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Title: Advanced System for Process Engineering

Software ·
OSTI ID:1230105

ASPEN (Advanced System for Process Engineering) is a state of the art process simulator and economic evaluation package which was designed for use in engineering fossil energy conversion processes. ASPEN can represent multiphase streams including solids, and handle complex substances such as coal. The system can perform steady state material and energy balances, determine equipment size and cost, and carry out preliminary economic evaluations. It is supported by a comprehensive physical property system for computation of major properties such as enthalpy, entropy, free energy, molar volume, equilibrium ratio, fugacity coefficient, viscosity, thermal conductivity, and diffusion coefficient for specified phase conditions; vapor, liquid, or solid. The properties may be computed for pure components, mixtures, or components in a mixture, as appropriate. The ASPEN Input Language is oriented towards process engineers.

Short Name / Acronym:
ASPEN; 000214D078000
Version:
00
Programming Language(s):
Medium: X; OS: VMS 4.2
Research Organization:
Federal Energy Technology Center, Morgantown
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE/FE
DOE Contract Number:
AC21-81MC14521
OSTI ID:
1230105
Country of Origin:
United States