DWSIM: Practical Beginner's Guide to Process Simulation

Name: DWSIM: Practical Beginner's Guide to Process Simulation
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Complete Training to Learn Process Simulation Fundamentals through Hands-On Sessions

Created byTajeddine Bouhaddou

Last updated 9/2024

English

What you'll learn

Process simulation skills that increase your chances of getting hired for chemical engineering jobs
Designing meaningful chemical processes based on industrial examples
Solving simple to intermediate chemical engineering problems with DWSIM
Essential thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and reaction kinetics notions for chemical engineers

Course content

3 sections • 13 lectures • 2h 26m total length

Material stream, mixer and splitter12:32
Explore material streams, splitters, and mixers in DWSim for material balance problems. Learn to configure a methane feed, use split ratios and mole-flow specs, and predict outlet flows and temperatures.
Energy Stream, pipeline and turbine8:59
Model a hydroelectric power plant by simulating water flowing through a pipeline to drive a turbine, tracking energy streams and losses for the dwcm energy balance.
Valve and orifice plate7:28
Explore how a valve controls flow and an orifice plate measures differential pressure in a chemical plant through electrolyte modeling, Bernoulli principles, and flow calculations.
Heater and expander.7:19
Explore heater and gas expander modeling in DWSIM, learning how steam is expanded from 30 to 4 bars to recover power and analyze outlet pressure, temperature, and energy.
Heat exchanger12:29
Demonstrates configuring a shell-and-tube heat exchanger in DWSIM, heating cold toluene with hot siren, detailing shell and tube passes, baffles, fouling, and key results.

Conversion reactor, gas liquid separator and binary mixture VLE data14:10
Learn to use the conversion reactor and gas-liquid separator in DWSim, and to generate vapor-liquid equilibrium data for binary mixtures like carbon dioxide and water.
Equilibrium reactor and gibbs reactor16:08
Explore thermodynamic reactors by simulating the water gas shift reaction with equilibrium and Gibbs reactors in DWSim, focusing on maximal thermodynamic extent derived from Gibbs energy and heat effects.
Plug flow reactor12:53
simulate a plug flow reactor for ammonia production from nitrogen and hydrogen via a kinetic model with direct and reverse rates, reaching equilibrium. emphasize adiabatic gas-phase conditions.
Continuous stirred tank reactor16:19
Explore continuous stirred tank reactors and their uniform concentrations and kinetics. Compare with plug flow reactors, outline esterification of acetic acid with ethanol, reactor sizing, residence time, and reactive distillation.

Shortcut distillation column and distillation column14:28
Learn to simulate distillation in DWSim using a shortcut distillation and a 13-stage column for a hexane–heptane mix, adjusting light and heavy key fractions, reflux, and reboiler duties.
Liquid liquid extraction column6:38
Learn to model liquid-liquid extraction in DWSim using the Cape Open option, with modified unifac, two feeds, and a 12-stage equilibrium extractor to separate benzene from a benzene-water-toluene mixture.
Tank and compound separator6:59
Explore tanks and a compound separator in DWSIM, setting methanol and acetone feeds, applying the NRTL thermodynamic model, and adjusting residence time, flows, and outlet results.
Absorber column9:48
Purify natural gas with an absorber column by countercurrent absorption of CO2 into water. Use Raoult's law across eight stages at 10 bar to reduce CO2.

Requirements

DWSIM ( Preferabely v8.7.1 : the latest version )
Fundamental knowledge in chemical engineering or related fields.

Description

DWSIM: Practical Beginner's Guide to Process Simulation

Master the Fundamentals of Chemical Process Simulation with Hands-On Training

Learn the essentials of chemical process simulation through practical, hands-on sessions. This course is designed for chemical engineering students and professionals who want to become proficient in using DWSIM, a leading open-source process simulator.

Acquire valuable skills by building simulations that accurately mirror real-life industrial processes. This practical approach ensures you can effectively apply theoretical knowledge to solve both simple and intermediate chemical engineering problems. Throughout the course, you’ll engage in diverse, real life inspired simulation scenarios to gain a comprehensive understanding of process operation units and its simulations.

Our carefully structured lessons will guide you in combining different blocks of DWSIM into meaningful and practical simulations, mirroring real-life chemical plants. This approach ensures that you're not just learning theory, but also applying your knowledge in a way that directly relates to real-world scenarios.

Our course also covers essential techniques for interpreting simulation results. By the end of the course, you'll have a solid foundation in chemical process simulation, equipping you with the expertise needed to excel in the industry. Whether you’re looking to advance your career or transition into a new role, mastering these core skills will set you apart. Enroll now to enhance your simulation skills and make a significant impact in the field of chemical engineering today.

Who this course is for:

Chemical engineering students / Chemical engineers/technicians.
Process engineering students / Process engineers/technicians.
Chemists/ Researchers.
Science students curious about chemical engineering.

DWSIM: Practical Beginner's Guide to Process Simulation

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Course content

ELEMENTARY TOOLS; FLUID MECHANICS AND HEAT EXCHANGE BLOCKS5 lectures • 49min

REACTORS BLOCKS4 lectures • 1hr

SEPARATION UNITS BLOCKS4 lectures • 38min

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