Simulation Of Coupled Processes And Product Properties

The properties of a product result at the end of the production chain. To predict these properties as accurate as feasible every process step has to be described in the exactest way possible. The big challenge for the simulation technique is to realistically depict the actual circumstances in the process chain as well as in the process depth.Usually, simulations are calculated for single process steps of an entire process chain. The aim of recent research is to combine these steps to a complete simulation of a plant even using the calculated results of the previous step as input data for the next one. An useful method to combine simulations and to present the results is the Virtual Reality tool. It offers the possibility to show a three dimensional model of the whole complex plant. Combined with results of logistic simulations the VR‐model can visualize the whole production process. For the combination of calculations at several accuracy levels a hierarchical structure was developed. At selectable parts i...