Application of process simulators in chemical engineering process design -natural gas separation plant case study
Software for chemical processes modeling and simulation, in the past few decades, play an important role in the development of chemical-process industry with their growing capabilities and wide range of application. Usage of process simulators in Serbia for the process design is very limite...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Association of Chemical Engineers of Serbia
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Hemijska Industrija |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0367-598X/2014/0367-598X1400002S.pdf |
| Summary: | Software for chemical processes modeling and simulation, in the past few
decades, play an important role in the development of chemical-process
industry with their growing capabilities and wide range of application. Usage
of process simulators in Serbia for the process design is very limited. This
paper gives a brief overview of the numerous process simulators that are used
in the chemical-process industry today. The conceptual design is responsible
for most of the investment costs in chemical process industry. Importance of
precise design on preliminary level is obvious. Wrong decisions made at the
conceptual level could be carried out throughout the chain in process design
to the detailed design procedures and procurement of equipment. Although
preliminary design phase comprises only about 2% of the total cost of the
project, it contributes significantly to the reduction of cost of the project
by more than 30%. Therefore process simulators play important role in
elimination of unnecessary errors in basic process design. Here is also shown
a case study of parallel process simulated in different process simulators
which tests the results, the reliability and usefulness of these programs in
solving specific engineering tasks. Comparison of given simulation results
confirm that the modern process simulators are at high level of confidence,
no matter they are based on different models, equations, methods, operations,
interfaces or data bases. Usage of software speeds up the arrival of
optimized solution during the design and the operational procedures.
Therefore software have significant impact on reducing time of pre-project
phase such as research, conceptual design, and proving project abilities.
It’s development lead to faster commercialization of industrial ideas.
[Projekat Ministartsva nauke Republike Srbije, br. TR 34009] |
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| ISSN: | 0367-598X 2217-7426 |