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Introduction to Dynamic Process Simulation
2024-02-20 00:00 - 2024-02-22 23:59, 2023-12-12 00:00 - 2023-12-14 23:59, 2023-09-19 00:00 - 2023-09-21 23:59 (Atlantic/Azores)
Location: Classroom CourseCourse price: 1,815€

With current dynamic process simulators, it is possible to create a reliable representation of an operating plant on a PC – including all process equipment, all instrumentation and controllers and having it running several times faster than in real time. Dynamic Process Simulation provides flexible interaction between the engineer and the tool, making the user easily understand the consequences of his/her operational and/or design decisions – leading to better and quicker decision making and furthermore improved confidence in the decisions taken.

This course enables the attendees to use the dynamic modeling capabilities of dynamic process simulators to model and simulate typical processing facilities, showing the benefits dynamic process simulation can bring in the day-to- day engineering and operating environment.

Introduction to Dynamic Process Simulation

Introduction to Steady State Simulation
2023-11-28 00:00 - 2023-11-30 23:59
Location: Classroom CourseCourse price: 1,815€

The course content covers the basic needs of process simulation users. The basic unit operations are introduced in a stepwise manner with the objective of being able to build flowsheets by the end of the course. The use of several software functionalities will show users how to explore operating alternatives for the processing plant units that are being studied.

A copy of the extensive training material used during the course will be provided to the students to be used as a basis for further study.

Introduction to Steady State Simulation

Process Control for Process Engineers using Dynamic Simulation
2023-11-14 00:00 - 2023-11-16 23:59
Location: Classroom CourseCourse price: 1,815€

Process Engineers are heavy users of simulation tools (HYSYS, UniSim, A+, …) to design new processes or revamps. They mainly work in steady-state mode, but frequently they have to interact with the Control Engineers to discuss how the process will be controlled and operated. Then, many process dynamics and control concepts need to be clearly understood by the Process Engineers to effectively design the production process and their corresponding control philosophy.

Plant designs have become increasingly complex, integrated and interactive. Heat integration, process recycles and minimum hold-ups are typical design features. Whilst such designs optimize steady state operation, they present particular challenges to control and operations engineers. Clearly, the ideal solution is not to just develop a working control strategy, but also to design a process that is inherently easy to control.

Some questions answered during the course:

How valve ́s size affects the process behavior?, What problems are encountered for wrongly sized valve?

How valve characteristics changes when it is installed?

How to indentify process responses and non-linear behavior?

What process parameter determines the ability of a process to reject, or attenuate, disturbances?

Why process capacitance is good for disturbance rejection, but produces very slow response times?

Why process Dead Time has no effect on the filtering capability of the process?

When processes with Dead Time can cause problems in the control?

What kind of processes can be covered with the Feedback control?

What is the effect of filtering in the control response?

What processes can benefit from the PID derivate action?

How Buffer tanks/surge drums can help to isolate equipment from upstream disturbances?

What are the limitations of the Feedback control, when the Feedforward control is recommended?

Remember that no fancy Laplace transforms or Nyquist plots are used. The importance of the course is that all questions are answered from the practical side, through the use of already built dynamic models, so attendees can additionally evaluate the usability of the tool for certain dynamic/control analysis. However, no previous knowledge of the tool is required.

Process Control for Process Engineers using Dynamic Simulation
