Computational Modelling using

SuperPro Designer ®

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Intelligen, Inc.

Process Problems: Design, Operation, Control, Optimisation, Management etc.

� Computational Modelling helps to understand the problems more

efficiently using mathematical tools

Also Mathematical Tools help:

-To design experiments efficiently

-To evaluate the process quickly

-To generate process data when experiment is extremely difficult or

expensive

-To gain a deep insight of the process

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Who is Intelligen, Inc.?

Established in the early 90’s - MIT spin off

BioPro Designer

SuperPro Designer

Biotechnology

Bio-Fuels

Fine Chemicals

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Water Purification

Wastewater Treatment

Air Pollution Control

BatchPro Designer

EnviroPro Designer

Fine Chemicals

Pharmaceuticals

Food Processing

Mineral Processing

ScheduleProScheduling and Debottlenecking

of Multi-Product Facilities

Tool Description – Overview

•Intuitive User Interface

•Wide variety of unit operation models

•Databases for components and

mixtures

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mixtures

Can do batch and continuous processes

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User Interface of SuperPro Designer

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Design Case

All necessary information to describe the process:

� materials, utilities, unit procedures, equipment, streams,

flowsheet

Goals:

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Goals:

•Mass and energy balances,

•Equipment sizing and costing,

•Process Scheduling & Cycle Time Analysis (in batch

processes)

•Cost-of-goods analysis,

•Project economic evaluation,

•Throughput analysis and Debottlenecking

•Environment impact assessment.

•Detailed Reports and Charts for the Above

Main Toolbar

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Development of a design case

1. Specify Overall Mode of Operation.

2. Register Pure Components and Mixtures

3. Build Flowsheet

4. Initialise Operations in Procedures

5. Initialise Input Streams

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5. Initialise Input Streams

6. Initialise Process Scheduling

7. Define Process Sections (optional)

8. Adjust Convergence Parameters (optional)

9. Solve Mass and Energy Balances

10. View Simulation Results

Economic evaluation, throughput analysis (debottlenecking) and environmental

impact assessment

- Economic parameters + Economic Calculations + Reports

- Adjust annual production by scaling up or scaling-down the process

throughput

- View Throughput Analysis Results

- View Environmental Impact Assessment

- View Emissions Report

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See “Step-by-Step Guide to Simulation” in SuperPro Designer Help

1. Specify Overall Mode of Operation

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2. Register Pure Components and Mixtures

Selection of problem components can be made from three possible data bank:

(1) Designer DB (2) User’s DB (3) DIPPR commercial DB

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2. Register Pure Components and Mixtures contd...

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2. Register Pure Components and Mixtures contd...

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3. Build Flowsheet• Add a Procedure: (A sequence of one or more operations, all taking place in the same

piece of equipment)

* Add a Unit Operation: (not required for continuous mode of operation)

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•Add Intermediate Streams, Input and Output Streams (be in Connect

Mode)

* Draw a stream from the source point to the destination point

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Output stream

Intermediate stream

Input stream

4. Initialise Operations in Procedures

• Specify the operating parameters

• I/O Dialog of the operation (right-click on unit procedure + Operation Data)

� Oper. Cond’s Tab

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• Equipment Dialog (right-click on unit procedure + Equipment Data)

� sizing and selection option

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5. Initialise Input Streams

•A stream that does not have a unit procedure as its origin (i.e., it originates from a

circular dot and ends at the input port of a procedure’s icon).

•They carry in raw materials and other consumables used by the various processing

steps included in the simulation.

I/O simulation dialog of the stream (RC on stream �Simulation Data)

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5. Initialise Input Streams contd2

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6. Initialise Process Scheduling

For processes that operate in batches, i.e. for processes whose overall

mode of operation was set in Step 1 as batch, you must also provide

process scheduling information before performing the mass and energy

balances.

For continuous processes (e.g. industrial wastewater treatment) no

scheduling information is required.

7. Define Process Sections

A process section is a group of procedures with certain goal (e.g. WWT �

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A process section is a group of procedures with certain goal (e.g. WWT �

2 sections (1) BioOxidation (2) Sludge Treatment)

To facilitate the reporting of results for costing, economic evaluation, and

raw material requirements of integrated processes.

8. Adjust Convergence Parameters (for Flowsheets with Recycle Loops Only)

The convergence (relative) tolerance is defined as (New Value - Old Value)/

Old Value

(RC + Recycle Loop Options)

9. Perform Simulation (solve M&E balances)

When all necessary previous steps are done, you are ready to perform the

mass and energy balances for the entire process.

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10. View simulation Results (mass & energy balances + equipment sizing)

•RC on operation + Operation Data

•RC on a stream + Simulation Data

•Report

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Stream Summary Table

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RC anywhere on the grey area of the Stream

Summary Table to select which stream(s)

and their attributes to add to the table.

Report Format

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Define a new component that does not exist in the DBs

To define a new component into your process, select Tasks ���� Pure Components ���� Register, Edit/View Properties

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Add a component defined in other design case

to the User DB

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(2) Select the

component

(3) Press

“Deposit”

(1) Select the

“User” DB

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HELP

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