SIMULATION of chemical processes SUBJECT IN THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE

1. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGUCLM SIMULATION of chemical processes SUBJECT IN THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE Maria Luz Sánchez Silva, Jose Luis Valverde Palomino

2. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGUCLM UniversityInstitution. Origin and Evolution

3. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGUCLM 77 universities (50 public + 27 private)

4. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGUCLM

5. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGUCLM THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF SIMULATION OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES SUBJECT • -To introduce process simulators to undergraduate students. • -To train engineers the use of commercial simulation software (Aspen Plus) for the simulation of basic fluid flow operations, heat and mass transfer and the calculation of chemical reactors. • -To simulate the most common chemical processes with Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS software and to compare the obtained results. • -To learn about the process analysis and conceptual designs of chemical processes.

6. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGUCLM Fourth course Controland Instrumentation of Second course Chemical processes First Course Mathematic methods Initiation to and Computing Chemical Engineering applications Basic Operations Mathematics Thermodynamic Applied Chemistry SIMULATION OF Fourth course Third course Separation Processes Chemical Engineering II CHEMICAL II laboratories PROCESSES Chemical Reactors Fluid Mechanics and Chemical Engineering Heat transmission III laboratories Economics and Thermotechnics Industry organization Fifth course Fifth course Advanced Simulation Projects of Processes Simulation and Optimization of Chemical Processes

7. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGUCLM CHEMICAL PROCESS SIMULATION

8. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGUCLM Simulation of ChemicalProcessesProgram • Didactic Unit 1: Simulation with Aspen Plus software. • The development of the simulation and the optimization in the chemical processes. • The introduction to the use of Aspen Plus software. • The simulation of Unit Operations. • The advanced simulation of Separation Operations. • The simulation of chemical reactors. • The development of the process analysis tools for the analysis of chemical processes. • The convergence in chemical processes using commercial Aspen Plus software. • The optimization of chemical processes using commercial Aspen Plus software.

9. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGUCLM Simulation of ChemicalProcessesProgram • Didactic Unit 2: Conceptual design of Chemical Processes • Heuristics for the chemical process synthesis. • Conceptual design of the distillation operation. • Energy conservation and thermodynamic efficiency of the separation operations. • Heat and power integration in the chemical industry.

10. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGUCLM Simulation of ChemicalProcessesProgram • Didactic Unit 3: Simulation of complex processes using Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS software. • Simulation of complex chemical processes using Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS software.

11. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGUCLM Project Work: BTX Separation • The simulation project has to follow the following sequence: • Literature search. • Specification of the objectives (purity, energy integration, etc). • Definition of the calculation basis and the flow diagram. • Simulation of the chemical plant using Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS software. • Preparation of a final report with the developed simulation project. • Oral presentation.

12. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGUCLM • Literature search. • Wauquier, J.P. El refino del petróleo: Petróleo crudo, productos petrolíferos, esquemas de fabricación.Vol I. EditionsTechnip, Paris, France. 1994. • Hidrocarburos aromáticos y productos derivados. • Área de Tecnología Industrial. Grupo TEQUIMA. E.S.I.Industriales, UCLM. • Pino Cahuana, Nilton I. Producción de aromáticos. • Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería. Lima, Perú. • Young Han Kim, DaeWoongChoi, Kyu-Suk Hwang. Industrial Application of an Extended Fully Thermally Coupled Distillation Column to BTX Separation in a Naphtha Reforming Plant. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 20. 2003

13. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGUCLM • Specification of the objectives Purity of aromaticcompounts? Plantoperation? Feedcomposition?

14. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGUCLM Definition of the calculation basis and the flow diagram

15. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGUCLM • Simulation of the chemical plant using Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS software Aspen Plus simulation Aspen HYSYS simulation

16. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGUCLM Preparation of a final report with the developed simulation project

17. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGUCLM Oral presentation and discussion

18. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGUCLM CONCLUSIONS The methodology used in this work has been applied for several years in the subject Simulation of Chemical Processes. The main conclusions that can be drawn are: - A significant success in the achievement of learning outcomes is obtained, and also a high percentage of students that pass the subject every year. - Many outcomes not directly related to the subject but very important for the professional development of chemical engineers are achieved with the methodology used in this subject.

19. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGUCLM SIMULATION of chemical processes SUBJECT IN THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE Maria Luz Sánchez Silva, Jose Luis Valverde Palomino