Course: Assignment ASPEN Model credits: 2
- Course code
- ZWVH20RAP
- Name
- Assignment ASPEN Model
- Study year
- 2020-2021
- ECTS credits
- 2
- Language
- English
- Coordinator
- C.B. Vogt
- Modes of delivery
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- Teaching method 1
- Assessments
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- Design of an ASPEN Model - Other assessment
Learning outcomes
The student who successfully completes this course will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the various types of biofuels and their capabilities/suitability to particular mobility applications and engines;
- Demonstrate understanding of end-use specifications (including purity, storage) for biofuels and how these relate to the processing of the biofuels from raw materials;
- Perform material and energy balances over sub-processes and processes involved in a bio-refinery using Aspen Plus;
- Model a biofuel production plant using Aspen Plus and calculate energy conversion efficiencies (and other relevant factors);
- Evaluate the (liminal) business case of a modeled production facility which meets appropriate specifications for the produced bio-fuel.
Content
The course is ultimately evaluated by means of a report evaluating the model and business case of a biofuel production facility or (whole) bio-refinery unit modeled by the student in Aspen Plus. The report should include a background on the biofuel produced and it’s (most significant) mobility application(s), the relevant end-use specifications of the product, the results of the model (including relevant material and energy balances), and a detailed economic evaluation of the model including a Discounted Cash Flow Rate of Return and determination of the break-even point.
Included in programme(s)
School(s)
- Institute of Engineering