Process modelling of a PVC production plant

This paper presents the modelling of a Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) resins manufacturing process with batch process simulator, SuperPro Designer V6.0. The simulation model has been developed based on the operating condition of a local PVC manufacturing plant. As the polymerisation process is carried out...

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Main Authors: Chan, Jun Hoa, Foo, Dominic C. Y., Kumaresan, Sivakumar, Abdul Aziz, Ramlan, Abu Hassan, Mohd. Ariffin
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2005
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author Chan, Jun Hoa
Foo, Dominic C. Y.
Kumaresan, Sivakumar
Abdul Aziz, Ramlan
Abu Hassan, Mohd. Ariffin
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Foo, Dominic C. Y.
Kumaresan, Sivakumar
Abdul Aziz, Ramlan
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description This paper presents the modelling of a Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) resins manufacturing process with batch process simulator, SuperPro Designer V6.0. The simulation model has been developed based on the operating condition of a local PVC manufacturing plant. As the polymerisation process is carried out in batch operation mode, efforts have been made to document the scheduling details of each unit operation and results are presented in the Gantt chart. Cycle time for a complete polymerisation process is determined to be 14.28 hours. The model also reveals that approximately 17 batches of polymerisation reaction can be processed per day, which tallies the real operation of the PVC manufacturing plant.
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spelling utm-53752017-08-28T08:29:29Z http://eprints.utm.my/5375/ Process modelling of a PVC production plant Chan, Jun Hoa Foo, Dominic C. Y. Kumaresan, Sivakumar Abdul Aziz, Ramlan Abu Hassan, Mohd. Ariffin T Technology (General) This paper presents the modelling of a Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) resins manufacturing process with batch process simulator, SuperPro Designer V6.0. The simulation model has been developed based on the operating condition of a local PVC manufacturing plant. As the polymerisation process is carried out in batch operation mode, efforts have been made to document the scheduling details of each unit operation and results are presented in the Gantt chart. Cycle time for a complete polymerisation process is determined to be 14.28 hours. The model also reveals that approximately 17 batches of polymerisation reaction can be processed per day, which tallies the real operation of the PVC manufacturing plant. 2005 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/5375/1/ChanJunHoa2005_ProcessModellingOfAPVCProductionPlant.pdf Chan, Jun Hoa and Foo, Dominic C. Y. and Kumaresan, Sivakumar and Abdul Aziz, Ramlan and Abu Hassan, Mohd. Ariffin (2005) Process modelling of a PVC production plant. In: 2nd International Conference on Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering in conjunction with 19th Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers (SOMChE 2005), 8-10 December 2005, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
Chan, Jun Hoa
Foo, Dominic C. Y.
Kumaresan, Sivakumar
Abdul Aziz, Ramlan
Abu Hassan, Mohd. Ariffin
Process modelling of a PVC production plant
title Process modelling of a PVC production plant
title_full Process modelling of a PVC production plant
title_fullStr Process modelling of a PVC production plant
title_full_unstemmed Process modelling of a PVC production plant
title_short Process modelling of a PVC production plant
title_sort process modelling of a pvc production plant
topic T Technology (General)
url http://eprints.utm.my/5375/
http://eprints.utm.my/5375/1/ChanJunHoa2005_ProcessModellingOfAPVCProductionPlant.pdf