Lecture 3 - Flowsheeting in GPROMS

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
p gy
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
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
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)
Mixer
Tank 3
T k2
Tank
Step 1a:

Types
Step 1b:

and
d th
the mixer
i
Step 2:
St 3:
Step
3
Create
C
t the
th model
d l iinterface
t f
ffor
all basic models
Step 4:

superior model
Step 5:
Defining a Process
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T k1
Tank
Step 3:
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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
g y to the
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!
Mixer
Tank 3
T k2
Tank
Step 1a:

Types
Step 1b:

and
d th
the mixer
i
Step 2:
St 3:
Step
3
Create
C
t the
th model
d l iinterface
t f
ffor
all basic models
Step 4:

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
Mixer
Tank 3
T k2
Tank
Step 1a:

Types
Step 1b:

and
d th
the mixer
i
Step 2:
St 3:
Step
3
Create
C
t the
th model
d l iinterface
t f
ffor
all basic models
Step 4:

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:

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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Department of Biochemical

and Chemical Engineering

Dynamic Process Simulation

Two kind of models are

Declaration of basic models

Connection of basic models

but even higher level models may exist

Two storage tanks (with

Process flowsheet decomposition

Define all necessary Variable

Create one model for the tanks

Create one Connection Type

Create a flow sheet as

Step 2: Connection type

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

Step 2: Connection Type

Define all necessary Variable

Create one model for the tanks

Create one Connection Type

Create a flow sheet as

Step 3: Model Interface

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

Step 3: Interface Variables

Every Port transports a set of parameters and

Use the same variable

Use the transported

Define all necessary Variable

Create one model for the tanks

Create one Connection Type

Create a flow sheet as

Step 4: Superior Flowsheet Model

Step 4: Superior Flowsheet Model

Define all necessary Variable

Create one model for the tanks

Create one Connection Type

Create a flow sheet as

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

Use Within for several parameters and variables

Step 5: Process Definition

Define all necessary Variable Types

Summarize of the steps

Declaration of all parameters and variables

Create one Connection Type

Create the model interface for all basic models

Summarize of the steps

Create a flow sheet as superior model

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

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