Running the Simulation

The input specifications for this simulation model are complete and the simulation is ready to be run. Run the simulation in any of the following ways:

• From the Aspen Plus menu bar, select Run, and then select Run.

• From the Aspen Plus toolbar, click.

• Click to open the Control Panel and then click from the Control Panel.

• Press F5.

Once the process flowsheet has been fully specified, running the simulation is easy.

1 From the Aspen Plus menu bar, click Run.

The Run menu appears:

2 From the Run menu, select Run.

While Aspen Plus performs calculations for the simulation, the cursor has a stop sign shape. The block being executed is also highlighted in the process flowsheet window. When the

calculations are complete, the cursor returns to the arrow shape. In the status bar at the bottom of the main window, the prompt message Simulation run completed appears on the left, and on the right, the status message Results Available appears in blue.

To Run the Simulation

Getting Started Building and Running a Process Model Aspen Plus Basics • 2-17

Note: If the calculations are completed with errors or warnings, the status message indicates Results Available with Errors and Results Available with Warnings, respectively.

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