Optimize Plant Utilities to Reduce Energy Consumption
Learn how to setup plant utilities, such as steam, hot oil, and cooling water to optimize costs and minimize environmental impact of industrial processes, by reducing energy consumption. |
Audience:
Process engineers and designers or anyone looking for the opportunity to learn how to use Aspen Utilities in a more efficient and productive manner |
Training Details
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Course Id:
SUS-U101
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Duration:
2 day(s)
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CEUs Awarded:
1.4
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Level:
Introductory
Benefits
· Reduce the risk involved in making decisions that need to consider utility prices, equipment availability and constraints, efficiency and utility demand · Optimize utility variability by adopting a consistent methodology to model, simulate and analyze energy management business processes |
Approach
· Instruction on basic topics · Discussion about the general approach and the key elements for successful simulations · Observe how the product features contribute to efficient utilities management through instructor-guided demonstrations · Hands-on workshops provide students with many opportunities to use the product and to apply concepts learned in seminar sessions |
Agenda
Develop Utilities Flowsheet • Demonstrate how to access and navigate within the Aspen Utilities application. • Discuss the different utility blocks, streams and port types • Workshop: Build a simple Utilities Flowsheet Expand and Complete the Flowsheet • Discuss the deaerator, flash drum, steam valve, desuperheater and pump specifications in detail • Workshop: Expand the simple flowsheet by adding additional utility blocks Microsoft Excel Interface • Use the Excel interface • Build a graphical representation of a flowsheet in Excel • Discuss how to link and enter simulation data • Workshop: Link given simulation variables to the model Define Utilities Optimization Problem using Excel • Define the optimization problem • Use Excel to set up the optimization problem • Workshop: Add availability and demand profiles Optimize the Flowsheet • Recognize the difference in operating cost between the base operating mode and the optimized operating mode and determine what has changed • Show how to launch Optimization Error Diagnostics, run the Presolver Error Check and review simulation messages • Workshop: Optimize the flowsheet Multi Period Optimization • Show how to use the model to develop a production plan for the next 24 hours • Run Multi Period Optimization to establish the optimum loads on the utility equipment • Workshop: Run Multi Period Optimization to establish the optimum loads on the utility equipment Setting Up Operation Constraints • Show how the performance of a piece of equipment changes with load • Identify and explain optimization limits for blocks and streams with Aspen Utilities • Workshop: Setting up Optimization Limit within an Aspen Utilities flowsheet Using Emission Models • Show how to use emission models to track NOx • Workshop: Setting up Optimization NOx Limit Evaluating CO2 emissions • Show how to use emission models to track CO2 • Workshop: Setting up Optimization with CO2 emission penalty Setting Up of Gas Turbine and Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) • Review of Gas Turbine and HRSG • Workshop: Demonstration of Gas Turbine and HRSG Setting Up of Wind Turbine • Review of Wind Turbine model • Workshop: Demonstration of Wind Turbine Setting Up of Solar Panel • Review of Solar Panel model • Workshop: Demonstration of Solar Panel Introduction to Data Reconciliation • Identify and explain data reconciliation basics • Discuss the different methods in Data Reconciliation • Setup data reconciliation for gas turbine model via Excel interface • Workshop: Reconciliation against given plant data. Review of Automation • Review of automation (VBA) of Aspen Utilities Planner • Workshop: Demonstration of automation capabilities |
Aspen Technology, Inc. awards Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for training classes conducted by our organization. One CEU is granted for every 10 hours of class participation.