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PSE Seminars 2010

Hotel Riviera, Daejeon, Korea

28 September 2010

 

Agenda

Venue

Hotel Riviera Yuseong

Hotel Riviera, Daejeon

Note that this agenda is subject to change.

Morning session

09:30–10:00 Registration
10:00–10:40
Prof. Costas Pantelides, CEO		 Presentation: What is gPROMS? An overview of the principles, key features and capabilities of gPROMS, showing how it provides advanced process modelling capabilities within an engineering flowsheeting environment.
10:40–11:10
James Marriott, Head of AE		 New capabilities for distillation design. A detailed look at how gPROMS brings significant advances to the modelling of distillation and absorption operations: including optimal feed tray location, easy initialisation of complex distillation flowsheets, non-equilibrium operation and column dynamics.
11:10–11:40
Mark Matzopoulos, COO		 Integrated whole-plant design optimisation. A real industrial case study showing how simultaneously optimising the design of a petrochemical process involving a complex multitubular reactor and over 10 distillation columns (two with reaction) and numerous recycles resulted in elimination of two distillation columns.
11:40–12:10
Zbigniew Urban, CTO		 Model-based polysilicon plant design: rapid development plus risk management. High-purity polysilicon is a key material for the electronics and solar power industries. Model-based engineering methods can help overcome the challenges facing producers, to accelerate development while reducing technology and commercial risk.
12:00–14:00 Lunch
Whole plant design optimization

Whole-plant design optimisation

 

gPROMS Flare

gFLARE/p>

 

gPROMS Solids

gSOLIDS

 

 

gPROMS Fuel Cell

gFuelCell

Afternoon session
The afternoon focuses on PSE's engineering solutions aimed at engineers in different fields, in three parallel sessions.
Parallel session 1 – gPROMS for Safety: gFLARE & depressurisation
Presenter: James Marriot, PSE Head of Applications Engineering
Description New techniques and software are available that are creating a revolution in pressure relief system design. This seminar describes the tools and their application.
14:00–15:10 How to save on CAPEX with dynamic flare systems design and wall temperature modelling: introducing gFLARE
15:30–16:30 Using state-of-the-art high-fidelity depressurisation/blowdown models to improve process safety.
Parallel session 2 – gSOLIDS and gCRYSTAL
Presenter: Sean Bermingham, PSE VP Strategic Business Development
Description gSOLIDS, a new product developed by PSE in conjunction with Procter & Gamble, represents a step-change in the tools available for solids process design and operation.
14:00–14:30 The challenges of designing solids processes and how these are addressed
14:30–15:10 Fitting model parameters from experimental data
15:30–16:15 Determining optimal recycle size
16:15–16:45 Model-based design of a crystalliser
Parallel session 3 – gFuelCell
Presenter: Zbigniew Urban, PSE CTO & VP Strategic Business Development
Description The complex interactions within the fuel cell itself and between stack and system – coupled with time-to-market pressures and technology risk – make modelling an essential tool for fuel cell component and system design.
PSE's new gFuelCell product is industry's most comprehensive platform for high-fidelity predictive modelling of fuel cell components and systems.
14:00–14:30 gFuelCell: challenges and solutions – why high-fidelity integrated models are an essential tool for accelerating fuel cell stack and system design
14:30–15:10 Characterising the stack, including fitting single-cell I/V curves and modelling deactivation.
15:30–16:00 Stack management, including a selection of:* water management, bipolar plate design/channel geometry, prediction of stack performance deterioration over time under different regimes of operation, stack micro-scale dynamics at rapid changes of power demand for prediction of thermal stresses within the stack
16:00–16:45 From stack to system, including a selection of:* fuel processor modelling, cost and operational optimisation, dynamics and control, including start-up analysis and optimisation, water recovery and storage.

* Contents may be tailored depending on the specific interests of participants.

 

Note that the event is open to existing AND prospective users of PSE's software and services, as well as to personnel and researchers from research institutions and universities.