Case Study
Engineering Model & OTS Of An Ethanol Plant
Engineering Lifecycle applied to Ethanol Plant - Process Design Study, Process Analysis & Operator Training Simulator (OTS) System! A Proprietary Process for producing Ethanol was f o c u s e d o n a p p l y i n g t h e c o n c e p t o f P r o c e s s Engineering Lifecycle for improving the process efficiency, valida ng the new control schemes and to train the plant operators on the new process. The above came with the challenge of minimal plant informa on regarding H&MB, equipment data & the understanding-handling of process thermodynamics due to azeotropic phenomenon. The Process facility covered a 'fermented wash processing unit' for producing Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA) on a con nuous basis with complex heat integra on. The ethanol in feed was at around 12 vol%. The u