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Optimizing Heat Exchanger Design with Aspen Exchanger Design & Rating

Comprehensive Heat Exchanger Design Solutions

Aspen Exchanger Design & Rating (EDR) offers a comprehensive set of rigorous heat exchanger models to optimize both CAPEX and OPEX. By integrating heat exchanger designs within Aspen HYSYS® and Aspen Plus®, users can achieve the most optimal designs economically. This software provides activated exchanger design and rating, ensuring seamless data flow across disciplines. With access to the full HTFS heat exchanger research library and compliance with the latest ASME standards, users can be confident in the accuracy and reliability of their designs.

Wide Range of Heat Exchanger Types

The Aspen EDR solution supports the design of all major heat exchanger types, including shell and tube, fired heater, plate, plate-fin, coil-wound, air-cooled, and more. This capability allows engineers to improve the quality of mechanical shell-and-tube exchanger designs and explore innovative solutions for their specific needs. With a vast physical property database containing over 37,000 components, 127 property packages, and 5 million data points, users can rely on accurate simulations and robust modeling for their heat exchanger designs.

Enhanced Operational Excellence

By leveraging Aspen EDR, companies can achieve higher levels of operational excellence through the latest innovations that accelerate their digital journey. The software facilitates concurrent conceptual engineering, enabling seamless integration of all design and project cost estimate functions. This results in lower CAPEX projects and improved project efficiency. Additionally, the energy management capabilities of Aspen EDR empower users to optimize energy use, predict and eliminate energy waste, and enhance the overall efficiency of their processes.

Real-World Applications and Success Stories

Several industries, including bulk chemicals, downstream, specialty chemicals, and more, can benefit from Aspen Exchanger Design & Rating. Case studies like Petrofac's experience demonstrate how the software has helped improve process design accuracy, debottleneck gas processes, and increase capacity significantly. By utilizing Aspen HYSYS with activated EDR models, companies can optimize heat exchanger selection and configuration to achieve tangible results in operational efficiency and cost savings.

Future-Ready Solutions with AspenTech

AspenTech's commitment to innovation is evident in its cloud deployment option for aspenONE Engineering software. This advancement allows companies to access the latest software innovations anytime, anywhere through a web browser, lowering total cost of ownership and accelerating deployment. By embracing digital twin technology, industrial AI, and real-time insights, AspenTech is at the forefront of industrial digital transformation, assisting companies across various sectors like mining, manufacturing, and utilities in optimizing operations and reducing costs.

Sustainable Industrial Transformation with AspenTech Decarbonization Solutions

The Industrial Decarbonization Journey

Industries are a significant source of global resources, economic growth, and employment, impacting daily lives worldwide. However, industrial activities contribute to 28% of global greenhouse gas emissions, highlighting the critical need for decarbonization. To meet the ambitious emissions reduction targets set by the Paris Agreement, industrial processes must undergo a rapid and systemic digital transformation. Emissions need to decrease by 45% by 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5°C, necessitating innovative decarbonization strategies.

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Empowering Manufacturing Efficiency with Aspen Production Execution Manager™

Accelerate Time-to-Market with Procedural Automation

Aspen Production Execution Manager™ offers a cutting-edge solution to empower manufacturing processes, enabling companies to accelerate their time-to-market by executing work orders faster, accurately, and consistently. By digitalizing paper-based manufacturing, this platform introduces procedural automation and electronic batch records, revolutionizing traditional workflows. This digital transformation aligns seamlessly with industrial standards, including ERP interface and procedure control following ISA-95, ISA-88, and BPMN guidelines, ensuring vertical integration between ERP systems and the shop floor. Streamlined implementation is facilitated through a standardized library of configurable templates that can be tailored to meet the specific requirements of existing processes, promoting efficiency and ease of adoption.

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Unlocking Refinery Optimization with Aspen GDOT™

Integrating Planning, Scheduling, and Advanced Process Control

Aspen GDOT™ offers a cutting-edge solution for refineries to enhance margins and achieve sustainability goals through the seamless integration of planning, scheduling, and advanced process control in a closed-loop system. This innovative technology has a proven track record of success, providing dynamic real-time optimization across multiple process units powered by Industrial AI. By leveraging Aspen GDOT™, companies can significantly improve energy efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions, aligning with the latest industry standards and environmental regulations.

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Enhancing Distribution Grid Management with AspenTech OSI Advanced Distribution Management System

Introduction to AspenTech OSI Advanced Distribution Management System

AspenTech OSI Advanced Distribution Management System™ (ADMS) offers an integrated solution suite designed for the active management of distribution grids. This comprehensive system includes advanced applications for outage management, distributed energy resource management, and more. Aimed at enabling resiliency and operational excellence through intelligent automation from the grid edge to the control room, ADMS provides a holistic approach to distribution grid management.

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Optimize Your Production Schedules with Aspen Plant Scheduler™

Streamline Production with Detailed Scheduling of Production Assets

Aspen Plant Scheduler™ offers a comprehensive solution for refining operations, allowing you to increase throughput and reduce costs by creating and managing optimal schedules for continuous, semi-continuous, and batch operations. The software enables detailed scheduling of production assets, allowing you to model your facility's unique constraints with highly configurable features. This flexibility ensures quick adaptability to evolving supply chain complexities, creating high-fidelity production schedules that optimize your resources efficiently.

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