In-depth course with 10 hours of content, from basic to advanced.
This course is a practical and in-depth guide to steady-state process simulation, design, and analysis using Aspen Plus V14. It covers essential unit operations and advanced simulation workflows widely used in professional chemical engineering practice.
The course provides high-quality, straight-to-the-point content, including exclusive simulations built specifically for it.
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You will learn how to simulate, design, and analyze key process equipment, including shell-and-tube heat exchangers, distillation columns, chemical reactors, and processes involving solid streams. The course is designed for chemical engineers, process engineers, and engineering students who want to develop strong, industry-relevant simulation skills.
Rather than briefly introducing many unrelated topics, this course focuses on core unit operations and complete process systems. This approach allows you to build a deep technical understanding and gain real hands-on experience with steady-state simulations. The content progresses logically from fundamental modeling concepts to advanced applications, ensuring a consistent and realistic learning curve.
In this course, you will use the Exchanger Design and Rating (EDR) module to simulate and evaluate shell-and-tube heat exchangers under realistic operating conditions. You will learn how to define geometry, operating parameters, and thermal specifications, as well as how to analyze heat transfer performance, pressure drop, and design feasibility within steady-state process simulations.
Throughout the course, you will learn how to:
• Simulate, size, and rate shell-and-tube heat exchangers
• Design and simulate distillation columns with emphasis on vapor–liquid equilibrium and separation performance
• Model chemical reactors using steady-state approaches
• Perform process simulations involving solid streams
• Define operating conditions, thermodynamic property methods, and equipment geometry
• Analyze pressure drops, heat transfer performance, reaction conversion, separation efficiency, and overall process performance
• Interpret key simulation results and engineering performance indicators
You will also work with realistic industrial-style case studies, applying Aspen Plus to problems that closely reflect real-world engineering practice in chemical and process industries.
Learn how to write an effective prompt for Artificial Intelligence systems, such as ChatGPT, to select appropriate thermodynamic models.
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Course Scope
This course focuses exclusively on steady-state process simulation using Aspen Plus. Dynamic or transient simulations, process control studies, and Aspen Dynamics are not included.
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No prior experience with Aspen Plus is required. Through clear and hands-on lessons, you will progress from basic process modeling to advanced steady-state simulation workflows. By the end of the course, you will be able to simulate complete processes, design unit operations, and analyze complex systems with confidence.
