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Course code: me03spt01

Course name: Process Modeling and Simulation Project

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ECTS credit points: 12

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology

Section of , Equipment for Process Industry

Lecturer(s): J. Gross , P. Colonna,

                    T. Woudstra, H. Kramer

Tel.:  015 - 27 86678 / 82172

Catalog data:

Simulation, Process, System, Energy Conversion, Chemical Plant, Power Plant, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Fluid Dynamics, Steady State Model, Dynamic Model, Process Components, Design, Cogeneration, Trigeneration, Fluid Properties, Simulation Software, Model validation.

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In case of Dutch: Please contact the lecturer about an English alternative, whenever needed.

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Prerequisites (course codes):

Modeling of Processes and Energy Systems, Process Design and Flow Sheeting, Process Dynamics and Control

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Detailed description of topics:

Project to be accomplished by groups of 4 to 5 students.

A modeling and simulation task is defined in a Project Requirements sheet. The task include the use of simulations to perform an optimization. Examples can come from current research activity, real life examples or proposed by the industry and can change from year to year.

It is required to develop the steady state model of a plant and simulate it using Cycle Tempo or Aspen Plus (choice of the type of process). The tools are used to optimize the plant topology

Next to this major task the project requires either to 1) develop and implement a dynamic model using Matlab-Simulink (only a sub-system of the steady state calculation) to study a transient phenomenon and its control implications or 2) to proceed with the dimensioning of the major plant components.

The project requirements contain several goals for the project e.g. thermo-economic optimization, choice of plant configuration, etc..

Results are summarized in a technical report which is also an occasion to give preliminary instructions on technical and scientific writing.

Course material:

  • A library of AspenPlus files, providing (1) physical properties, (2) unit operation blocks and (3) costing blocks
  • Cycle-Tempo exemplary process flow diagrams for the given problem.

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Remarks assessment, entry requirements, etc.:

The evaluation is based on the report and the computer models results

Learning goals:

The student must be able to:

  1. design and implement into a computer program the model of a process

  2. work together in teams, to comply with project requirements that specify a certain process or system design problem

  3. develop the dynamic model of a sub-system and implement it in a specific computer program to study transient phenomena and understand its control implications

  4. make the overall dimensioning of several plant components starting from the results of the steady state simulation of the plant

  5. apply the basic rules of technical reporting, to obtain a report detailing their study

Computer use:

Programs for steady state and dynamic simulations are used to develop process or plant models

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Percentage of design:  100%