◆ Methanol APC — 3D Digital Twin

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⚙ Live Controls

H₂ Feed 4.0 mol/s

CO Feed 2.0 mol/s

Cooling 50 L/min

Compressor 40 kW

Purge Valve 2%

Recycle 3.5

Auto mode — demo drives controls

◆ Reactor State

Temperature-- °C

Pressure-- bar

Reaction Rate-- mol/s

H2/CO Ratio--

Feed H2-- mol/s

Feed CO-- mol/s

◆ Economics

Step Profit$--

Cumulative$--

MeOH Produced-- kg

CO2 Emissions-- kg

Step / Max-- / --

◆ Catalyst & Safety

Catalyst Health--%

Selectivity--%

Purity--%

SafetyOK

Task--

◆ Synthesis Loop

Cooling Flow-- L/min

Compressor-- kW

Recycle Ratio--

Purge Rate-- mol/s

Reformer T-- °C

◆ Reactor Beds (4-Bed ICI Quench)

Bed 1

250°C

Bed 2

252°C

Bed 3

254°C

Bed 4

256°C

Quench gas injected between beds

◆ Active Reactions (LHHW Kinetics)

R1: CO + 2H2 → CH3OH

ΔH = -90.5 kJ/mol-- mol/s

R2: CO2 + 3H2 → CH3OH + H2O

ΔH = -49.5 kJ/mol-- mol/s

R3: CO2 + H2 → CO + H2O

ΔH = +41.2 kJ/mol (endo)-- mol/s

Catalyst: Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 | SRK fugacity-corrected

◆ Multi-Agent Control (4 Agents)

Reformerfuel_gas, steam_flow

SynthesisH2, CO, cooling, compressor, purge, recycle

Purificationreflux, reboiler_duty

Supervisoryorchestrates all — sees full state

Cool (<220°C)

Optimal (240-260°C)

Hot (260-280°C)

Critical (>280°C)

Shutdown (>300°C)