Gas Treatment Plant Digital Model Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for designing gas treatment plants are complex and inefficient, requiring extensive input data and manual iteration to achieve optimal design parameters, often leading to undesirable process conditions and non-convergence issues.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that initializes a digital model of a gas treatment plant using relative parameters independent of plant throughput, allowing for the determination of operating and dimensioning parameters through a digital model characterizing mass and heat transfer, thereby simplifying the design process and reducing user burden.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional design methods are used with multiple correlated input parameters, then the design can reflect physical plant operation, but the process becomes complex and requires extensive manual iteration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the design approach by changing from using multiple correlated input parameters to using a small number of independent target parameters (richness, reduced richness, loading factor). This parameter transformation simplifies the input requirements while maintaining the ability to achieve accurate design results through the digital model's internal calculations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a digital copy (digital model) of the gas treatment plant that replicates the physical plant's behavior and relationships. This digital model allows designers to determine all necessary operating and dimensioning parameters through simulation without requiring manual iteration on the actual plant, thereby reducing design complexity while maintaining accuracy.
2Manufacturing precision
If traditional design methods with multiple input parameters are used, then comprehensive design results can be obtained, but the calculation often leads to non-convergence and undesirable process conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-defining physically meaningful constraints and relationships within the digital model before the design calculation is performed. The model is structured with predetermined correlations between parameters that ensure the calculation converges to realistic solutions, avoiding undesirable process conditions before they can occur.
Solution Approach 2:
The digital model incorporates feedback mechanisms where the simulation results are automatically used to adjust and refine the design parameters. The model continuously iterates internally with feedback loops that ensure convergence to stable, physically meaningful solutions, eliminating the non-convergence issues of traditional methods.
3Manufacturing precision
If traditional design methods are used, then detailed design parameters can be determined, but extensive expert knowledge and manual iteration are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the digital model to automatically determine all necessary design parameters without requiring extensive manual intervention or expert knowledge. The model autonomously performs calculations, iterates to convergence, and produces complete design results from the simple target parameter inputs, making the design process accessible to users without specialized expertise.
Solution Approach 2:
The digital model serves multiple functions simultaneously: it calculates operating parameters, determines dimensioning parameters, validates design feasibility, and optimizes performance all in one integrated system. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate analysis steps and expert judgment at each stage, reducing user burden while maintaining comprehensive design accuracy.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to methods and systems for determining operating and/or dimensioning parameters of a gas treatment plant including at least one gas treatment unit as well as methods and units for generating a request to initiate the determination of operating and/or dimensioning parameters of a gas treatment plant. The present invention further relates to a computer program and non-volatile or non-transitory storage medium with the computer program, which when executed on one or more processors, performs one or more of the methods.