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| Solutia Inc. selects ProSimPlus HNO3 for the optimization of its Pensacola Plant | Top |
Solutia Inc., one of the world's few fully-integrated producers of nylon 6,6 from intermediates to polymers, plastics and fibers has selected the ProSimPlus HNO3 software to enhance the nitric acid production process in its Pensacola plant (Florida / USA).
Solutia operates a Nitric Acid plant utilizing selective catalytic reduction (SCR) for NOx abatement.
“We wanted to find a simulation software that was tailored specifically for nitric acid plants,” explains James Daniels, Team Leader of the Manufacturing Technology Department.
ProSimPlus HNO3 was specifically designed to address these types of processes. The software provides a specific thermodynamic package that includes a complete database of the pure components involved in nitric acid production and in nitrous vapours absorption, the appropriate property models, and the correlations for calculation of reactions or equilibrium constants. These unique features, that enable the user to quickly build up an accurate simulation, have led Solutia to leave aside most of the general simulation packages available on the market.
Full Article
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| ProSim's Short Course at the 2008 AIChE Spring Meeting |
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At the next AIChE Spring meeting in New Orleans, ProSim will run a Spring Meeting Short Course on applied thermodynamics in MS Excel. This hands-on short course is designed for persons involved in the calculation of thermochemical properties (enthalpy, entropy, viscosity, thermal conductivity...) or in phase equilibria calculation.
The objective is to provide practical insight on some of the property models commonly used in the chemical industry. Examples and case studies, using Simulis Thermodynamics in MS-Excel, will enable attendees to approach rigorous methodology to set up calculation spreadsheet, test different property models and compare their results.
The Sunday Short Course is held on Sunday April 6th. Registration is handled by the AIChE.
ProSim is also Silver Sponsor of the event and holds a booth during the exhibition. Please visit us at Booth 1216 or send us an e-mail to set up a meeting: info@prosim.net.
AIChE Spring Meeting web site
AIChE Pdf registration form |
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| New options for for universities and public research centers: long term licensing |
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In order to better answer to specific requirements of academic staff and research people, our academic program proposes a wide range of software at particularly interesting conditions.
Different licensing configurations are available. In particular, the "Class" license can be used by up to 60 simultaneous users. This option is ideal for lecturers who wish to provide software access to all their students.
ProSim recently added the long term lease option, with which academic institutions can lease the software over a period ranging from two years to twelve years. In order to ease the budgeting process, the license fee is paid only once, in advance, for the full period.
During the whole period users will benefit from software updates in order to keep using the same software as people in the industry.
Over 180 teaching or research centers throughout the world have chosen ProSim software to train their students and conduct their research programs.
Software License For Teaching Purposes
Software License For Academic Research Purposes
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| Focus on ProSimPlus new "double-pipe" heat exchanger module | Haut |
Among the unit operations available in ProSimPlus (general steady state process simulation), the double-pipe heat exchanger module allows the user to determine the heat exchange and the pressure drop in the tube and in the annular space of a "double-pipe" heat exchanger. The calculation is made from its geometry and the characteristics of its input flows.
In order to keep the necessary flexibility to allow an accurate representation of any exchanger of this type, while preserving an intuitive and easy utilization of the module, particular attention was brought to the data input windows.
Calculations can be conducted for pure component and mixtures, with possibility of condensation or evaporation in the tube and in the annular space. They are based on the property model associated with each flow. A wide set of methods for calculation of heat exchange as well as pressure drop is available.
Full module description
ProSimPlus Page
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| 2008 Training sessions calendar now online |
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You wish to strengthen your competencies in process simulation?
Every year, ProSim organizes several training sessions around its major areas of expertise. The fields covered include steady-state processes, batch chemical reactors and distillation columns, optimization of power plants, utilization and programming with Simulis software components.
Detailed programs and dates of these training sessions as well as registration forms are available on ProSim's website: http://www.prosim.net. The number of participants is limited, therefore we invite you to register as soon as possible.
Training Sessions Calendar
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| Meet ProSim at the following events! | Top |
ProSim is regularly involved in scientific events (congress, exhibitions) in its fields of excellence: chemical engineering, energy, CAPE... Our participation takes various forms (conference, posters, sponsorship, exhibition booth...)
and we make sure that you have a chance to meet our experts and to better know our solutions.
Our participation in the following events is already scheduled:
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CO-LaN annual meeting 2008, April 3 to 4 in Cambridge / United Kingdom
http://www.colan.org
ProSim will be represented by its CAPE-OPEN experts. |
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AIChE Spring Meeting 2008, April 6 to 10 in New Orleans (LA) / United States
http://www.aiche.org
Short course on the 6th of April. ProSim also sponsors the event (Silver Sponsor) and will have an exhibition booth to run demonstrations of all software (visit us at booth 1216) |
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ESAT 2008 (European Symposium on Applied Thermodynamics), May 29 to June 1 in Cannes / France
http://www.esat2008.com
ProSim is sponsor of this reference event, dedicated to thermodynamic applications in process engineering and will have an oral presentation: "Simulis Thermodynamics: an open framework for users and developers". |
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Escape 18, June 1 to 4 in Lyon / France
http://www.escape18.org
ProSim sponsors this 18th European symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering. Its experts in the field of CAPE will run several presentations. |
On these occasions, we can organize custom demonstrations and private meetings. Make sure you contact us before hand: info@prosim.net
All events
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| ProSim's Alternative solutions make their way around the world | Top |
Since our last Newsletter, many companies have joined the growing family of ProSim customers. Among them: A.C. Engineering (France), Altran Rhône Alpes (France), André Pipoz Conseil (France), Aristot (France), Arkema North America (United States), Beco Belgium (Belgium), Bunova Development (Netherland), Burgmann Industries (Germany), C.A.S. Locks (Spain), Cezus (France), Clariant SFC France (France), Europlasma (France), Grogray Chemicals (United States), Helion (France), Kaltim Methanol Industri (Indonesia), Pantaleon (Guatemala), PPC (France), Shangai Carbonne Lorraine (China), Siemens Demag (Netherland), Solutia Inc. (United States), Sundyne Corp. (United States), Teris-Watco Ecoservices (France), Yokogawa Engineering Asia (Singapore), Zean Consultores (Spain)...
It has to be noted that most of these new clients were using other software before switching to ProSim. We are also pleased to observe the spreading of our solutions and services throughout existing customers departments and subsidiaries, with the acquisition of additional licenses or the conversion of local licenses into network licenses.
Furthermore, 186 Universities or Public Research Centers around the world use ProSim's software to train their engineers or work on research projects. Among the new subscribers to our academic program: California Polytechnic State (United States), China University of Petroleum (China), ENSIC (France), IIM (Spain), IUSTI Polytech' Marseille (France), IUT Génie Chimique Caen (France), Lakehead University (Canada), MNSM-GP (France), University of Tenessee (United States), ULPGC (Spain), Universidad Complutense (Spain), Université Paul Cezanne (France)...
In total, ProSim has now over 600 customers around the world.
Our references
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| About ProSim | Top |
ProSim provides state of the art simulation and optimization software that allow process industries to increase their efficiency and their return on investment. ProSim solutions are designed for applications in the chemical, the refining, the gas treatment and the specialties chemical industries as well as in the pharmaceutical, the food processing and the energy industries. Its activities also comprise engineering process studies and custom software development. ProSim solutions are used to improve process design, increase plant efficiency and reduce their impact on environment.
Thanks to long term partnerships with major research centers and to substantial investment in R&D, ProSim continuously develops innovative software and has become
a recognized player on the international market.
The success of the company comes from the efficiency and the robustness of the solutions and of the calculation packages it proposes, but also from the quality of the services it provides.
The expertise and the know-how of ProSim personnel cover vast domains, including thermodynamics, physico-chemical phenomenon modeling, process simulation, energy integration, optimization techniques, numerical methods, software architecture, and GUI development.
Today, ProSim has 606 customer references in 57 countries.
For more information, please visit: http://www.prosim.net
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