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Aspen will soon launch a series of live Chinese-language courses covering various of Aspen’s chemical engineering software; for specific schedules, please refer to the timetable below. Theme of the first course: Aspen’s official online live course: “Optimizing Heat Exchanger Design and Monitoring Operational Risks” (April 2, 2019, 15:00 – 16:00). Course overview: The Aspen Exchanger Design and Rating (EDR) product series offers the most comprehensive software for heat exchanger design and analysis in the world, combining over 40 years of technical expertise from HTFS and B-JAC. The design optimization and risk monitoring of heat exchangers are often the bottlenecks in process simulation. The heat exchanger models in Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS are only suitable for the conceptual design phase; although Aspen EDR software can be used for the detailed design of heat exchangers, it cannot keep up with changes in the process simulation environment. By using Activated EDR, you can leverage rigorous heat exchanger models to easily optimize heat exchanger performance and troubleshoot issues without leaving the simulation environment. When the process conditions change during process simulation, any operational warnings related to the heat exchanger can be detected immediately. In this course, the presenter will introduce the differences between the heat exchanger models in Aspen EDR and Aspen Plus/HYSYS. A demonstration will also be provided, showing how to convert the simplified heat exchanger model in Aspen Plus into a rigorous model in Aspen EDR, while eliminating any operational risks present in the model. If you are interested in this course, please visit Aspen’s e-learning platform at http://elearning.aspentech.cn/sysConfigItem/selectDetail/728069 to register for this live session, and be sure to join it at 15:00–16:00 on April 2nd. If you do not yet have an account with Aspentech Online School, please apply for a trial account at http://www.aspentech.cn/elearning/, or contact elearning.China@aspentech.com by email. Name, Description, Date, Link. Integration of the EDR heat transfer model with Aspen Plus/HYSYS: This feature integrates the heat exchanger design and calculation (EDR) functionality into Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS, allowing users to easily specify or design accurate heat exchanger models based on process constraints. It is possible to optimize the performance of heat exchangers and troubleshoot issues without leaving the simulation environment. 4/2/2019 http://elearning.aspentech.cn/sysConfigItem/selectDetail/728069 Introduction to MES batches: Batch management is a method commonly used in production and quality control, as well as in traceability management, when manufacturing enterprises advance to a stage of scientific management. This course will use a simple chemical engineering simulation diagram to illustrate how Aspen MES enables batch management, such as golden batch management and monitoring, family trees, as well as batch definition, configuration, and querying via Excel plugins. 4/4/2019 http://elearning.aspentech.cn/sysConfigItem/selectDetail/729172 Rapid economic evaluation during the process design phase: During the conceptual design stage at the early stages of a project, a quick and straightforward economic evaluation of the project/alternative can be carried out using process simulation software (Aspen Plus/Aspen HYSYS). The Activation Costing feature is easy to use; process engineers can employ AspenTech’s cost estimation software (APEA) within Aspen Plus/Aspen HYSYS to quickly estimate the capital costs (CAPEX) and operating costs (OPEX) that need to be taken into account during the design decision-making process, thereby enabling the comparison of various options and their selection. The files generated by the estimation can also be opened in ACCE, facilitating a detailed economic assessment. 4/9/2019 http://elearning.aspentech.cn/sysConfigItem/selectDetail/729290 Use of the Aspen PIMS Solution Evaluation Tool and application examples. Aspen PIMS conducts analyses of various scenarios related to crude oil procurement, product sales, and unit operation management by creating a series of case studies, thereby enabling the development of optimal production plans. Usually, this task is completed in PIMS’ case table, but since the table does not provide any error-checking alerts, users need to enter the names of the tables to be adjusted along with their parameters and the keywords specified by PIMS accurately. Moreover, creating a large number of cases in the table is time-consuming and labor-intensive. To assist users in carrying out this task, PIMS includes a robust solution evaluation tool; through the user interface, it is possible to easily create a large number of cases in order to conduct solution evaluations for crude oil and various products. This course will mainly introduce the interface of this solution evaluation tool as well as its use cases, to help everyone master its various functions and improve work efficiency. 4/11/2019 http://elearning.aspentech.cn/sysConfigItem/selectDetail/729292 Introduction to Aspen Plus’ new hydraulic analysis tool for towers. Aspen Plus’ traditional hydraulic calculation tool, TPSAR, has several drawbacks: the design and calculation functions are separated, the input interface is not user-friendly, there are no hydraulic operation diagrams, and it is complicated to export hydraulic data to software provided by other vendors. To address these issues, AspenTech developed a new tower hydraulics analysis tool called Column Analysis, to assist customers in performing more accurate hydraulics calculations for tower equipment. This course will compare Column Analysis with TPSAR, introducing the new features of Column Analysis as well as its workflow. 4/16/2019 http://elearning.aspentech.cn/sysConfigItem/selectDetail/729310 Adaptive modeling technology – updating models to improve efficiency. After the implementation of traditional APC technologies, over time, changes in production conditions cause the controller models to no longer match the actual equipment, resulting in a loss of efficiency. By utilizing AspenTech’s newly developed adaptive control technology in combination with the Calibrate correction mode, it is possible to get the APC controller up and running more quickly. Models can also be updated while optimizing production, which effectively addresses the issue of model mismatches and helps maintain the controller’s maximum profitability. This course will introduce how to update models in PCWS using the patented Adaptive Modeling technique. 4/18/2019 http://elearning.aspentech.cn/sysConfigItem/selectDetail/729315 Introduction to Aspen Plus for batch process simulation. Nowadays, an increasing number of chemical companies are shifting their focus from bulk chemicals to fine chemicals. The production processes for most fine chemicals are batch or semi-batch processes, therefore software capable of simulating batch processes is required. Aspen Plus integrates existing batch and dynamic simulation tools to enable the simulation of batch processes within a process flow. This course will introduce the operational characteristics of batch processes in Aspen Plus, batch equipment, as well as the improved batch distillation module. 4/23/2019 http://elearning.aspentech.cn/sysConfigItem/selectDetail/729318 Introduction to APS Terminal Scheduling. Aspen Petroleum Scheduler is a product developed by AspenTech for the daily production scheduling in refineries; we refer to it as APS. Users can introduce various types of data into APS, add scheduling events, and carry out production planning. As a functional suite of APS, the terminal scheduling kit is designed to help users address in an integrated manner the scheduling issues related to the docking of oil tankers and the loading/unloading of oil products, thereby reducing the financial losses incurred by refineries due to high demurrage fees. This course will cover the model elements and key functional algorithms in the APS port scheduling suite. 4/25/2019 http://elearning.aspentech.cn/sysConfigItem/selectDetail/729319