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Steam Tables in Aspen HYSYS V8.0

1. Objective
Learn how to access Steam Tables in Aspen HYSYS, and how to interpret the Steam Table data.

2. Prerequisites

Aspen HYSYS V8.0

3. Background
Aspen HYSYS offers 2 types of Steam Tables Properties Methods:
Property Method Name

Models (Steam
Tables)

Note
The ASME Steam property method uses the:
1967 International Association for
Properties of Water and Steam (IAPWS,
http://www.iapws.org) correlations for
thermodynamic properties

ASME Steam

NBS Steam

ASME 1967

NBS 1984

STEAM-TA method is made up of different

correlations covering different regions of the P-T
space. These correlations do not provide
continuity at the boundaries, which can lead to
convergence problems and predict wrong trends.
The NBS Steam property methods uses the:
1984 International Association for
Properties of Water and Steam (IAPWS,
http://www.iapws.org) correlations for
thermodynamic properties
Use the NBS Steam property method for pure
water and steam with temperature ranges of
273.15 K to 2000 K. The maximum pressure is
over 10000 bar.

The examples presented are solely intended to illustrate specific concepts and principles. They may not
reflect an industrial application or real situation.

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4. Problem
Using Aspen HYSYS, we want to calculate saturated steam properties from 100C to 300C. We would like to
create a table that displays mass enthalpy, mass entropy, pressure, and density.

Aspen HYSYS Solution:

4.01.

Start Aspen HYSYS V8.0. Select New to start a new simulation.

4.02.

Create a component list. In the Component Lists folder, select Add. Add Water to the component list.

4.03.

Create a fluid package. In the Fluid Packages folder, select Add. Select NBS Steam as the property
package.

4.04.

Go to the simulation environment.

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4.05.

Add a material stream to the flowsheet from the Model Palette. Double click on the stream to open the
property window. Rename this stream STEAM and enter a Mole Fraction of 1 for water.

4.06.

In the navigation pane, go to Stream Analysis and click on the dropdown arrow next to Add and select
Property Table. In the Select Process Stream window that appears, select STEAM and press OK.

4.07.

Next, double click on Property Table-1 to open the property window. Under Independent Variables
select Temperature as Variable 1. Enter a Lower Bound of 100C and an Upper Bound of 300C. Enter
100 for # of Increments. Select Vapour Fraction for Variable 2 and select State for Mode. Enter a value
of 1 for State Values. We are going to be varying the temperature while holding the vapour fraction
constant at 1.

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We must now define the dependent properties that we are interested in viewing results for. Go to the
Dep. Prop form under the Design tab. Select Add. Here we will add Mass Enthalpy, Mass Entropy,
Pressure, and Mass Density.

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Click Calculate to generate the property table. Results can be viewed in the Performance tab of the
property table window.

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5. Conclusion
After completing this exercise you should now be familiar with how to access and interpret thermodynamic
properties for steam using Aspen HYSYS.

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