New Method and Software for Computer-Aided Flowsheet Design and Analysis

Anjan  K.Tula; Rafiqul Gani; Mario R. Eden

doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-63965-3.50110-0

New Method and Software for Computer-Aided Flowsheet Design and Analysis

Anjan K.Tula, Rafiqul Gani, Mario R. Eden

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Abstract

Process synthesis-design involves identification of the best processing route to produce a desired product from a specified set of raw materials. In this work a systematic, multistage method and corresponding software (ProCAFD) is developed for sustainable process synthesis-design and analysis of chemical and biochemical processes. The developed method is capable of generating all the alternatives for a synthesis problem covering the entire search space of alternatives. The synthesis method is based on a group contribution based hybrid approach, where chemical process flowsheets are synthesized in the same way as atoms or groups of atoms are synthesized to form molecules in computer aided molecular design (CAMD) techniques. Another important aspect of this method is the integration of economic, sustainability and LCA analyses in the early stages of process synthesis to identify process hotspots and further improve the process using innovative design strategies. An overview of the key concepts and the method is presented along with a case study to generate sustainable designs for production of benzene from toluene and hydrogen.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering – ESCAPE 27
Editors	Antonio Espuña, Moisès Graells, Luis Puigjaner
Volume	40
Publisher	Elsevier
Publication date	2017
Pages	649-654
ISBN (Electronic)	978-0-444-63965-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-63965-3.50110-0
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 1 Oct 2017 → 5 Oct 2017 Conference number: 27 https://www.elsevier.com/books/27th-european-symposium-on-computer-aided-process-engineering/espuna/978-0-444-63965-3

Conference

Conference	27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
Number	27
Country	Spain
City	Barcelona
Period	01/10/2017 → 05/10/2017
Internet address	https://www.elsevier.com/books/27th-european-symposium-on-computer-aided-process-engineering/espuna/978-0-444-63965-3

Series	Computer Aided Chemical Engineering
ISSN	1570-7946

Keywords

Sustainable process synthesis
Computer-aided software
Innovative designs

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K.Tula, A., Gani, R., & Eden, M. R. (2017). New Method and Software for Computer-Aided Flowsheet Design and Analysis. In A. Espuña, M. Graells, & L. Puigjaner (Eds.), Proceedings of the 27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering – ESCAPE 27 (Vol. 40, pp. 649-654). Elsevier. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-63965-3.50110-0

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K.Tula, A, Gani, R & Eden, MR 2017, New Method and Software for Computer-Aided Flowsheet Design and Analysis. in A Espuña, M Graells & L Puigjaner (eds), Proceedings of the 27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering – ESCAPE 27. vol. 40, Elsevier, Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, pp. 649-654, 27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, Barcelona, Spain, 01/10/2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-63965-3.50110-0

New Method and Software for Computer-Aided Flowsheet Design and Analysis. / K.Tula, Anjan ; Gani, Rafiqul; Eden, Mario R.

Proceedings of the 27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering – ESCAPE 27. ed. / Antonio Espuña; Moisès Graells; Luis Puigjaner. Vol. 40 Elsevier, 2017. p. 649-654 (Computer Aided Chemical Engineering).

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