Course detail

CAD Process Simulations

FSI-KCDAcad. year: 2025/2026

Students will apply the knowledge gained from the course Heat Transfer, Hydraulic Processes and Thermodynamic Engineering on the specific process units and lines. These will be modeled using a simulation program Chemcad. In particular, the units to heat transfer, pipe networks, reactors, combustion equipments and distillation columns will simulate. With these basic units, the students will create more complex process line. An important part will also be the correct interpretation of the obtained results.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Zdeněk Jegla, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Process Engineering (ÚPI)

Entry knowledge

Students have passed Heat Transfer, Hydraulic Processes and Thermodynamic Engineering seminars.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Course is classified as compulsory-facultative seminar; it is not graded. Assessment consists of award of credit.
Attendance at seminars is compulsory and checked.
Credit will be awarded to students who attend the lessons regularly (regular attendance means attendance at minimum of 75 % of the seminar, i.e. 10 lessons out of total 13).

Aims

The aim of the course is to prepare students for the process engineer practice. Students will familiarize with the possibilities of using professional simulation software ChemCad. The students will be able to analyse the process and energy systems and their individual units and properly interpret results.
Students will learn to use simulation software ChemCad for design and analysis of process and power systems. They will be able to design of main dimensions of pipe, heat exchanger and distillation column. They will be further able to choose the suitable pump for the specified process and its conditions. An important part will also be the ability correctly interpret the obtained results.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Babinec, F.: Aplikovaná fyzikální chemie,VUT Brno, 1981 (CS)
Cengel, Y. A., Cimbala J.M.; Fluid mechanics: fundamentals and applications, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Boston, 2010 (EN)
Finlayson B. A.; Introduction to Chemical Engineering Computing, John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, 2006 (EN)
Green, D., W., Perry, R., H., CHEMICAL ENGINEERS´ HANDBOOK, 8 th editon, Mc Graw-Hill International Editions, Chemical Engineering Series,New York, 2007 (EN)
VDI-Heat Atlas, 2nd edition, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010 (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-PRI-P Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Computer-assisted exercise

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Zdeněk Jegla, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. What is the simulations of process equipment? The impact of thermodynamic model on the result. The basics of simulation program Chemcad, the influence of setting a thermodynamic model on the results of simulation.
2. Heat exchanger unit and design of the heat exchanger using simulation software Chemcad.
3. Design of suitable diameter pipe, pressure loss calculation and design of pumps using ChemCad,
4. Chemical reactors, combustion.
5. Simulation of flue gas cleaning process.
6. Using units for a fluid mixture (unit separator and flash).
7. Simulation condensate stabilization unit and design of the heat exchanger.
8. Using a simulation program for obtaining the properties of fluids and mixtures and determining the distillation curve.
9. Binary distillation using Chemcad.
10. Multicomponent distillation, determining the diameter and height of the distillation column, the determination of pressure loss, determine investment and operating costs.
11. Simulation of waste-to-energy plant.
12. The taught topics repetition on simple and illustrative examples.
13. Final test.