Development of Technologies and Analytical Capabilities for Vision 21 Energy Plants. Discussion on Test and Demonstration Case 2.

Richards, G. R. ; Sloan, D. ; Fiveland, W.

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

关键词: Alcohols;    Power plants;    Propylene;    Production;    Flowsheets;   

RP-ID  :  DE2003807225

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

美国|英语

来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

The goal of this DOE Vision-21 project work scope is to develop an integrated suite of software tools that can be used to simulate and visualize advanced plant concepts. Existing process simulation software does not meet the DOE's objective of 'virtual simulation' which is needed to evaluate complex cycles. The overall intent of the DOE is to improve predictive tools for cycle analysis, and to improve the component models that are used in turn to simulate the cycle. Advanced component models are available; however, a generic coupling capability that will link the advanced component models to the cycle simulation software remains to be developed. In the current project, the coupling of the cycle analysis and cycle component simulation software will be based on an existing suite of programs. The challenge is to develop a general-purpose software and communications link between the cycle analysis software Aspen Plus v (marketed by Aspen Technology, Inc.), and specialized component modeling packages, as exemplified by industrial proprietary codes (utilized by ALSTOM Power Inc.) and the FLUENT CFD code (provided by Fluent Inc).