CBE 253 (Live)

Chemical and Biological Engineering Computing (2nd half: Aspen Plus)
Spring 2026 - University of New Mexico
Instructor: Dr. Jamie Gomez

Warrant is submitted alongside each homework.
Homework proves simulation completion. Warrant proves engineering reasoning quality.

• Open CBE 253 Notebook
• Open CBE 253 Worked Example

Module Sequence

Session	Date	Topic	Due
1	Mar 24	Intro - Mixers (MIXER)
2	Mar 26	Intro continuation - MIXER + FSPLIT
3	Mar 31	Pressure and temperature changers	HW1 + Warrant HW1
4	Apr 2	Separators (SEP, SEP2, FLASH)
5	Apr 7	Distillation background (DSTWU)	HW2 + Warrant HW2
6	Apr 9	Distillation - RADFRAC
7	Apr 14	Reactors (RSTOIC, RGIBBS)	HW3 + Warrant HW3
8	Apr 16	Reactors (RBATCH, REQUIL)
9	Apr 21	Property analysis: pure and binary systems	HW4 + Warrant HW4
10	Apr 23	Bubble/dew and Delta G of mixing
11	Apr 28	Property method selection	HW5 + Warrant HW5
12	Apr 30	Liquid-liquid equilibrium and ternary analysis
13	May 5	Review and integrated problem work	HW6 + Warrant HW6
14	May 7	Final exam (Aspen only)

Submission Flow

1. Complete homework simulation requirements.
2. Fill notebook sections: 1.0 Prediction, 2.0 Simulation Setup, 3.0 Observed Results, 4.0 Warrant.
3. Export the 2-page report PDF.
4. Submit PDF with .apwz and homework deliverables.