ASPEN PLUS CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF BASIC RAW HARD WATER TREATMENT AND SOFTENING OPERATION

Hard water can cause scaling concerns in pipes, turbines, boilers, and heat exchangers used in mining, oil and gas, and industrial applications. It also interferes with nearly every housekeeping chore, from laundry and dishwashing to bathing and personal hygiene. ENRTL-SR and PITZER property models...

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Main Authors: Abdulhalim Musa Abubakar, Musa Askira Abubakar, Moses NyoTonglo Arowo, Peter Simon, Luqman Buba Umdagas, Tahiru Saka, Mohammad Siddique, Bukar Ibrahim Askira, Saroj Raj Kafle
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Published: Zibeline International 2023-11-01
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author Abdulhalim Musa Abubakar
Musa Askira Abubakar
Moses NyoTonglo Arowo
Peter Simon
Luqman Buba Umdagas
Tahiru Saka
Mohammad Siddique
Bukar Ibrahim Askira
Saroj Raj Kafle
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description Hard water can cause scaling concerns in pipes, turbines, boilers, and heat exchangers used in mining, oil and gas, and industrial applications. It also interferes with nearly every housekeeping chore, from laundry and dishwashing to bathing and personal hygiene. ENRTL-SR and PITZER property models in Aspen Plus V8.8 were chosen during the modelling and simulation of soft water production from a hypothesized hard water stream containing sand. Findings show that, under normal conditions, about 3 m3 of soft pure water can be generated from approximately 40 m3 of raw water using right unit configuration and treatment solvent proportion. Drawbacks which would have address several limitations faced during the simulation, as concluded, can be solved using suggested alternative software tools. Water treatment scientist should try to simulate the same process using Aspen Plus utilizing real data from an existing water treatment facility to correctly test for effectiveness of the software tool. Modification of several existing water treatment plants across the globe to soften water produced is recommended, given its suitability for both domestic and industrial use.
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spelling doaj-art-8d2a652b0a0e4becbc850451b6829d212024-12-13T08:14:00ZengZibeline InternationalEngineering Heritage Journal2521-09042521-04402023-11-017217819010.26480/gwk.02.2023.178.190ASPEN PLUS CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF BASIC RAW HARD WATER TREATMENT AND SOFTENING OPERATIONAbdulhalim Musa Abubakar0Musa Askira Abubakar1Moses NyoTonglo Arowo2Peter Simon3Luqman Buba Umdagas4Tahiru Saka5Mohammad Siddique6Bukar Ibrahim Askira7Saroj Raj Kafle8Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Modibbo Adama University, P.M.B 2076, Yola, Adamawa State, NigeriaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Modibbo Adama University, P.M.B 2076, Yola, Adamawa State, NigeriaDepartment of Chemical & Process Engineering, Moi University. Postal Address 3900-30100, Eldoret-KenyaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), P.M.B 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, NigeriaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), P.M.B 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, NigeriaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), P.M.B 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, NigeriaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, BUITEMS, Quetta, Baluchistan, PakistanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), P.M.B 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, NigeriaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, South KoreaHard water can cause scaling concerns in pipes, turbines, boilers, and heat exchangers used in mining, oil and gas, and industrial applications. It also interferes with nearly every housekeeping chore, from laundry and dishwashing to bathing and personal hygiene. ENRTL-SR and PITZER property models in Aspen Plus V8.8 were chosen during the modelling and simulation of soft water production from a hypothesized hard water stream containing sand. Findings show that, under normal conditions, about 3 m3 of soft pure water can be generated from approximately 40 m3 of raw water using right unit configuration and treatment solvent proportion. Drawbacks which would have address several limitations faced during the simulation, as concluded, can be solved using suggested alternative software tools. Water treatment scientist should try to simulate the same process using Aspen Plus utilizing real data from an existing water treatment facility to correctly test for effectiveness of the software tool. Modification of several existing water treatment plants across the globe to soften water produced is recommended, given its suitability for both domestic and industrial use.https://enggheritage.com/archives/2gwk2023/2gwk2023-178-190.pdfwater treatmentpitzer modelhard watercontaminated waterwater quality standards
spellingShingle Abdulhalim Musa Abubakar
Musa Askira Abubakar
Moses NyoTonglo Arowo
Peter Simon
Luqman Buba Umdagas
Tahiru Saka
Mohammad Siddique
Bukar Ibrahim Askira
Saroj Raj Kafle
ASPEN PLUS CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF BASIC RAW HARD WATER TREATMENT AND SOFTENING OPERATION
Engineering Heritage Journal
water treatment
pitzer model
hard water
contaminated water
water quality standards
title ASPEN PLUS CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF BASIC RAW HARD WATER TREATMENT AND SOFTENING OPERATION
title_full ASPEN PLUS CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF BASIC RAW HARD WATER TREATMENT AND SOFTENING OPERATION
title_fullStr ASPEN PLUS CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF BASIC RAW HARD WATER TREATMENT AND SOFTENING OPERATION
title_full_unstemmed ASPEN PLUS CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF BASIC RAW HARD WATER TREATMENT AND SOFTENING OPERATION
title_short ASPEN PLUS CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF BASIC RAW HARD WATER TREATMENT AND SOFTENING OPERATION
title_sort aspen plus conceptual design of basic raw hard water treatment and softening operation
topic water treatment
pitzer model
hard water
contaminated water
water quality standards
url https://enggheritage.com/archives/2gwk2023/2gwk2023-178-190.pdf
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