Setting up the Aspen Plus Simulation

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The steps in setting up the Aspen Plus simulation are outlined below. The rigorous RCSTR model is used, which requires specifying reactions and kinetic parameters. An alternative, which is useful in some systems with reversible reactions, is the RGIBBS reactor module. Kinetic parameters are not required. Chemical equilibrium compositions are calculated for given feed and reactor temperature and pressure. If the forward and reverse reactions are known to be fast, so that the reactor effluent is at equilibrium conditions, the RGIBBS reactor provides a simple way to model a reactor. In Chapter 3 we will illustrate how this type of reactor can incorporate some approximate dynamics for developing control systems. 

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