The current course examines the simulation and the optimization of metallurgical processes using a PC.
The course’s content aims to: (a) the introduction of fundamental knowledge on the simulation of metallurgical processes, (b) the practice and use of available computational tools (software) and (c) the solving exercise of energy and mass balances.
The exercises to be solved require knowledge on other courses of the School, including: “Study and design of ore beneficiation industry”, “Chemical kinetics”, “Reactors design” etc. aiming to:
– The operation of the simulation program
– The preparation of a flow diagram describing the operation of the factory plant
– The transition from the basic design (conseptual) of a plant to the detailed design ενός (rigorous)
– The identification of variables, the required data and the values to be calculated
– The calculation of mass and energy balances using the computational program
– The design optimization concerning the mass and energy flows
– The current course can be considered as the application of the theoretical knowledge obtained by the specialization courses.
Finally, the target of the course is the comprehension by the undergraduates of; (a) the mode of operation of various parts in the plant, (b) the thermodynamic data and the methodology followed in each part of the plant and (c) the detailed evaluation of the results according to the industrial practice.
- Basic Knowledge. Data of simulator. Environment of simulator.
- Selection of measurement units, components and methodology for the calculation of the thermodynamic parameters.
- Processes design. Installation and flows . Introduction of parameters and results display (reports, diagrams). Sensitivity analysis. Restrictions and estimation of optimum parameters. Recycling possibilities
- Economic analysis of the process. Estimation of capital cost. Estimation of total operating cost
