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Aspen Plus Conceptual Design Of Basic Raw Hard Water Treatment And Softening Operation

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  • Abdulhalim Musa Abubakar

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Modibbo Adama University, P.M.B 2076, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria)

  • Musa Askira Abubakar

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Modibbo Adama University, P.M.B 2076, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria)

  • Moses NyoTonglo Arowo

    (Department of Chemical & Process Engineering, Moi University. Postal Address 3900-30100, Eldoret-Kenya)

  • Peter Simon

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), P.M.B 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria)

  • Luqman Buba Umdagas

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), P.M.B 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria)

  • Tahiru Saka

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), P.M.B 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria)

  • Siddiq Nasar

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, BUITEMS, Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan)

  • Bukar Ibrahim Askira

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), P.M.B 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria)

  • Saroj Raj Kafle

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, South Korea)

Abstract

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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  • Abdulhalim Musa Abubakar & Musa Askira Abubakar & Moses NyoTonglo Arowo & Peter Simon & Luqman Buba Umdagas & Tahiru Saka & Siddiq Nasar & Bukar Ibrahim Askira & Saroj Raj Kafle, 2023. "Aspen Plus Conceptual Design Of Basic Raw Hard Water Treatment And Softening Operation," Engineering Heritage Journal (GWK), Zibeline International Publishing, vol. 7(2), pages 178-190, Water tre.
    • Handle: RePEc:zib:zbngwk:v:7:y:2023:i:2:p:178-190
    DOI: 10.26480/gwk.02.2023.178.190
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