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Agenda

Tuesday, 25 April 2006

08:30 - 9:00 Registration

Introduction and Welcome Mark Matzopoulos Marketing Director

SESSION 1: PSE developments and directions

PSE update Costas Pantelides, Managing Director
Model-Based Innovation: Leveraging R&D using Advanced Process Models Model-Based Innovation combines high-accuracy Advanced Process Models and modern R&D methodologies to provide accelerated innovation with reduced risk. PSE is at the forefront of this emerging technology.PSE MD and Technology Director Costas Pantelides explains.

SESSION 2: gPROMS technology - the gPROMS v3.0 family

gPROMS version 3.0 is a watershed version representing a major step in the evolution of the world's leading Advanced Process Modelling environment.

gPROMS v3.0 ModelBuilder. v3.0 philosophy and key features, with demonstration of new graphical editors, unit specification dialogs, unit and stream reports, on-line help, enhancements to model writing capabilities and other new or enhanced features. Christian Schulz, gPROMS Product Manager Available at a later date

gPROMS v3.0 model validation. Significant enhancements to parameter estimation and experiment design support gPROMS' central role in Model-Based Innovation. Christian Schulz, gPROMS Product Manager Available at a later date

10:45 - 11:15 Refreshments

gPROMS v3.0 interoperability.New, easy export of models from gPROMS to environments such as Simulink®, Honeywell's ShadowPlant OTS and UniSim®,, and CAPE-OPEN environments. Demonstration 1: a complex gPROMS HIDiC model executing as a CAPE-OPEN Unit Object in Aspen PlusTM. Demonstration 2: Simulink executing in gPROMS. Gregor Fernholz, PSE Michel Pons, CO-LaN

Beyond gPROMS v3.0. Future directions and developments. Costas Pantelides

General Q & A

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

SESSION 3: Model-Based Innovation

Model-Based Innovation in design of novel petrochemical reaction process Following last year's proof-of-concept work, LG Chem went on to perform the detailed design of a multitubular reactor using PSE's Advanced Model Library for Fixed-Bed Catalytic Reactors. The new design has significant advantages over current designs in controllability and product quality, and has allowed LG Chem to become one of only four companies in the world with their own process technology. Sang Phil Han, LG Chem

Model-Based Innovation in fuel cell component design
Model-Based Innovation techniques are widely used in fuel cell component design to screen promising alternatives and guide the R&D process, in order to speed up time-to-market. PSE is working closely with leading fuel cell technology company Ceres Power on SOFC designs. Robert Leah, Ceres Power

15:20 - 15:50 Refreshments

Model-Based Innovation for distillation energy saving
Heat-Integrated Distillation Column (HIDiC) designs can save up to 60% of the energy required for distillation. One of the obstacles to implementing HIDiCs is the ability to prove that units will start up and operate as intended. PSE's Advanced Model Library for Gas-Liquid Contactors (AML:GLC) uniquely provides this capability. Gregor Fernholz, PSE

Model-Based Innovation in reactor design - the next generation
PSE is now applying MBI techniques in many reaction engineering areas, including fluidised bed reactor design and modelling of surface kinetics and swelling polymer particles. Costas Pantelides and Zbigniew Urban describe a cross-section of novel applications. Costas Pantelides, Zbigniew Urban, PSE

17:10 Finish

18:00 Thames River cruise with drinks and dinner (finish 22:30 - 23:00)

Wednesday, 26 April 2006

09:00 Start

SESSION 4: Advanced Process Modelling

Advanced Process Modelling is used to generate high quality information in whatever form it is required, for decision support in process innovation, design and enhancement of operations.

gPROMS Advanced Process Models within Hysys for membrane design
PSE worked with UOP to build an Advanced Process Model for membrane processes. UOP has implemented the APM within Hysys, to allow their engineers to easily and quickly create custom designs for their licensed membrane processes. David Dortmundt, UOP Available at a later date

gPROMS and UniSim
Honeywell unveils recent developments that give UniSim a significant competitive advantage over other flowsheeting packages. Andrew Ogden-Swift provides more information and describes the potential benefits to UniSim customers. Andrew Ogden-Swift, Honeywell Process Solutions

10:30 - 11:00 Refreshments

Advanced Process Modelling in the nuclear industry
Advanced Process Modelling is widely deployed within the nuclear industry to ensure (and be able to demonstrate) safe operation and acceptable product quality. Richard Jarvis describes Nexia Solutions' experience in deploying gPROMS to support a range of key activities, including site remediation, waste storage, improvement of a solvent extraction process used in fuel reprocessing and reduction of secondary waste. Richard Jarvis, Nexia Solutions (formerly BNFL Engineering)

Training the next generation of APM-literate postgraduates
gPROMS is increasingly used to provide comprehensive training to postgraduate students in advanced modelling techniques such as distributed systems, helping to ensure the supply of APM-literate graduates. Here Professor Ali Abbas describes his experiences, as well as some of the more challenging research applications completed and underway. Asst. Prof. Ali Abbas, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

SESSION 5: gPROMS in diverse sectors and application areas

Because of gPROMS' general-purpose capabilities, it is finding application across a wide range of process industry sectors and in many different application areas. Some recent examples are described below.

Modelling, simulation and optimisation of cyclic separation processes
Cyclic separation processes present significant problems to modellers, among them the need to optimise a cyclic steady state and the rate-dominated nature of the diffusion and adsorption processes. Pedro Sá Gomes describes current work at University of Porto. Pedro SEGomes, University of Porto

Advanced Process Modelling in food production
Friesland Foods, The Netherlands' largest dairy producer, is an early adopter of the APM approach in the food industry. Karin Guijt describes how modelling is applied to key dairy processes, and provides examples of their successes with the technology so far. Karin Guijt, Friesland Foods

Improving crystal size distribution and purity in primary pharmaceutical production
Crystallisation processes have long eluded detailed modelling because of the complexity of the phenomena, the need to integrate laboratory and/or operational data and the solution power required for the resulting large-scale models. PSE's crystallisation Technology Leader Sean Bermingham describes the application of PSE's AML:SC to increase product quality in terms of purity and downstream processability at a major pharmaceutical company. Sean Bermingham, PSE

16:15 Concluding remarks

16:30 Finish