One Minute Process Engineering: Generate an Air Cooler Datasheet from Hysys, ProMax and Unisim

 Process engineers use different simulation software, such as Hysys, ProMax and Unisim. We also spend lots of time on extracting data from the simulation software to create process data sheets. Do you ever dream to create process datasheets from various simulation software in just one minute?

Hydrogen Liquefier with Helium Brayton Cycle and Liquid Nitrogen

Do you ever wonder how hydrogen can be liquefied? Hydrogen is the first element in the Periodic Table, but it has the second lowest boiling point temperature of -423 F. Do you ever wonder who has the lowest boiling point temperature? The answer is Helium, the 2nd element in the Periodic Table. How about the third and the fourth lowest boiling point? They are Neon and Nitrogen. Because of the low boiling temperature, so Helium, Neon and Nitrogen are commonly used to liquefy hydrogen. In today's video, a helium Brayton cycle and liquid nitrogen are used to liquefy hydrogen.

Guofu Delivered a Presentation about WHOLE Amine Plant Modeling at 2021 Aspentech Conference

 Guofu delivered a presentation at 2021 Aspentech Conference virtually,  titled "Model WHOLE Carbon Capture Plant Using Aspen HYSYS and Aspen EDR".

Guofu Talked How to Accurately Predict the Performance of the WHOLE Amine Plant at 2021 GPA Convention

 Guofu delivered a presentation at 2021 GPA Convention in San Antonio titled "Accurately Predict the Performance of the WHOLE Amine Plant".

Use Steam Methane Reformer SMR to Produce Hydrogen

Introduction

Hydrogen is becoming a hotter and hotter topic. Do you know how hydrogen is produced? One popular method to produce hydrogen is through a steam methane reforming process.

Overview

Generally speaking, there are 6 process modules to produce hydrogen. First methane and steam react in the heating & reaction module, then it is cooled to ambient temperature before sending to a Pressure Swing Adsorption or PSA module to get the pure hydrogen. The final step is to compress hydrogen to the required pressure. Along with the 4 main process modules, we also need to have a steam module to produce steam and a flue gas module to provide all the heat needed in the process.

Methane feed is first split to 2 parts. The major part will be converted to hydrogen and the other part will be burned to provide the heat required. I will first go through the 4 main process modules and then come back to the 2 utility modules.

How to estimate your ASU power consumption with your calculator, not your computer

Guofu just published a paper on "Chemical Engineering Progress" magazine, that featured how to estimate your cryogenic air separation units power consumption with your calculator, not your computer.

Guofu delivered a presentation in AICHE conference about two phase PSV

Guofu delivered a presentation in AICHE conference about two phase PSV on 10/1/2019 in Sugar Land, TX

Guofu just finished a 3-day AutoCAD training at University of Houston Downtown

Guofu just finished a 3-day AutoCAD training at University of Houston Downtown

Guofu is presenting a poster in Aspentech Optimize 2019 conference

Guofu is presenting a poster in Aspentech Optimize 2019 conference in Houston in May 2019. Come to the poster to check it out how Guofu utilizes Aspentech Optimizer to optimize capital cost, operational cost and revenue from products sold, for a RSV gas processing cryo plant.

Guofu developed a method to find actual PSV choke pressure

Based on the easier two phase PRV method developed by Guofu, a new method is further developed to capture the actual PSV choke pressure for single phase, two phase, and super-critical conditions, instead of the ideal choke pressure. This presentation was delivered on DIERS meeting in Houston on 5/7/2018