| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/N35991/01 |
| Title: |
AN INTEGRATED METHODOLGY FOR ADVANCED THERMODYNAMICS IN PROCESS MODELLING |
| Principal Investigator: |
Adjiman, Professor CS |
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| Department: |
Chemical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
Imperial College London |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
02 October 2000 |
Ends: |
01 April 2004 |
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230,653
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Design of Process systems |
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Chemicals |
| Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology |
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The manufacture of high value-added products in a competitive manner requires the use of accurate process models which need to be based on advanced thermodynamic models that accurately predict the properties of these, often complex, materials Powerful property estimation frameworks, such as the SAFT equation of state, have become available in recent years. However, their widespread use in process design and operation has been limited by three unresolved issues of fundamental importance which we will address in this work:1. The lack of a systematic strategy to derive molecular models that are consistent with the SAFT framework will be remedied by formulating a general optimal model building problem and by using advanced optimisation techniques to obtain models that accurately DESCRIBE experimental measurements.2. The lack of reliable and efficient property evaluation procedures will be addressed through an analysis of the mathematical structure of the SAFT equations generated from the above model, and via the application of advanced numerical techniques.3. The high computational cost associated with the use of advanced thermodynamics models in process simulation and optimisation will be reduced by the development of theoretically sound techniques which do not entail loss of predictive accuracy.
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