SERVICES

PROCESS DESIGN & OPTIMIZATION

Speed up in the design of new processes and unit operations using state-of-the-art mathematical models.
Plant-wide "greenfield" project synthesis: from the first concept, through engineering simulations, down to the economical balance.
Model-based evaluation of potential improvement for your process/manufacture.
Design of adjustments in order to increase productivity and energy-efficiency, or to satisfy strict environmental regulations.
Development of off-line optimization tools.
Co-development of on-line control & optimization systems (model-based predictive control) in cooperation with other partners.

PROCESS ANALYSIS & TROUBLESHOOTING

Development of dedicated models for your particular process or plant sub-system.
Parametric studies for understanding physics/chemistry underlying your process behavior.
Various simulation scenarios of type "what-happens-when".
Development of a process digital twin for your use, so that you can have the simulation software available in your company for future testing and analysis.
Statistical processing and critical evaluation of big data sets.
Development of black-box (data-driven) models, both on a single unit and on a plant-wide level.

OUR PRIMARY AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Multiphase chemical & biochemical reactors.
Flow of complex fluids (polymer melts, suspensions, emulsions).
Standard unit operations for heat & mass transfer processes: heat exchangers, distillation/rectification, absorption, extraction, drying, filtration, membrane operations etc.
Processes involving population-based modelling: polymerization reactors, crystallizers, particulate matter handling.
Material engineering: relationship between structure on the micro/meso-scale and macro-scopic properties of complex materials, mathematical morphology.
Fusion of deterministic and data-driven approaches to modelling.