Taylor Made Modeling and Solution of Novel Process Units by Modular CAPE OPEN based Flowsheeting
Abstract This contribution deals with the integration of custom unit operations into flowsheeting software. By sketching the workflow of designing novel processes in a conventional simulation software and introducing a respective modeling scenario some challenges regarding collaboration and model solution are named: the exchange of models, the definition of initial values, and the ordering of equations. A strategy to overcome these challenges is presented and applied in case studies using a collaborative modeling and code generation tool and a CAPE OPEN compliant unit operation framework. These examples show not only the advantages of the CAPE OPEN standard for interoperability in process science but also the advantages of automatic code generation based on mathematical analysis of the equation systems.