Introduction to Aspen Adsorption

Course ID : EAP288

Duration In-class (в days) : 2 days

Duration Online : 2 days

Сurriculum : in-class, Virtual Instructor-Led Training - ONLINE

Delivery : 26.08.2025 - 27.08.2025

Price : $1 290

Overview

Acquire the skills to set up and solve the dynamic simulation problems in adsorption. Gain first-hand experience in working within the Aspen Adsorption simulation environment. Apply Aspen Adsorption to build and execute simulations rapidly.

Audience for this course

Scientists and engineers involved in the design, operation, optimization, and analysis of industrial gas adsorption processes such as pressure swing adsorption, temperature swing adsorption and vacuum swing adsorption.

Prerequisites for this course

Understanding of industrial adsorption processes an advantages.

Outcomes

Gain first-hand experience and confidence in working within the Aspen Adsorption simulation environment
Apply Aspen Adsorption to build and execute simulations rapidly
Enhance the customer’s ability to succeed in their application of Aspen Adsorption, and thus reap the technical and business benefits as soon as possible

Outline

Graphical User Interface Basics and Physical Properties

Learn to access and navigate the Aspen Adsorption graphical user interface
Explain the methods for supplying physical property data
Build flowsheets to simulate typical adsorption processes
Create plots and tables to analyze simulation results
Complete the workshop to gain familiarity with the process of building a simple flowsheet
Workshop: Building a Flowsheet

Introduction to the Heritage Gas Model Library

Identify and explain the heritage gas phase models available in Aspen Adsorption
Discuss and review the reversible flow convention used
Discuss and review the recommended strategy to adopt when constructing new simulations

The Simple Flowsheet (Breakthrough Study)

Discuss and review the simple flowsheet strategy in Aspen Adsorption
Discuss and review the gas_bed, gas_feed and gas_product models
Complete the workshop to do a simple Breakthrough Study in Aspen Adsorption
Workshop: Building Simple Breakthrough Model

The Intermediate Flowsheet

Discuss and review the intermediate flowsheet strategy in Aspen Adsorption
Discuss and review the gas_tank_void and gas_valve models
Complete the workshop to gain familiarity with building on the simple flowsheet to construct, run and review results of an intermediate flowsheet
Workshop: Building Intermediate Flowsheet

The Full Cyclic Flowsheet

Discuss and review the interacting single bed approach to simulating multiple bed processes
Show how to define cyclic operation
Complete the workshop to gain familiarity with creating and running a full cyclic flowsheet using the single bed approach
Workshop: Fully Cyclic Flowsheet

Defining Custom Isotherms

Discuss and review the use of custom isotherms
Describe and review the modeling language for user equations
Complete the workshop to gain familiarity with creating the extended Langmuir isotherm as a flowsheet constraint
Workshop: Create the Extended Langmuir isotherm as a flowsheet constraint

Cyclic Steady State Models

Discuss and review the cyclic steady state library models
Discuss and review the construction of a flowsheet using cyclic steady state models
Complete the workshop to gain familiarity with building a pressure swing adsorption flowsheet using the cyclic steady state models
Workshop: Cyclic Steady State Model (2 Bed N2 PSA Process )

Parameter Estimation

Discuss and review parameter estimation
Estimate isotherm parameters using steady-state estimation
Complete the workshop to gain familiarity with steady-state estimation of isotherm parameters from static measurements
Estimate parameters using dynamic estimation
Complete the workshop to gain familiarity with dynamic estimation of mass transfer coefficient from breakthrough measurements
Workshop: Dynamic Estimation of MTC from Breakthrough Measurement

Diagnostic and Solution Methods

Explain the equation solver group decomposition and variable equivalencing
Explain non-linear system resolution
Discuss and review best practices for user defined equations

Introduce troubleshooting techniques and diagnostic tools