Initially developed for geometric representation, feature modeling has been applied in
product design and manufacturing with great success. With the growth of computer-aided …

In recent years, due to their advantages on good stability, non-volatility, tunable viscosity
and tailor-made properties, ionic liquids (ILs) have been regarded as novel potential …

Chemical process modelling and simulation are widely used in process industries to
progress in the understanding and in the improvement of many processes. Due to the …

Abstract Recently Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) has emerged in the
Architecture-Engineering-Construction (AEC) industry to assist designers in making the …

This paper provides an overview of software tools based on long experience and
applications in the area of process integration, modelling and optimisation. The first part …

Limitations regarding process design, optimization, and control often occur when using
particular process simulators. With the implementation of connection methodologies …

This thesis presents a systematic methodology, based on pinch analysis and process
integration techniques, to integrate heat pumps into industrial processes. The main goals …

Because of the central position of the chemical industries along the value chain, process
design has a pivotal role, involving many decision makers and multiple levels of decisions …

This paper addresses the techno-economic analysis of the propane aromatization process,
by adopting a novel kinetics-to-process approach. The recent interest in this technological …

With different computational tools, simulations ranging from detailed and rigorous
mathematical models to overall process plant of black box models can be carried out …