Abstract
Qualitative modeling paradigm offers process systems engineering a potential for
developing effective tools for handling issues related to Process Safety. A qualitative
functional modeling environment can accommodate different levels of abstraction for
capturing knowledge associated with the process system functionalities as required for
the intended safety applications. To provide the scientific rigor and facilitate the
acceptance of qualitative modelling, this contribution focuses on developing a
scientifically based validation method for functional models. The Multilevel Flow
Modeling (MFM) methodology is adopted in the paper as a formalized qualitative
functional modeling methodology for dynamic process systems. A functional model
validation procedure is proposed to assess whether the intended modeling purpose
indeed represents a relevant proposal and whether the model represents the system
behavior sufficiently well. With the reasoning capability provided by the MFM syntax
and semantics, the validation procedure is illustrated on a three-phase separator system
of an MFM model. The MFM model reasoning results successfully compares against
analysis results from API RP. 14-C.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 25th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering |
Editors | Krist V. Gernaey, Jakob K. Huusom, Rafiqul Gani |
Volume | 37 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Publication date | 2015 |
Pages | 293-298 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Event | 25th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering : 12th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 31 May 2015 → 4 Jun 2015 http://www.pse2015escape25.dk/ |
Conference
Conference | 25th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering |
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Country/Territory | Denmark |
City | Copenhagen |
Period | 31/05/2015 → 04/06/2015 |
Internet address |
Series | Computer Aided Chemical Engineering |
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ISSN | 1570-7946 |
Keywords
- Functional Model
- Multilevel Flow Modeling
- Model Validation
- Process Safety