The Development Of A Virtual Plant Demonstration Model - Virtual Plant Demonstration Model Basic Framework: Project Profile

Abstract:

<p>The objectives of this project are:<bl> <li>To develop a detailed, written specification defining the required Virtual Plant Demonstration Model (VPDM).</li> <li>To develop the design of the interface structure and middleware required for the VPDM.</li> <li>To obtain data for model testing and validation.</li> <li>To construct the VPDM, test and validate it.</li> <li>To demonstrate that the VPDM meets the specification and, in particular, that it is possible to link a variety of components and whole plant models across the internet.</li> <li>To apply the VPDM to a new fossil fuel technology that is of interest to UK plc, which incorporates CO₂ capture.</li> </bl></p> <p>UK power generation and associated industries are facing growing pressures from ever-tightening environmental constraints, the drive for sustainability and increasing global competition. This provides new challenges and applications for power plant modelling in: new plant development; design and manufacture; plant demonstration and authorisation; engineering support. The recently completed project on Power Plant Modelling (see Project Summary 336), which was supported by the DTI, proposes a new UK power plant modelling initiative: the development of a VPDM.</p> <p>A future VPDM will provide an integrated software framework which will allow the full potential for whole-plant software modelling to be realised. As a result, UK industry could provide competitive power plant solutions and ultimately zero emission technologies with significantly reduced development costs, risk and very competitive prices. The development of the full VPDM will be split into two phases, each lasting three years.</p> This summary provides information on: <bl> <li>Objectives</li> <li>Summary</li> <li>Cost</li> <li>Duration</li> <li>Contractor</li> <li>Collaborators</li> </bl>

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