Department of Biochemical

and Chemical Engineering

Dynamic Simulation
Sven Wegerhoff
Room: G2-3.28
Phone: 5142
Prof. Engell

Katja Pelz
Room: G2-5.10 a
Phone: 5165

Part III:
Flowsheeting

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Dynamic Process Simulation

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Models
Models

input

syste
system
system
sub-system

Last lecture

Basic models

Flowsheeting

Connection Types
e.g. model Tank

Superior models
Topology
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Parameter / variable

Interface

sub-system

sub-system

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gPROMS language:
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declaration
Model equations (e.g.
mass/ energy balances)

output

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Two kind of models are

distinguished in gPROMS

Declaration of basic models

This lecture

Connection of basic models

gPROMS language:
Superior equations (e.g. overall
productivity)
e.g. model Flowsheet

but even higher level models may exist

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T k1
Tank

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Flowsheet example

Heat exchanger

T k2
Tank

Mi
Mixer

Two storage tanks (with

fluids of different
composition)
Mixer
Heat exchanger
Flowsheet
decomposition for a
modular, hierarchical
model structure

Heat exchanger
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Process flowsheet decomposition

Feed A
Storage
tank 1
Mixer
Feed B

Liquid

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Heat exchanger
Product

phase
Storage
tank 2
Cooling/heating

Model hierarchy:
Flowsheet level
Unit Operation Level
Sub model level
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Implementation in gPROMS

Mixer

Tank 3

T k2
Tank

Step 1a:

Define all necessary Variable

Types

Step 1b:

Create one model for the tanks

and
d th
the mixer
i

Step 2:

Create one Connection Type

St 3:
Step
3

Create
C
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th model
d l iinterface
t f
ffor
all basic models

Step 4:

Create a flow sheet as

superior model

Step 5:

Defining a Process

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T k1
Tank

Step 2: Connection type

Connections between different models in a flowsheet model
Connection Type defines the type of information conveyed by
the connection

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Feed A
Storage
tank 1
Mixer
Feed B

Storage
tank 3

Storage
tank 2

Define the kind of connection between the basic (sub) models

Define all parameters and variables that should be transported
by the connection
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Step 2: Connection Type

Parameters
(e.g. NoComp)

Distributions
Variables
Scalar (e.g. T)
Arrays (e.g.
(e g ci)

Implementation in gPROMS

Mixer

Tank 3

T k2
Tank

Step 1a:

Define all necessary Variable

Types

Step 1b:

Create one model for the tanks

and
d th
the mixer
i

Step 2:

Create one Connection Type

St 3:
Step
3

Create
C
t the
th model
d l iinterface
t f
ffor
all basic models

Step 4:

Create a flow sheet as

superior model

Step 5:

Defining a Process

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T k1
Tank

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Step 3: Model Interface

Assign the ports (interface) for inlet or outlet in the model

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Step 3: Interface Variables

Every Port transports a set of parameters and

variables into the Model accordingly
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attached Connection Types!
PORT
Inlet AS ARRAY(NoInlet) OF material_flow

VARIABLE
Vdot_in AS ARRAY(NoInlet)
(
) OF volume_flow

EQUATION
# model equations

# port assignments
Inlet(1).flow = Vdot_in(1);

Possibilities:

Use assignment
equations in the model
for every transported
value

Use the same variable

name in the model
and the connection
type to achieve topdown-propagation

Use the transported

values directly in the
model equations
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Important!

Implementation in gPROMS

Mixer

Tank 3

T k2
Tank

Step 1a:

Define all necessary Variable

Types

Step 1b:

Create one model for the tanks

and
d th
the mixer
i

Step 2:

Create one Connection Type

St 3:
Step
3

Create
C
t the
th model
d l iinterface
t f
ffor
all basic models

Step 4:

Create a flow sheet as

superior model

Step 5:

Defining a Process

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T k1
Tank

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Step 4: Superior Flowsheet Model

New Model
Flowsheet

Tab: Topology

Insert units by
Drag & Drop

Connect the
ports of the
model

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Procedure:

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Superior
parameters will
be declared in
the flow sheet
model

Units and
topology will be
created by
gPROMS
automatically

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Step 4: Superior Flowsheet Model

Implementation in gPROMS

Mixer

Tank 3

T k2
Tank

Step 1a:

Define all necessary Variable

Types

Step 1b:

Create one model for the tanks

and
d th
the mixer
i

Step 2:

Create one Connection Type

St 3:
Step
3

Create
C
t the
th model
d l iinterface
t f
ffor
all basic models

Step 4:

Create a flow sheet as

superior model

Step 5:

Defining a Process

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T k1
Tank

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Only the top level model (flow sheet) will be defined

as an entity (unit) in the process
Assign values to ALL parameters and known
variables of every level
Assign initial conditions for differential equations

C t th
Create
the schedule
h d l

Use Within for several parameters and variables

with the same path
alternative:
Syntax:
FS.Unit.Par or
FS.Unit.Var

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Step 5: Process Definition

e.g.: FS.Tank002.d
Expression for the diameter of the unit Tank002,
Tank002 , which is described by model Tank.
Tank . Tank002
Tank002 is
contained in the superior model Flowsheet, which is adressed as a unit named FS here.
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Step 1a:

Define all necessary Variable Types

Step 1b:

Create one model for the tanks and one for the
mixer

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Summarize of the steps

Declaration of all parameters and variables

Mathematical description of the basic operation

Step 2:

Create one Connection Type

Define the kind of connection between the basic models
Define all parameters and variables
ariables that sho
should
ld be
transported by the connection

Step 3:

Create the model interface for all basic models

Assign the ports (interface) for inlet or outlet

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Summarize of the steps

Step 4:

Create a flow sheet as superior model

Step 5:

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The flow sheet can contain any number of units of a single

basic model ((e.g.
g 3 tanks in the flow sheet))
The flow sheet can be constructed by drag and drop of the
basic models into the flow sheet model
Link the single units by connecting the Ports with the
defined Connection Type

Defining a Process
Only the top level model (flow sheet) will be defined as an
entity (unit) in the process
Assign values to ALL parameters and known variables of
every level
Assign initial conditions for differential equations
Create the schedule

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