Aspen MUSE™

Design and performance simulation of multi-stream, plate-fin heat exchangers

Aspen MUSE performs a detailed simulation of multi-stream, plate-fin heat exchangers made from brazed aluminum, stainless steel, or titanium. It can be used standalone by the thermal specialist for exchanger design or as an integrated product with AspenTech's steady-state process simulation program, Aspen HYSYS®. Aspen MUSE is a core element of AspenTech’s aspenONE™ Process Engineering applications.

Features

  • Research Based Correlations: Provides models and correlations based on more than 35 years of Aspen HTFS proprietary research, assuring users of reliable designs.
  • Design Mode: Calculates the geometry for a given set of process inlet and outlet conditions.
  • Simulation Mode: Calculates the outlet conditions and performance of a given exchanger from specified inlet conditions.
  • Layer Simulation: Calculates the performance of every layer in a given exchanger from specified inlet conditions. The metal temperatures across the exchanger are also predicted to enable an assessment of the layer patterns.
  • Up to 20 Process Streams: Up to 20 process streams in co-current, counter-current, or crossflow with any complexity of exchanger inlet and outlet geometry.
  • Single Phase, Boiling and Condensing
  • Physical Properties: Specify fluid physical properties, import them from a process simulator, or get MUSE to calculate them using the Aspen COMThermo® properties package.
  • Exchanger Diagrams: Provides guidance for input data review.
  • Integrated with Aspen HYSYS: High-level runtime integration enables engineers to rigorously model heat exchanger operation within the context of the overall process.

Benefits

  • Improved Design: Ideal for manufacturers, engineering companies, and owner operators that require a robust, flexible program with accurate heat transfer and pressure drop methods. Aspen MUSE provides this in a unique commercial package supported by authoritative research-based methods and validation.
  • Improved Process Operations: Rigorous simulation of multi-stream, plate-fin units allows process engineers to optimize performance of LNG, ethylene, and air separation plants.
  • Increased Engineering Efficiency: Internationally accepted Aspen MUSE simulations can be used to evaluate vendor plate-fin designs with confidence.

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