Chapter 2

Equation of State

2.1 Building The Simulation

Problem: Find the specific volume of n-butane at 500 K and 18 atm using the following equation of state:

• Soave-Redlich-Kwong (SRK)

• Peng-Robinson (PR)

The first step in building any simulation is defining the fluid package. A brief review on how to define a
fluid package and install streams is described below. For a complete description, see the previous chapter
(Chapter 1: Starting with HYSYS).

Open a new case

Defining the Simulation Basis

1. Enter the following values in the specified fluid package view:

Components: n-butane

Property package: Soave-Redlich-Kwong (SRK)

2. Click the Simulation button when you are ready to start building the simulation.

Installing a Stream

There are several ways to create streams. (For complete description, see the previous chapter.)

• Press F11. The Stream property view appears, or

• Double-click the Stream icon in the Object Palette.

Defining Necessary Stream

Add a stream with the following values.

In this cell Enter

Name 1

Temperature 500 K

Pressure 18 atm

Molar Flow 100 kmole/h

Composition 1

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Saving

File menu/ Select Save As/ Give the HYSYS file the name EOS SRK then press the OK button.

The final windows will appear as in figure 2-1.

Figure 2-1

Preview the Result using Workbook

To preview the result for the simulation:

1. In the Home Ribbon select Workbook , from Navigation pane; click on Workbook, or click
Ctrl+W as shown in Figure 2-2.

Figure 2-2

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2. Specific volume in HYSYS is defined as Molar Volume. From Figure 2-2, there is no Molar Volume
shown in the Workbook. In order to preview the value of Molar Volume, we have to add it to the
Workbook.

3. To add the Molar Volume or other variables, click on the icon on the left top. The setup window for
Workbook can be viewed as shown in Figure 2-3.

Figure 2-3

4. Under the Variables group, click the Add button at the right side of the window.

5. Window for you to select variables will appear as shown in Figure 2-4.

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 Figure 2-4

6. In the Variable column, scroll down until you find the Molar Volume and then click OK.

7. The Molar Volume value is presented in the Workbook as shown in Figure 2-5.

Figure 2-5

What is the Molar Volume of n-butane?_____________________________________

Analyze the Property using Case Study

In this section, we will analyze the specific volume of n-butane when the temperature is changing. To
achieve this analysis, do the following:

1. In the Navigation pane click on Case Studies or In the Home menu click on icon as
shown in Figure 2-6.

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Either

Figure 2-6

2. Next, click Add button, then Set up view displays as shown in Figure 2-7.

Figure 2-7

3. Click Add button, the Variable Navigator will show as in the figure 2-8. In the Object column select
stream 1, and in the Variable column, select Molar Volume. Then, click OK button.

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 Figure 2-8

4. Repeat step 3 to insert Temperature. The new updated Case Study is shown in Figure 2-9.

Figure 2-9

Figure 2-9 shows the Temperature is the Independent Variable and Molar Volume is the dependent
variable.

5. Give the Low Bound, High Bound and Step Size of the Temperature (oC) as shown in the figure 2-10.
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 Figure 2-10

7. Click the Run button to Run the analysis. Once the analysis finished, click Plots to view the result as
shown in figure 2-11.

Figure 2-11

What can you conclude from this graph?

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The results can be viewed as a Table by click on the Results button

The results can re-arrangement by click on the Transpose Table button.

Changing the Fluid Package

1. Press the Properties button which is located left side, click on the Basis-1 folder in the
Navigation Pane.

2. This should take you to the Fluid Package window. In the Property package selection column, select
Peng Robinson, a message will appear, click No

3. Press the Simulation button located left side to return to the PFD.

4. Preview the result with Workbook and Case Study.

Compare the result using two different fluid packages; Soave-Redlich-Kwong and Peng-Robinson.

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Review And Summary

You have solved a very simple problem to find the specific volume of a pure component sing Aspen
HYSYS. When you use Aspen HYSYS, the parameters are stored in a database, and the calculations are
pre-programmed. Your main concern is to use the graphical user interface (GUI) correctly.

In this chapter, you are able to preview the result using Workbook. Workbook is the most concise way to
display process information in a tabular format. The Workbook is designed for this purpose and extends
the concept to the entire simulation. In addition to displaying stream and general unit operation
information, the Workbook is also configured to display information about any object type (streams,
pipes, controllers, separators, etc.).

You are also should be to analyze the process property using Case Studies. The Case Study is used to
monitor the response of key process variables to changes in your steady state process. After the Case
Study solves, you can view the results in a plot.

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