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Process Engineering Associates, LLC (PROCESS) uses long-term or short-term licensed commercial process simulation software (CHEMCAD, Aspen, Hysis, Simsci, etc.) and/or in-house simulation programs to perform:

• Detailed mass and energy balances
• Unit operation design/evaluation
• Piping system hydraulics calculations
• Relief and flare system design/evaluation
• Heat exchanger design/evaluation

It is our opinion that process engineering services are no longer adequate or complete without the presence of comprehensive process simulation software and chemical engineers highly skilled in its use. In the ever more competitive world of manufacturing, it is no longer acceptable to determine just a correct answer - the BEST answer is required. And it is almost never possible to achieve the best answer within the confines of any client's project budget without the use of simulation software. Answers like:

• The feasibility of, and optimum operating conditions for utilizing a two-tower valve tray distillation system (originally designed for depropanizing and debutanizing gasoline) for the production of high-purity propane, iso-butane, and n-butane from various pipeline and refinery feedstocks

• The optimum process orientation and operating conditions for a multi-tower absorption system for producing maximum product concentration, minimum offgas concentration, and minimum operating costs

• The optimum reactor design and operating conditions for maximum product yield and minimum byproduct contamination

• The fact that despite energy savings as compared to a distillation system, a multi-effect evaporator was not technically feasible due to operational instability

• The optimum number of stages and operating conditions for minimizing energy consumption for a product-concentrating distillation system

• The best retrofit option for a solvent recovery condensing system, maximizing product recovery while eliminating downtime due to freezing events

• The best retrofit option for a fume incineration system, minimizing supplemental fuel usage.

All real projects recently completed by PROCESS. In all cases it was possible to get the BEST answer from process simulation.

In summary, the benefits to our clients are:

• Accurate design information
• Software-produced mass and energy balances and process flow diagrams
• Multiple design cases at a fraction of the cost
• Process optimization, finding the process' maximum performance point
• Sensitivity analyses, determining the process' key control variables and degree of operating stability