gO:CAPE-OPEN

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

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^®.

This means that you can build a model of whatever complexity you require using gPROMS’s ModelBuilder's^® state-of-the-art modelling and solution capabilities, and then run it within common process flowsheeting tools.

Example

For example, TOTAL implemented a complex three-phase Fischer-Tropsch GTL slurry bed reactor in gPROMS for execution in Invensys's PRO/II steady-state flowsheeting package.

With gO:CAPE-OPEN you can build a model of a reactor, use gPROMS’s 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.

The gPROMS model executing within the flowsheeting environment can use the environment's native physical properties, ensuring consistency across applications.

This powerful combination of technologies:

lets your engineers work in their environment of choice
enables you to remain in compliance with corporate software standards
helps promote seamless working across different parts of the organisation

while accessing the power of gPROMS to deliver additional value at every step.

AIChE 2009 – gPROMS Fischer-Tropsch GTL slurry bed model in PRO/II

AIChE Annual Meeting 2009
Presentation by PSE, Invensys Process Systems and Total

Controlling a CAPE-OPEN Parameter through the PRO/II GUI (courtesy of Invensys Process Systems)

AIChE Annual Meeting 2009
Presentation by PSE, Invensys Process Systems and Total

How gO:CAPE-OPEN works

You can package and export any gPROMS model to a CAPE-OPEN compliant flowsheeting package. The resulting object includes all the solvers and support software required for the model's 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

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

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 7.1 CP 2 or later
Hysys version 2.2 or greater
PRO/II version 6.0 or greater

PSE Consulting's ModelCare service can provide expert assistance in building high-fidelity models of any type of process

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 has played a major part in defining the standards over the years.