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gPROMS for academics

Research in process innovation

Fluidised Catalytic Cracker flowsheet

"gPROMS helped us develop reliable model-based control solutions for complex pilot plant testing applications. These greatly improved the quality of the experimental results"

Dr Spyros Voutetakis
LPSDI/CPERI/CERTH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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good reasons to use gPROMS ModelBuilder...

 

 

 

Researchers modelling complex process systems benefit from gPROMS in a number of different ways.

Whether you are researching advanced control for a Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCCU) or investigating new techniques for melt crystallisation, gPROMS can provide a sound numerical underpinning to your results.

Who uses gPROMS?

gPROMS is typically used in a number of areas of process resarch:

Innovation in traditional process areas. gPROMS is widely used for research into enhancement of existing process technology or new process technologies that bring a step-change in approach to existing applications.

Examples are novel heat-integrated distillation column designs and enhanced designs for reactors, crystallisers or other complex equipment.

Developing novel processes. gPROMS is widely used for novel process technology development – for example, hydrogen storage, polysilicon processes for solar panel manufacture, etc.

In fact, much of the recent modelling work performed in developing fuel cell systems around the world has been done in gPROMS.

New process application areas – applying simulation and modelling to process areas where they are not currently applied systematically – for example, fermentation and other biotechnology processes, solids handling, etc.
Use of first-principles models in new areas of the process lifecycle – for example, online real-time optimisation (RTO), non-linear model-based predictive control, etc.

In all cases, gPROMS helps to accelerate research and back up this research with accurate quantification.

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No programming required!

By using an environment such as gPROMS, you can rapidly model and quantify your research without the need for programming.

gPROMS allows you to build models that accurately represent process physics, chemistry and operating procedures easily and quickly.

Because gPROMS takes care of the solution of the resulting sets of equations automatically you do need to worry about the underlying mathematics.

For researchers, the key features of gPROMS are:

Advanced, state-of-the-art equation-based modelling system with high-level description of integro-partial and ordinary differential and algebraic equations (IPDAEs)
High fidelity first-principles modelling with no programming required
Flowsheeting environment with full custom modelling capability
Lumped and distributed systems capability (space, size, property)
Powerful, robust and fast numeric solvers
Multiple applications from the same model: steady-state and dynamic simulation, parameter estimation, optimisation and experiment design
State-of-the-art model validation and model-based data analysis against experimental data, with estimation of multiple model parameters
Advanced optimisation features: dynamic optimisation and mixed-integer optimisation
Model-based optimal experiment design (dynamic and steady-state experiments)
Ability to use virtually any physical properties
Open software architecture with easy calls to external software (e.g. plant control system)
Solution of 1m+ simultaneous equations possible
Easily maintainable and auditable models with interchangeable text and language views for full control
Easy model transfer between students and supervisors
Integration with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for multi-scale modelling including detailed hydrodynamics
Integration with MATLAB® and Simulink® for control design.
Easy integration with MS Excel, Visual Basic and CAPE-OPEN simulators.