I am going to find the optimal heat and mass integration in a plant. In this plant different streams have variable flow rate over time. I am going to determine the optimum heat exchange network and mass integration between all the streams. Is there any module of aspen to do that?
Thank you
Hello,
What you are proposing is a very challenging task, even more, if you are considering the problem simultaneously. If this not the case you could try to optimize first your mass network (no module in Aspen for this) by using other modellers (e.g. GAMS, MatLab...). Once the optimal network is achieved, then you can go back to Aspen and set up the new flowsheet (flow rates, mixing, reaction and separation operations). After that, you can carry out the heat integration since there is the Energy Analysis tool in Aspen for this.
I'm not sure how good could be Aspen Custom Modeller for what you want to do, but you always can take a look.
Best regards
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