WHAT IS ASPEN O A computer program for steady-state process simulation (aka. process Flowsheeting Q Developed for the simulation of E Chemical petrochemical processes E Coal-based processes E Petroleum Refining E Polymer Processes Q One of many commercially available flowsheeting programs such as E PRO I Simulation Sciences E HYSIM (Hyprotech E Chemcad(Chemstation) 10/1899 ASPen Introduction10/18/99 ASPEN Introduction 2 WHAT IS ASPEN? uA computer program for steady-state process simulation (a.k.a. process Flowsheeting) uDeveloped for the simulation of ð Chemical & Petrochemical Processes ð Coal-based Processes ð Petroleum Refining ð Polymer Processes uOne of many commercially available flowsheeting programs such as ð PRO II (Simulation Sciences) ð HYSIM (Hyprotech) ð ChemCad (Chemstation)