DWSIM/C3/Custom-Unit-Operation-using-Scilab/English
Visual Cue | Narration |
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Title Slide |
Welcome to this tutorial on simulating a Custom Unit Operation using Scilab. |
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Learning Objective |
In this tutorial, we will learn to:
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System Requirements |
To record this tutorial, I am using
But, this process is identical in Linux, Mac OS X or FOSSEE OS on ARM. |
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To practice this tutorial, you should know to-
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The prerequisite tutorials are available on our website.
Spoken-tutorial.org.
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First let us learn what is Scilab CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation.
More information on this is given in the Additional reading material link of this tutorial. |
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We will develop a flowsheet to determine the product stream Temperature, Pressure,
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Temperature: 300 K Pressure: 100000 Pa Mass flow: 10 kg/s
Temperature: 305 K Pressure: 150000 Pa Mass flow: 15 kg/s
Temperature: 310 K Pressure: 200000 Pa Mass flow: 20 kg/s |
Here we give Inlet Stream Conditions of the product stream.
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Now let me open DWSIM (Classic UI). | |
Cursor to Desktop
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To open DWSIM, go to the Desktop.
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User Control Window >> Yes | Click Yes on User Access Control window. |
Point to Welcome to DWSIM window | Welcome to DWSIM window opens.
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File >> New Steady-state Simulation. | Now go to the File menu and select New Steady-state Simulation. |
Point to Simulation Configuration Wizard window. | Simulation Configuration Wizard window appears. |
Click on Next button. | At the bottom, click on the Next button. |
Type Water in the Search tab
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In the Compounds search tab, type Water.
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Type Methanol in the Search tab | Similarly, add Methanol. |
Type Ethanol in the Search tab | Followed by Ethanol. |
Click on Next. | And then click on the Next button at the bottom. |
Point to Property Packages | The Property Packages window opens. |
Property Packages >> Available Property Package
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From Available Property Package list, double-click on Raoult’s Law. |
Click on Next. | Then click on the Next button. |
Point to System of Units | The next option after this, is System of Units. |
System of Units >> SI | Under System of Units, select SI. |
Click on Finish. | Click on the Finish button at the bottom. |
Click on Maximize button. | Let us now maximize the simulation window. |
Cursor on the simulation window. | Let’s insert the feed streams that enter the Custom Mixer. |
Point to Streams. | Go to Streams tab, at the bottom of the main simulation. |
Click and drag Material Streams to the flowsheet | From the displayed list, drag and drop three Material Streams to the Flowsheet. |
Click MSTR-000 | Click on the first material stream named as MSTR-000 |
Type Water | Let’s change the name of this stream to Water. |
Now we will specify the Water stream properties. | |
Point to input data. | Go to Input Data. |
Stream Conditions >> Flash Spec >> Temperature and Pressure (TP) | Under Stream Conditions tab, select Flash Spec as Temperature and Pressure (TP).
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Stream Conditions >>Temperature >> 300 K
Press Enter |
Change Temperature to 300 K and press Enter. |
Stream Conditions >> Pressure >> 100000 Pa
Press Enter |
Change Pressure to 100000 Pa and press Enter. |
Stream Conditions >> Mass Flow >> 10 kg/s
Press Enter |
Change Mass Flow to 10 kg/s and press Enter. |
Input Data >> Compound Amounts | Now let us specify the Water stream compositions.
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Basis >> Mole Fractions | Choose the Basis as Mole Fractions, if not already selected.
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Water: 1 | Now for Water, enter the Amount as 1 and press Enter. |
Methanol: 0 | For Methanol, enter 0 and press Enter. |
Ethanol: 0 | For Ethanol, enter 0 and press Enter. |
Click Accept Changes button | On the right, click on Accept Changes button. |
Similarly, we will define the other two material streams. | |
Click MSTR-001 | Click on the second material stream named MSTR-001. |
Type Methanol | Let’s change the name of this stream to Methanol. |
Now we will specify the Methanol stream properties. | |
Stream Conditions >> Flash Spec >> Temperature and Pressure (TP) | Go to Input Data.
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Stream Conditions >>Temperature >> 305 K
Press Enter |
Change Temperature to 305 K and press Enter. |
Stream Conditions >> Pressure >> 150000 Pa
Press Enter |
Change Pressure to 150000 Pa and press Enter. |
Stream Conditions >> Mass Flow >> 15 kg/s
Press Enter |
Change Mass Flow to 15 kg/s and press Enter. |
Input Data >> Compound Amounts | Now click on the Compound Amounts tab under Input Data. |
Basis >> Mole Fractions | Choose Basis as Mole Fractions. |
Water: 0 | Now for Water, enter the Amount as 0 and press Enter. |
Methanol: 1 | For Methanol, enter 1 and press Enter. |
Ethanol: 0 | For Ethanol, enter 0 and press Enter. |
Click Accept Changes button. | On the right, click on Accept Changes button. |
Click MSTR-002 | Now, click on the third material stream named as MSTR-002. |
Type Ethanol | Let’s change the name of this stream to Ethanol. |
Now we will specify the Ethanol stream properties. | |
Stream Conditions >> Flash Spec >> Temperature and Pressure (TP) | Go to Input Data.
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Stream Conditions >>Temperature >> 310 K
Press Enter |
Change Temperature to 310 K and press Enter. |
Stream Conditions >> Pressure >> 200000 Pa
Press Enter |
Change Pressure to 200000 Pa and press Enter. |
Stream Conditions >> Mass Flow >> 20 kg/s
Press Enter |
Change Mass Flow to 20 kg/s and press Enter. |
Input Data >> Compound Amounts | Then under Input Data click on Compound Amounts tab. |
Basis >> Mole Fractions | Choose Basis as Mole Fractions. |
Water: 0 | For Water, enter the Amount as 0 and press Enter. |
Methanol: 0 | For Methanol, enter 0 and press Enter. |
Ethanol: 1 | For Ethanol, enter 1 and press Enter. |
Click Accept Changes button. | On the right side, click on Accept Changes button. |
Now, let us insert another material stream that exits the custom mixer. | |
Click and Drag Material Stream to the flowsheet | To do that, let us drag one material stream to the flowsheet. |
Let us arrange the streams. | |
We will leave that stream as unspecified. | |
Type Mixed Product | Then we will change the name of this stream to Mixed Product. |
Cursor to CAPE-OPEN tab | At the bottom of the main simulation window, go to CAPE-OPEN tab. |
Click and drag CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation to the flowsheet | Drag and drop CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation to the flowsheet area. |
Cursor to CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation window | Add CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation window opens. |
Point to SciLab Unit Operation.
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From the displayed list, select SciLab Unit Operation.
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Type Custom Mixer. | Let us change the name of this Unit Operation to Custom Mixer. |
Now, we will create the inlet and outlet connection ports for the Custom Mixer. | |
Click Custom Mixer | For this, click on Custom Mixer. |
Click Open CAPE-OPEN Object Editor | From Property Editor window, click on Open CAPE-OPEN Object Editor. |
Point to Scilab CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation window | Scilab CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation window opens. |
Click on Ports tab. | Click on Ports tab. |
Feed ports >> Add | Under Feed ports, there is an Add button at the bottom. |
Click on the Add button | Click on Add button thrice to create three inlet ports for the three input material streams. |
Product ports >> Add | Under Product ports, click on Add button at the bottom.
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Click on Close button. | Click on Close button at the bottom. |
Point to Property Editor Window | Go to the Property Editor Window. |
Go to Connections. | Under Connections, go to inlet tab. |
Click on drop down arrow against Feed 1 Select Water. | Click on the drop-down against Feed 1 and select Water. |
Click on drop down arrow against Feed 2
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Next, click on the drop-down against Feed 2 and select Methanol. |
Click on drop down arrow against Feed 3
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Next, click on the drop-down against Feed 3 and select Ethanol. |
Click on the Outlet tab. | Now click on the Outlet tab. |
Click on drop down arrow against Product 1
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Click on the drop-down against Product 1 and
select Mixed Product. |
Point to all the connections. | All the connections now are complete.
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Click on Open CAPE-OPEN Object Editor | Click on Open CAPE-OPEN Object Editor. |
Click on SciLab tab. | Click on SciLab tab. |
Cursor on the interface. | First we will get the feed properties of the material streams.
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Type:
f2=getFeedProp(2,"flow") f3=getFeedProp(3,"flow") |
Type this code in the Script tab.
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Cursor to f1, f2 and f3 variables. | Here, f1, f2 and f3 are the variables.
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Cursor to getFeedProp command | getFeedProp is the command used to read the specified feed property. |
Cursor to 1, 2 and 3 feed port numbers | 1, 2 and 3 are the feed port numbers in SciLab to which the material streams in DWSIM is connected. |
Cursor to flow keyword | flow is the keyword.
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Type:
h2=getFeedProp(2,"enthalpy") h3=getFeedProp(3,"enthalpy") |
Type this code in the Script tab.
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Cursor to enthalpy keyword | enthalpy is the keyword.
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Type:
p2=getFeedProp(2,"pressure") p3=getFeedProp(3,"pressure") |
Next, type this code.
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Cursor to pressure keyword | pressure is the keyword.
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Now we will code the calculation routine | |
First we will calculate the outlet pressure.
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p=(p1+p2+p3)/3 | Now, type this code.
Outlet pressure is calculated and stored in the variable p. |
Now we will calculate the molar flow rate of the compounds in the output stream. | |
f=f1+f2+f3 | Type this code in the Script tab.
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Now we will calculate the total molar flow rate of the product stream. | |
totF=sum(f) | Type this code in the Script tab.
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Now we will calculate the enthalpy of the product stream. | |
h=((h1*f1)+(h2*f2)+(h3*f3))/f | Type this code.
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Now we will pass the calculated variables to the Mixed Product material stream. | |
setProduct(1,totF,f/totF,"pressure",p,"enthalpy",h) | Type this code.
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Click Test | At the bottom, click Test. |
Point to the Output window | Wait for a few seconds for Scilab script to be executed and display the results in the Output tab. |
Point to the tabs. | Values stored and calculated in all the variables are displayed in the Output tab. |
Click Close button. | Click Close button at the bottom. |
Now we will run the simulation. | |
Click Solve Flowsheet | So, from the toolbar, click on Solve Flowsheet button. |
Click Mixed Product | When the calculations are completed, click on the Mixed Product in the flowsheet. |
Point to Property Editor Window
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Under Stream Conditions, check Temperature, Pressure, Molar Flow. |
Insert >> Master Property Table | Now, go to Insert menu and select Master Property Table. |
Double click on Master Property Table | Double-click on the Master Property Table. |
Point to Configure Master Property Table | Configure Master Property Table window opens. |
Type Stream Wise Results – Custom Mixer. | Enter Name as Stream Wise Results – Custom Mixer. |
Type Material Stream | Enter Object Type as Material Stream.
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Object >> Liquid Product, Vapour Product and Feed | Under Properties to display, select Object as Water, Methanol, Ethanol and Mixed Product. |
Configure Master Property Table>> Property | Under Property, scroll down to see all the parameters.
Temperature Pressure Mass Flow Molar Flow Vapor Phase Molar Fraction Molar Fraction (Mixture) / Water Molar Flow (Mixture) / Water Molar Fraction (Mixture) / Methanol Molar Flow (Mixture) / Methanol Molar Fraction (Mixture) / Ethanol Molar Flow (Mixture) / Ethanol |
Close Configure Master Property Table window. | Let’s close this window. |
Point to the Master Property Table
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Move the Master Property Table for better visibility.
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Let's summarize. | |
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In this tutorial, we have learnt to
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Water – 100 kmol/h Methanol – 100 kmol/h
Temperature Difference: 350 K Pressure Drop: 1.1 atm |
As an assignment,
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About the Spoken Tutorial Project |
Watch the video available at following link.
It summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project. |
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Spoken Tutorial Workshops |
The Spoken Tutorial Project Team
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Please visit this site
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Please post your times queries in this forum. |
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DWSIM Flowsheeting Project |
The FOSSEE team coordinates conversion of existing flow sheets into DWSIM.
We give honorarium and certificates. For more details, please visit this site. |
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TextBook Companion Project |
The FOSSEE team coordinates coding of solved examples of popular books.
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Lab Migration Project |
The FOSSEE team helps migrate commercial simulator labs to DWSIM.
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Acknowledgements |
Spoken Tutorial and FOSSEE projects are funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India. |
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Thanks |
This tutorial is contributed by Kaushik Datta and Priyam Nayak. Thanks for joining. |