CO-LaN approved consultants
Consultancy scheme ended on October 1, 2006
CO-LaN helps independent developers of Process Modelling Components (PMCs) and Process Modelling Environments (PMEs) to reach CAPE-OPEN
compliance. For this purpose, CO-LaN had established a programme of CO-LaN Approved Consultancy Services by which
organisations and
companies with proven record of CAPE-OPEN technical expertise were partly funded by CO-LaN to assist developers achieve compliance.
This programme is now terminated. Inquiries about support should be now sent to CO-LaN Chief Technology Officer.
CO-LaN funded up to two person-days of CAPE-OPEN consultancy for each development project of PMC or PME proposed by a Full Member
and approved by CO-LaN Management Board.
The typical task for a consultancy was to support a PMC or a PME developer to migrate its software by providing technical advice.
The following preconditions applied : (i) the developer showed CO tester results if such tester exists ; (ii) once developed,
the to-be-migrated PMC or PME was made accessible to all Full Members of CO-LaN on commercial basis.
The following Consultancy Actions have taken place:
AixCAPE Shortcut Toolbox:
Results: debugged AixCape shortcut distillation Unit Operation in Aspen Plus.
ChemSep rate-based distillation column model:
Results: a number of Aspen Plus defects are being fixed as a result. Aspen Plus 2004 Cumulative Patch contains fixes to these defects.
SolidSim process simulation environment for solid containing processes:
Results: support work has resolved defects in the SolidSim UO. A SolidSim UO can now be embedded in a process simulator
CosmoTherm Calculation Routine:
Results: a CosmoThermo Calculation Routine can be used within any process simulator through the use of AmsterCHEM TEA Thermo System.
IPOPT NLP Solver:
Results: IPOPT from Carnegie Mellon University can be used a NLP optimizer.
The links below provide information about all CO-LaN approved consultants.
- Aspen Technology
- Dr. Jean Pierre Belaud
- RSI
- UPC
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