The Use of Process Simulation for Steady-State and Dynamic Analysis of Plant Behaviour: an Industrial Case Study

摘要

Process modelling tools are widely adopted for the design and optimisation of chemical processes (Pantelides and Britt, 1995; Marquardt, 1996). However, for quite a long time their use has been confined within research centres and highly specialised technical groups. This is especially true for dynamic simulation software, long regarded as a very specific tool requiring considerable expertise. In this work we intend to demonstrate the benefits that process engineers working on the plant may receive from an appropriate use of commercial software currently available for steady state and dynamic simulation. A case-study concerning the purification section of an industrial plant for vinyl chloride monomer production will be considered.