Course detail
CAD Process Simulations
FSI-KCD Acad. year: 2024/2025 Summer semester
Students will apply the knowledge gained from the course Heat Transfer, Hydraulic Processes and Thermodynamic Engineering on the specific process units and lines. These will be modeled using a simulation program Chemcad. In particular, the units to heat transfer, pipe networks, reactors, combustion equipments and distillation columns will simulate. With these basic units, the students will create more complex process line. An important part will also be the correct interpretation of the obtained results.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
3
Supervisor
Department
Entry knowledge
Students have passed Heat Transfer, Hydraulic Processes and Thermodynamic Engineering seminars.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Course is classified as compulsory-facultative seminar; it is not graded. Assessment consists of award of credit.
Attendance at seminars is compulsory and checked.
Credit will be awarded to students who attend the lessons regularly (regular attendance means attendance at minimum of 75 % of the seminar, i.e. 10 lessons out of total 13).
Aims
The aim of the course is to prepare students for the process engineer practice. Students will familiarize with the possibilities of using professional simulation software ChemCad. The students will be able to analyse the process and energy systems and their individual units and properly interpret results.
Students will learn to use simulation software ChemCad for design and analysis of process and power systems. They will be able to design of main dimensions of pipe, heat exchanger and distillation column. They will be further able to choose the suitable pump for the specified process and its conditions. An important part will also be the ability correctly interpret the obtained results.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme N-PRI-P: Process Engineering, Master's, compulsory-optional
Programme C-AKR-P: , Lifelong learning
specialization CLS: , elective
Type of course unit
Computer-assisted exercise
39 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
1. What is the simulations of process equipment? The impact of thermodynamic model on the result. The basics of simulation program Chemcad, the influence of setting a thermodynamic model on the results of simulation.
2. Heat exchanger unit and design of the heat exchanger using simulation software Chemcad.
3. Design of suitable diameter pipe, pressure loss calculation and design of pumps using ChemCad,
4. Chemical reactors, combustion.
5. Simulation of flue gas cleaning process.
6. Using units for a fluid mixture (unit separator and flash).
7. Simulation condensate stabilization unit and design of the heat exchanger.
8. Using a simulation program for obtaining the properties of fluids and mixtures and determining the distillation curve.
9. Binary distillation using Chemcad.
10. Multicomponent distillation, determining the diameter and height of the distillation column, the determination of pressure loss, determine investment and operating costs.
11. Simulation of waste-to-energy plant.
12. The taught topics repetition on simple and illustrative examples.
13. Final test.