Study of modeling and simulation for a chemical production system

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the advantages that may be obtained through the use of simulation tools in the design of a production workshop and more specifically, in validating a structure for production and a logic for control in the field of chemical processes. Such simulation concerns a type of production which is totally different from manufacturing type, as the former are continuous processes that can be rendered discrete. After a rapid presentation of the various theoretical approaches to modeling and simulation tools that may be used in this field, the authors will describe the system to be designed and its characteristics, and will then go on to the approach to modeling they have retained and the simulation carried out in order to study the system dynamically. Finally, the authors will present the results that were reached and they will draw some conclusions on the advantages and the limits of the study made. This study, which aims at designing and evaluating the performances of a production unit in an international class plant specializing in the production of liquid chemical products, was carried out with the help of the SIMAN-CINEMA (3.5) simulation generator and decision assistance tool widely used in the design and set up of manufacturing type production systems.