Hello, I’m a student currently working on a simulation of dimethyl ether (DME) production from syngas using Aspen Plus. I’m using an RPlug reactor at 270°C, with the following configuration:

  • Number of tubes: 200
  • Tube diameter: 9 cm
  • Tube length: 4 meters

However, when I try to perform an economic evaluation, I get the following errors:

  • "Sizing error: No appropriate utility available. Please check the utility specification file."
  • "ERROR> 'HE - 5' QUESTION MARK FOUND IN NUMERIC DATA"
  • "ERROR> 'HE - 5' INCORRECT TEMA TYPE SYMBOL"
  • "ERROR> 'HE - 5' EITHER SURFACE AREA OR NUMBER OF TUBES MUST BE SPECIFIED"

Has anyone encountered similar issues before? Any suggestions on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You

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