Patent ID: 11163927

Abstract:
A computer system for designing a process unit, the process unit comprising a set of unit operations interconnected by streams. The computer system comprises a stream generator (process simulator) configured to simulate the process unit by modelling the set of unit operations and flow conditions of each of the streams that interconnect the unit operations within the process unit. The stream generator generates physical properties of each of the streams based on their respective generated flow conditions. The computer system further comprises a stream engineering properties module configured to determine stream engineering properties of each of the streams based on their respective flow conditions and generated physical properties. The stream engineering properties define engineering requirements of each of the streams. The computer system further comprises a preliminary engineering system configured to determine engineering information based on the determined stream engineering properties, physical properties of each of the streams and flow conditions of each of the streams, wherein the engineering information comprises: equipment engineering data for each of the unit operations and pipe engineering data for each of the streams. The computer system is configured to design the process unit based on interactively integrating the engineering information with the determined stream engineering properties, flow conditions and generated physical properties of the streams through information channels formed by each stream interconnection between a pair of unit operations.