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In contrast, the simulation was carried out in Aspen, to evaluate
Introduction the difference in the calculated results; for this case the
following values were obtained.
Table 5. Dimensions
Absorber Stripper
AC (m2) 54,0408 149,5037
D (m) 8,2950 13,7969
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uses this energy charge to heat the liquid effluent of the absorber requirement. One recommendation is to operate the
and reduce the energy demand of the reboiler. A shell and tube equipment at high pressures in order to reduce Henry's
heat exchanger were used to raise the temperature of the constant and make separation easier.
absorber exit liquid from 22ºC to 190ºC, reducing the The incorporation of the reboiler to the trawl system allows
temperature of the stripper exit liquid from 213ºC to 52ºC. reducing transport costs and production of superheated
steam. In addition, the heat exchanger allows to reduce the
energetic demand of the reboiler taking advantage of the
CAPEX analysis current of hot liquid that comes out of the stripper.
The main cause of the difference between the results of the
The data that is thrown by Aspen Plus allow to optimize the simulation and the manual calculations is the
expenses of capital with less effort, save time and eliminate the determination of Henry's constant and the influence on the
errors caused by the manual transfer of data between the design balance of O2 and N2 that is not considered in the manual
of the process and the departments of estimation. (Aspentech). calculations.
The costs are evaluated through the Icarus technology, which is According to the simulation carried out in Aspen, a
responsible for following the codes and procedures of the percentage of CO2 recovery of 60% will be achieved for
industry standard design for bulk groups associated with the the flows and conditions established, for this reason the
plant and the planning methods to estimate the cost of the cement producing company can decide to reduce the
project. Four steps are integrated to perform the analysis: recovery to reduce costs and meet the established
1. Activation of the cost engine: It is based on a standard base requirement.
file. The CAPEX analysis allows obtaining the data from a
2. Map of unit operations: diagram of each simulator model to source of high credibility for the high number of variables
one or more process equipment. with which they work (Aspen V9) that allows a comparison
3. Dimensioning of the equipment: it is done using the between the real and theoretical values, and clearly the
simulation data available and the procedure of predetermined necessary figure month to month to work the plant..
size, the missing data are evaluated by the system
4. Economic evaluation and review of results: the calculation of References
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Conclusions