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CAPTURE

CySim - Adsorption model (UK3.5)

Adsorption Process Modelling and Optimisation
CymSim simulation front end.

The Adsorption group has developed tools for the dynamic simulation and optimisation of adsorption systems for separation processes.

T he adsorption simulator CySim (https://www.carboncapture.eng.ed.ac.uk/lab/cysim) contains different mass and heat transfer models and allows the simulation of multi-column adsorption cycles; thus, it is applicable to a wide range of adsorbents and process conditions. The simulator has been linked to multi-objective optimisation tools for the design of efficient cycle configurations and for the parameter estimation from adsorption experiments. Furthermore, the adsorption simulator can be integrated with complete flow sheet simulations, e.g. coal fired power station, using Unisim Design, the Honeywell process simulator.

  • Validated adsorption simulator

  • Experience in simulating pressure and temperature swing cycles for several different gas separations

  • Optimisation of adsorption processes with respect to purity, recovery, energy consumption and productivity

  • Can be run with flow sheet simulations for the calculation of complete processes

  • Integration with molecular simulation for the calculation of adsorbent properties

State of the Art, uniqueness & specific advantages

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Scientific Environment

  • Adsorbent material testing in the Fundamentals of Adsorption and Membranes lab

  • Adsorption process experiments in the Adsorption and Membrane Processes lab

Operating by

The University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
CAPTURE technologies:
Sorbents, Systems
Research Fields:
Physical processes, Engineering, Thermodynamics
Facility's fact sheet

Location & Contacts

Location
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Contacts
Daniel Friedrich
RICC Contacts - Secondary contact
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Website
https://www.carboncapture.eng.ed.ac.uk/lab/cysim

Facility Availability

Day
Unit of access (UA)
Day
Availability per year (in UA)
30 days
Duration of a typical access (average) and number of external users expected for that access
1–5 day
Average number of external users expected for typical access
5 external users

Quality Control / Quality Assurance (QA)

Activities / tests / data are
Controlled: n/a

Operational or other constraints

Specific risks:
n/a
Legal issues
Software usage agreement might be required

CCUS Projects

Other CCUS Projects
EPSRC
Multisim
EPSRC
FlexICCS
EPSRC
FOCUS
EPSRC
AMPGas

Selected Publications

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 52 (26), 8897-8905 (2013)
Efficient simulation and acceleration of convergence for a dual piston pressure swing adsorption system.
D Friedrich, MC Ferrari, S Brandani
Chemical Engineering Science 126, 616-624 (2015)
Automatic estimation of kinetic and isotherm parameters from ZLC experiments.
D Friedrich, E Mangano, S Brandani
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 57 (45), 15491-15511 (2018)
From crystal to adsorption column: challenges in multiscale computational screening of materials for adsorption separation processes.
H Farmahini, S Krishnamurthy, D Friedrich, S Brandani, L Sarkisov