Virtual Plant Laboratory System of Process Industries for Education

Authors:	Feng YI-Ping, Zhejiang University, China Rong Gang, Zhejiang University, China
Topic:	9.4 Control Education
Session:	We Have Many Things To Tell You About Control Education
Keywords:	process industry, MES, virtual plant, enterprise information systems

Abstract

A kind of virtual plant laboratory system for process systems engineering education and research is developed, which is deemed an effective and applicable tool. The proposed system consists of pilot tanks, package simulation software of unit operation and a real enterprise information system including DCS, management database and MES (manufacturing execution system). Particularly, positive effects of customizing the virtual education systems to satisfy the needs of specific engineering education and research domain such as modeling, optimization and control of industrial plant, and development and implementation of enterprise information systems are highlighted.