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Chemical Process Simulation v3.2 .
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Transcript of Chemical Process Simulation v3.2 .
What’s this simulation about?
You are going to find out what it might be like to run a real, large, chemical factory, manufacturing chemicals by the tonne. It is a costly and sometimes difficult job.
How will you do this?
..by using a computerisedMimic Diagram.A Mimic Diagram is a picture which shows a large process/machine etc that needs to be monitored or controlled.
It shows what is happening diagrammatically and allows the operator to directly control what is happening.
Examples of mimic diagrams include ...
Tanks A and B:the starting materials
74 578 kg of starting material A is shown here in a holding tank. You can pump it into the reactor at anything between 0 and 50 kg per minute. Adjust the slider control with the mouse to change the flow rate.
The Reactor
This is the reactor. Starting materials come in from the left. Products (and any unreacted starting materials) leave from the right. The temperature of the reactor is displayed and you can control it.
The Processing Unit
The mixture of materials passes next into the Processing Unit, where the starting materials (A and B) are separated from products (C and D). This unit is controlled by the heater on it ...
A
B
C
D
How the Processor works ...
Reaction mixture goes into the Processor
FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION
To Tank C
To Tank A
To Tank B
To Tank D
HEAT
The Desired Product
Tank C holds the finished product. Try to minimise the cost/kg of C, thereby making the largest possible profit.
Your process lasts 24 hours (24 minutes in the simulation).
The Waste Products
Tank D holds waste material from the reaction. The amount of waste has to be kept as low as possible to minimise pollution.
The Information Windows
Four information windows are accessible from the Windows menu. They provide important information about the costs of the process as it happens, and the cost/kg of the desired product.
The Control Status Window
Whenever one of the four controls is altered, the change is logged on this window.
Extension - Advanced Operation
Advanced Operation gives you the chance to recycle some of the material in tank D and reduce the amount of waste material.
There is an energy cost involved in doing this.