Synthesis of intensified processes from a superstructure of phenomena building blocks

Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Date Issued
2016-06
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Kuhlmann, Hanns  
Skiborowski, Mirko 
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/8236
First published in
Computer aided chemical engineering  
Number in series
38
Start Page
697
End Page
702
Citation
Computer Aided Chemical Engineering 38: 697-702 (2016)
Contribution to Conference
26th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering 2016  
Publisher DOI
10.1016/B978-0-444-63428-3.50121-1
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84994238913
Publisher
Elsevier
ISBN
978-0-444-63428-3
This paper presents a method for phenomena-based process synthesis that automatically generates flowsheet variants by means of superstructure optimization. By composing processes of phenomena instead of predefined unit operations, the creativity during process synthesis is maximized and process intensification principles can be considered even beyond already existing equipment. The optimization-based method generates promising phenomena-based flowsheet variants which can further be interpreted and translated into equipment by using databases or proposing new equipment that implements the phenomena-based design. The applicability of the developed method is demonstrated for the case study of ethanol dehydration. The method automatically generates conventional as well as innovative flowsheet variants, some of which even show an improved performance estimate.
Subjects
Phenomena
Process Synthesis
Superstructure Optimization
DDC Class
600: Technology