Solution Multiplicity

Dist-016

*New

Cyclohexane flowsheet

Matbal-001

*Updated

Mixer

Matbal-002

*New

Dynamic Analysis of CSTR

Dyn-001

*Updated

Dynamic Analysis of PFR

Dyn-002

*Updated

Cyclohexane flowsheet

Dyn-003

*Updated

NH3 Open Loop Flowsheet

Design-001

*Updated

NH3 Closed Loop Flowsheet

Design-002

*Updated

NH3 Integrated Costing

Design-003

*Updated

Vapor Pressure

Prop-001

*New

Vapor Pressure

Prop-002

*New

Pure Component Properties

Prop-003

*New

Drawing Molecules

Prop-004

*New

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The examples presented are solely intended to illustrate specific concepts and principles. They may
not reflect an industrial application or real situation.

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