Article
A virtual plant modeler (VPMOD) for batch-chemical processes
Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
(1999)
Abstract
This paper presents a virtual plant modeller (VPMOD), which formally characterizes and integrates chemical product designs, batch-chemical equipment (plants), the real-time scheduling of chemical batches, and the control of chemical transport through the plant. These models provide a framework for agile batch-chemical manufacturing that has the ability to reroute and control chemical product flow automatically in a flexible plant subject to unexpected events, such as changes in demand patterns and equipment failure. A formal logic model is generated to control the actual system events, which are non-deterministic. A simulation environment in VPMOD is used to validate schedules and control logic based on plant models supplied by industry. The formal models have been implemented in an object-oriented language.
Keywords
- virtual factory,
- real-time control,
- batch-chemical manufacturing,
- object-oriented
Disciplines
Publication Date
April 1, 1999
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Citation Information
Chell A Roberts, Maged M Dessouky and Yasser Dessouky. "A virtual plant modeler (VPMOD) for batch-chemical processes" Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing Vol. 10 Iss. 2 (1999) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/yasser_dessouky/14/