Virtual Materials Group (VMG) is in the business of assisting the process industry in extending their use of modeling tools through the participation of our senior consultants. VMG is uniquely positioned thanks to its background in engineering, modeling, basic sciences and software development.


Custom Process Simulator Development

If you want to protect your proprietary experimental and/or simulation data, or your proprietary unit-op models and their model tuning parameters then VMG can help you by developing your in-house custom process simulator. VMG uses Sim42, MS-VISIO, MS-EXCEL and advanced software engineering to deliver state-of-the-art custom process simulators for your company.

VMG also licenses the source code for VMGSim and helps clients customize their graphical user interfaces.


Operator Training Simulator Development

At VMG we specialize in high fidelity dynamic models based on first principles and rigorous thermodynamics.

VMG has extensive experience in developing refinery and gas plant Operator Training Simulators. We cover everything from interfacing to DCSs, custom dynamic unit-operation model development, full plant models and ladder logic emulation. Our process engineering background allows us to develop realistic test cases and scenarios.


Thermodynamic Model Development

VMG has extensive background in developing thermodynamic models for industrial processes. We use rigorous thermodynamic methods and our extensive experimental data library combined with your proprietary data to develop custom property prediction packages for diffcult to model systems. Our modeling capabilities cover natural gas processing, refinery, petrochemical, chemical and specialty chemicals, including chemically reactive systems.

In addition, Virtual Materials Group can assist you during the conceptual stage of the design of new chemical processes by creating thermodynamic models for your system and evaluating the feasibility of separation systems.


Typical Projects

• Operator training model development services for refineries, such as solvent de-asphalting, hydrogen production and Coker plant.
  
• Operator training model development services for natural gas plants · Custom model development of chemical reactors.
  
• Implementation of custom models in process simulators.
  
• Implementation of custom models in productivity tools such as Excel.
  
• Custom development of dynamic unit operations such as distillation towers.
  
• Custom development of experiment design tools for chemical laboratories.
  
• Modeling of sour gas behavior at high pressures.
  
• Modeling of cryogenic processes, including solid formation.
  
• Process solutions evaluation and auditing.
  
• Creation of thermodynamic models for process development such as adipic acid production.
  
• Creation of thermodynamic models for refinery simulations such as alkylation and extraction.
  
• Creation of thermodynamic models for reactive systems such as sour water, urea and sulfuric acid.
  
• Large scale refinery integration models, including advanced refinery operations such as reactors, oil characterization and blending.
  
• Large-scale programming projects such as two-phase flow pipeline simulators, simultaneous solution of piping networks and relief system calculations.
  
• Application of thermodynamics for relief device calculations
  
  
  For a list of a few of our customers please click here.