gO:CAPE-OPEN

The gPROMS Unit Object for CAPE-OPEN

The gPROMS^® Unit Object for CAPE-OPEN (gO:CAPE-OPEN) is a powerful tool that enables you to execute any gPROMS model within a CAPE-OPEN compliant flowsheeting environment such as Aspen Plus™ and PRO/II^®.

With gO:CAPE-OPEN …

Execute advanced gPROMS models within Aspen Plus™, Hysys™ and PRO/II™
Put advanced models on process engineers’ desktops to extend the power of their flowsheeting tools
Use the same models for advanced dynamic analysis and steady-state flowsheeting
Use existing, consistent physical properties from all CO-compliant packages

This means that you can build a model of whatever complexity you require using gPROMS’ state-of-the-art modelling and solution capabilities, and then run it within the process flowsheeting tools on every process engineer’s desktop.

For example, you can build a model of a reactor, use gPROMS’ parameter estimation capabilities to determine kinetic constants, optimise its size and control performance for various feed change scenarios, then use exactly the same model within the steady-state design application.

Furthermore, the gPROMS model executing within the flowsheeting environment can use the same physical properties as the other units, ensuring consistency across applications.

“We were able to build a highly-detailed model of reactive absorption that we could then drop straight into an Aspen Plus flowsheet for steady-state analysis of the process synthesis.

This gave us the power and ease-of-use of the gPROMS model while allowing us to fit with the corporate software policy”

- Arkema

This powerful combination of technologies lets your engineers work in their environment of choice, enables you to comply with corporate software standards, and helps to promote seamless working across different parts of the organisation.

Most important, you can do this while accessing the power of gPROMS modelling to deliver additional value at every step.

How gO:CAPE-OPEN works

You can package and export any gPROMS model to a CAPE-OPEN compliant flowsheeting package with all the solvers and support software required for its solution. The gPROMS model is executed just like any other unit operation within the package.

How gO:CAPE-OPEN works

Using gO: CAPE-OPEN – a simple step-by-step guide

Procedure for deploying a CAPE-OPEN model within a flowsheeting package

Licensing

gO:CAPE-OPEN is licensed as a separate PSE product. A gPROMS ModelBuilder licence is required for building the gPROMS model that will execute within the CAPE-OPEN environment.

Prerequisites are thus :

gPROMS ModelBuilder licence for creating, validating, executing and testing gPROMS models

and depending on the target steady-state simulation environment,

Aspen Plus version 12.1 or greater
Hysys version 2.2 or greater
PRO/II version 6.0 or greater

PSE's commitment to CAPE-OPEN

PSE is committed to the CAPE-OPEN set of standards and is an active member of the CO-LaN organisation.

PSE principals - and principles - have played a major part in defining the Cape-Open standards over the years.

PSE ModelCare

Through our ModelCare consulting service, PSE can also provide expert assistance in building sophisticated models of any type of process for decision support in innovation, design and operation.

ModelCare is specifically designed to help you or your specialists to implement robust, detailed models in the minimum of time, while ensuring a handover of technology to your organisation to build a strong modelling capability for the future.