Fast process development, flexible production and the utilization of advanced process conditions are the main goals of modular and continuous small-scale plants (MCSPs). A configurable layout of the modules and the use of predefined equipment enable a quick and reliable conceptual process development and scale-up of continuous processes. Therefore, a computer-assisted selection methodology was developed and is presented, which allows the quick selection of plug flow reactor equipment for homogeneous liquid phase reactions. It identifies a favorable technical apparatus and the configuration in the early stages of process development. This can lead to the effective planning and guiding of scale-up experiments and closes the gap between lab and process development.
Process and plant design is associated with long lead times from first planning to plant commissioning. Methods to reduce lead time in chemical engineering process and plant design are reviewed. Experiment‐based process design methods for small‐scale production will be discussed as well as recent approaches for module‐based plant design. For both, the required information technologies will be discussed, and an overview will be given about suitable and available software solutions. Finally, an innovative approach to modularization for small‐scale continuous container processes will be presented.
Modulare Produktionsanlagen werden bei der Planung von neuen Anlagen in Betracht gezogen, sobald diese schnell geplant werden und den Charakter von wandlungsfähigen, flexiblen Anlagen mit sich bringen sollen. Hier wird ein modulbasierter Planungsansatz vorgestellt, mit dessen Hilfe die Planung von neuen, modular aufgebauten Anlagen strukturiert und zeiteffizient durchgeführt werden kann. Dabei werden alle zum Bau benötigten Dokumente von Modulen in einer Process Equipment Design Dokumentation hinterlegt, die projektübergreifend zur Wiederverwendung zur Verfügung steht.
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