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CAPE-OPEN
Computer Aided Process Engineering
Metal Finishing Facility Pollution Prevention Tool
Description:
Chemical Process Simulation has long been used as a design tool to choose between various process options. The CAPE-OPEN project, funded by the European Union, has undertaken the task of defining a common application framework for computer-aided process engineering (CAPE). The CAPE-OPEN project provides a middleware standard for chemical process simulation component models. This work builds upon the CAPE-OPEN framework to create an actual process simulation package for the metal finishing industry. This project also benefits from advances in computer and information technology since the start of the CAPE-OPEN project vis-à-vis the internet and distributed computing.
This project includes a chemical process simulation package and a specialized library of unit operations and an aqueous solution chemical property package (chemical database and equilibrium model) for the metal finishing industry. Currently, a chemical process simulation package based upon the CAPE-OPEN middleware model has been created using Microsoft’s .NET framework. The metal finishing objects can then be accessed using an add-in model. The program can easily be extended to other chemical process industries by creating property package and unit operation models.
One of the greatest strengths of building this application around an extendable chemical process simulation model is the potential synergies between the specific metal finishing industry and the chemical process industry, in general. As various algorithms for waste reduction, environmental impact assessment, and supply chain management are developed, implemented, and tested for the metal finishing industry, they can be readily translated directly to the chemical industry. Similarly, the body of literature available for chemical process improvement and optimization can also be leveraged for the metal finishing industry.
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| File/Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 09/01/07 | Metal Finishing Installation program (ZIP) (2 files, 3 Mb) |
| 09/01/07 | CAPE-OPEN Installation Program (ZIP) (2 Files, 5 Mb) |
| 09/01/07 | Class Library (DOC) (10 pp, 900 Kb) |
Available Publications:
Barrett, W.M. and Yang, J., (2005) "Development of a chemical process modeling environment based on CAPE-OPEN interface standards and the Microsoft .NET framework," Computers and Chemical Engineering 30(2):191-201.
Barrett, W.M and P. Harten (2004) “The USEPA’s Metal Finishing Facility Pollution Prevention Tool (MFFP2T).” Presented at the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers, Conference for Environmental and Process Excellence, Orlando.
Barrett, W.M and P. Harten (2003) “Implementation of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Metal Finishing Facility Pollution Prevention Tool (MFFP2T)” Presented at the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers, Conference for Environmental and Process Excellence, Daytona Beach.
Barrett, W.M. (2003) Environmental Protection Agency’s Metal Finishing Facility Pollution Prevention Tool, National Pollution Prevention Roundtable, Louisville.
Barrett, W.M. and Harten, P. (2003). Use of Computer-Aided Process Engineering Tool in Pollution Prevention. The Eighteenth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia.
Barrett, W.M. and Harten, P. (2003). Development of the US EPA’s Metal Finishing Pollution Prevention Tool. European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, Lappeenranta, Finland.
Barrett, W.M and P. Harten (2002) “Development Of The Metal Finishing Facility Risk Screening Tool (MFFRST). Plating and Surface Finishing 89(9): 77-84.
Barrett, W.M. and Harten, P. (2002). Enhancement of the US EPA’s Metal Finishing Facility Risk Screening Tool (MFFRST), American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society/United States Environmental Protection Agency Conference for Environmental Excellence, Orlando.
Related Links:
CAPE-OPEN Laboratories Network
(CoLaN): Expanding Process Modelling Capability
through Software Interoperability Standards! CO-LaN (the CAPE-OPEN
Laboratories Network) is a neutral industry and academic association
promoting open interface standards in process simulation software.
CO-LaN members are committed to making Computer Aided Process
Engineering (CAPE) easier, faster and less expensive by achieving
complete interoperability of CO compliant commercial CAPE software
tools. CO-LaN supports and maintain CAPE-OPEN interface standards.
EPA Principal Investigator:
Bill Barrett
513-569-7220
barrett.williamm@epa.gov