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First-principles Modeling of New Reactor for Methanol Synthesis
Area: Process Systems Engineering; Type: M.Sc.
Advisor: Prof. Flavio Manenti
Description: Development of first-principles modeling (equation-oriented) of a new concept of compact reactor for methanol synthesis patented by Politecnico di Milano
Keywords: C++ Programming, BzzMath process digitalization library, Methanol synthesis, steady-state and dynamic simulation
Place: Politecnico di Milano
Contact: Flavio Manenti
Modeling and Simulation of a Novel Thermodynamic Cycle. Power Generation and Heat Pump Systems
Area: Process Engineering / Process Systems Engineering; Type: M.Sc.
Advisor: Prof. Flavio Manenti
Description: Development of dedicated models for complex mixtures and unit operations, implementation in commercial packages and process simulation and optimization of power generation plants and heat pumps
Keywords: Process simulation, Heat pumps, Refrigeration loops, Power generation
Place: Politecnico di Milano
Contact: Flavio Manenti
Conceptual Process Design of New CO2 Utilization Process
Area: Process Engineering; Type: M.Sc.
Advisor: Prof. Flavio Manenti
Description: Flowsheeting and design of a new process for the utilization of CO2. Process simulation, Techno-economic optimization
Keywords: Process simulation, Process optimization, CAPEX/OPEX
Place: Politecnico di Milano
Contact: Flavio Manenti
Conceptual Process Design of New Process for Hydrogen Storage
Area: Process Engineering; Type: M.Sc.
Advisor: Prof. Flavio Manenti
Description: Flowsheeting and design of a new process for hydrogen storage. Process simulation, Techno-economic optimization
Keywords: Process simulation, Process optimization, CAPEX/OPEX
Place: Politecnico di Milano
Contact: Flavio Manenti
Capex Opex Robust Optimizer (CORO) software development
Area: Digitalization; Type: M.Sc.
Advisor: Ing. Marcello Bozzini, Ing. Loretta Salano, Ing. Luis Felipe Sanchez, Prof. Flavio Manenti
Description: Development of an application that predicts and optimizes the capital and operating costs of a process, meeting the CAPE-OPEN standards framework.
Keywords: Economic evaluation, Optimization, Programming
Place: Politecnico di Milano
Contact: Marcello Bozzini, marcellomaria.bozzini@polimi.it
Industrial process modelling: simulation of a thermodeasphalting section for the regeneration of used oil.
Area: PSE/MOD; Type: M.Sc.
Advisor: Ing. Francesco Negri, Prof. Flavio Manenti
Description: This M.Sc. thesis aims to develop a model of an existing thermodeasphalting (TDA) section for the separation of lubricant bases from used oil, currently operating in the Itelyum Regeneration used oil refinery in Pieve Fissiraga, (LO). The thesis will start with the development of a phenomenological model based on physical data and process simulation tools, to have a reliable steady-state digital twin of the TDA section. Then, an optimization will be performed in order to understand how the overall process section can be improved, with the aim to reduce OPEX and CO2 emissions.
Keywords: INDUSTRIAL PROCESS MODELLING, PROCESS SIMULATION, CIRCULAR ECONOMY, VACUUM DISTILLATION
Place: Politecnico di Milano/ITELYUM REGENERATION USED OIL REFINERY
Contact: Francesco Negri, francesco.negri@polimi.it
Development of a simulation suite for solids and biomass gasification (GasDS)
Area: Digitalization; Type: M.Sc.
Advisor: Ing. Luis Felipe Sanchez, Ing. Loretta Salano, Prof. Flavio Manenti
Description: Development of an application for the simulation of the gasification and combustion of solids using C++ or Python.
Keywords:  Modeling, Programming, Gasification
Place: Politecnico di Milano
Contact: Luis Felipe Sánchez, luisfelipe.sanchez@polimi.it
M.Sc. Thesis Project abroad
Area: Chemical Engineering; Type: External M.Sc.
Advisor: Prof. F. Manenti as elected member of the Executive Board of European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) and President of the CAPE (Computer Aided Process Engineering, www.wp-cape.eu) Working Party of the European Community; one professor from one of the 27 countries of EC, plus Norway, Switzerland, UK and USA, Russian Federation, China, Brazil, Argentina.
Description: Different topics according to the availability
Keywords: programming; simulation, optimization
Place: Worldwide, pls visit the page of collaborations
Contact: Flavio Manenti