Miniplant technology
The mini-plant technology allows using a scaled-down system ( miniplant ) the development of production devices in the process technology from the laboratory stage to the large-scale plant, wherein the intermediate step of a test facility is not necessary. The construction is carried out on the smallest possible scale at which the processes still work. Often, simulation calculations are carried out in parallel to the operation of a miniplant system in order to obtain or optimize process parameters for industrial scale. Process parameters can be optimized in the early stages of development. The development is usually supported by simulation programs such as Sabento , Aspen Plus or Hyprotech .
This type of equipment can also be used to a scale-up in the microreactor technology and flow chemistry to perform. These systems are called flow miniplants .
literature
- Ludwig Deibele (ed.): Miniplant technology in the process industry. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2006, ISBN 3-527-30739-7 .