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Summary of Aspen Property Methods

Ideal Property Methods
Ideal Property Method K-Value Method
IDEAL Ideal Gas/Raoult's law/Henry's law
SYSOP0 Release 8 version of Ideal Gas/Raoult's law

Equations of State
Abbreviation Equation of State
Lee-based Methods
BWR-LS BWR Lee-Starling
LK-PLOCK Lee-Kesler-Plöcker
Peng-Robinson-based Methods
PENG-ROB Peng-Robinson
PR-BM Peng-Robinson with Boston-Mathias alpha function
PRWS Peng-Robinson with Wong-Sandler mixing rules
PRMHV2 Peng-Robinson with modified Huron-Vidal mixing rules
Redlich-Kwong-based Methods
PSRK Predictive Redlich-Kwong-Soave
RKSWS Redlich-Kwong-Soave with Wong-Sandler mixing rules
RKSMHV2 Redlich-Kwong-Soave with modified Huron-Vidal mixing rules
RK-ASPEN Redlich-Kwong-ASPEN
RK-SOAVE Redlich-Kwong-Soave
RKS-BM Redlich-Kwong-Soave with Boston-Mathias alpha function
Other Methods
SR-POLAR Schwartzentruber-Renon
Activity Coefficient Methods
Abbreviation Liquid Activity Coefficient Vapor Fugacity Coefficient
Pitzer-based Methods
PITZER Pitzer Redlich-Kwong-Soave
PITZ-HG Pitzer Redlich-Kwong-Soave
B-PITZER Bromley-Pitzer Redlich-Kwong-Soave
NRTL-based Methods
ELECNRTL Electrolyte NRTL Redlich-Kwong
ENRTL-HF Electrolyte NRTL HF Hexamerization model
ENRTL-HG Electrolyte NRTL Redlich-Kwong
NRTL NRTL Ideal gas
NRTL-HOC NRTL Hayden-O'Connell
NRTL-NTH NRTL Nothnagel
NRTL-RK NRTL Redlich-Kwong
NRTL-2 NRTL (using dataset 2) Ideal gas
UNIFAC-based Methods
UNIFAC UNIFAC Redlich-Kwong
UNIF-DMD Dortmund-modified UNIFAC Redlich-Kwong-Soave
UNIF-HOC UNIFAC Hayden-O'Connell
UNIF-LBY Lyngby-modified UNIFAC Ideal gas
UNIF-LL UNIFAC for liquid-liquid systems Redlich-Kwong
UNIQUAC-based Methods
UNIQUAC UNIQUAC Ideal gas
UNIQ-HOC UNIQUAC Hayden-O'Connell
UNIQ-NTH UNIQUAC Nothnagel
UNIQ-RK UNIQUAC Redlich-Kwong
UNIQ-2 UNIQUAC (using dataset 2) Ideal gas
VANLAAR-based Methods
VANLAAR Van Laar Ideal gas
VANL-HOC Van Laar Hayden-O'Connell
VANL-NTH Van Laar Nothnagel
VANL-RK Van Laar Redlich-Kwong
VANL-2 Van Laar (using dataset 2) Ideal gas
WILSON-based Methods
WILSON Wilson Ideal gas
WILS-HOC Wilson Hayden-O'Connell
WILS-NTH Wilson Nothnagel
WILS-RK Wilson Redlich-Kwong
WILS-2 Wilson (using dataset 2) Ideal gas
WILS-HF Wilson HF Hexamerization model
WILS-GLR Wilson (ideal gas and liquid enthalpy Ideal gas
reference state)
WILS-LR Wilson (liquid enthalpy reference Ideal gas
state)
WILS-VOL Wilson with volume term Redlich-Kwong
Specialty Methods
Abbreviation K-value Method Application
AMINES Kent-Eisenberg amines model H2S, CO2, in MEA,
DEA, DIPA, DGA
solution
APISOUR API sour water model Sour water with NH3,
H2S, CO2
BK-10 Braun K-10 Petroleum
SOLIDS Ideal Gas/Raoult's law/Henry's law/solid activity Pyrometallurgical
coefficients
CHAO-SEA Chao-Seader corresponding states model Petroleum
GRAYSON Grayson-Streed corresponding states model Petroleum
STEAM-TA ASME steam table correlations Water/steam
STEAMNBS NBS/NRC steam table equation of state Water/steam

Property Methods Decision Diagram Yes NRTL

UNIQAC A
etc.

Yes Liq-Liq

ELECNRTL WILSON
NRTL
No A
UNIQAC
Yes etc.
Yes
Interaction
Yes Parameters
Available?
Liq-Liq UNIF-LL A

No
UNIFAC
Pr < 0.1 &
No UNIF-LBY A
T < Tci
UNIF-DMD
No
Electrolyte Yes
SR-POLAR
Yes
PRWS
Interaction RKSWS
No Parameters PRMHV2
Available? RKSMHV2

Property Method Polar or WILS-NTH, WILS-HOC,

Choice T < Tci NRTL-NTH, NRTL-HOC,
PENG-ROB PSRK UNIQ-NTJ, UNIQ-HOC,
No Dimers UNIF-HOC
PR-BM RKSMHV2
Yes LK-PLOCK
RK-SOAVE
RKS-BM
No Degree of
No Pseudo Polymerization
Components CHAO-SEA Yes
Yes GRAYSON
BK10

Hexamers WILS-HF
No High Pressure? Vapor-phase
A
Association?

BK10
No
IDEAL

No
WILSON, WILS-RK, WILS-LR, WILS-
GLR, NRTL, NRTL-RK, NRTL-2,
UNIQUAC, UNIQ-RK, UNIQ-2, UNIFAC,
UNIF-LL, UNIF-LBY, UNIF-DMB