Simple Granulation

Example

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 Building a Granulator

The goal of this exercise is to build a simple granulator

model, run it, and review the results.
The completed model we show here is
SimpleGranulationExample

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 New Simulation

Open Aspen Plus and click New

Choose Blank Simulation

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 Components
You will start out in the Properties Environment
Open the Components form on the Navigation Pane and enter Urea
Change the Component ID to UREA-S and the Type to Solid
Click the next button in the Run group on the Home tab

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 Base Method

Select an appropriate base method. The simple example

uses Ideal

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 Flow Sheet
Enter the Simulation Environment and build the flow sheet below
You can find all of the necessary unit operations on the Solids tab on the
model palette

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 Stream Class

In Setup>Solids set the stream class to MIXCIPSD

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 PSD Mesh

In Setup>Solids>PSD, define the PSD mesh as Equidistant, 200

intervals, 0-2 mm

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 Streams
MELT

Define the MELT stream on the Mixed tab (because it is a fluid stream)
Flash Type: Temperature, Pressure Total flow basis: Mass
Temperature: 130 C Total flow rate: 5 kg/sec
Pressure: 3 bar Composition: Mass-frac, Urea-S = 1

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 Streams
RECYCLE

Define RECYCLE on the CI

Solid tab (because it is a solid
stream)
Substream name: CIPSD
Temperature: 90 C
Pressure: 1 bar
Total flow basis: Mass
Total flow rate: 1.2 kg/sec
Composition: Mass-frac,
Urea-S = 1
Particle Size Distribution:
Populate using: A distribution
function
Type of distribution function:
RSSB
Dispersion parameter: 4
D63: 0.9 mm

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 Model Parameters
Granulator

Define GRANULAT - Specifications

Method: Particle growth by
granulation
Cumulative bed mass: 600 kg
Calculation model: Mixed
Growth model: Surface
proportional
Growth rate adjustment factor: 1

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 Model Parameters
Granulator

Define GRANULAT Outlet Flash

Temperature: 90 C
Valid phases: Vapor-Liquid

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 Model Parameters
Screen

Define SCREEN
Deck 1 Deck 2
Over size stream ID: COARSE Over size stream ID: PRODUCT
Selection function: Plitt Selection function: Plitt
Cut size: 1 mm Cut size: 0.25 mm
Separation sharpness: 8 Separation sharpness: 8
Offset of Fines: 0 Offset of Fines: 0
Entrainment specification: Coarse-split Entrainment specification: Coarse-split
Entrainment fraction: 0 Entrainment fraction: 0

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 Define Model Parameters
Crusher

Define CRUSHER Specifications

Outlet PSD calculation method:
Determine outlet PSD from
comminution power and a
distribution function
Distribution function: Rosin
Rammlet Sperling Bennet
Power specification: 2 kW
Select parameter(s): RRSB
dispersion parameter
RRSB dispersion parameter: 3

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 Define Model Parameters
Crusher

Define CRUSHER Specifications

Comminution law: Bonds Law
Bond work index: 8 kWhr/ton

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 Run Simulation

Run the simulation

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 Results
GRANULATOR

To review the results for GRANULAT, open Blocks>GRANULAT>Results

While the results form is active, click on the PSD button in the Plot group
on the Home tab to generate a PSD plot

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 Results
SCREEN

Blocks>SCREEN>Results

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Results
SCREEN

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 Results
SCREEN

Plot the Separation Efficiency (on the Separation Efficiency tab of the
SCREEN Results form)

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 Results
CRUSHER

Blocks>CRUSHER>Results

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