Implementation of an integrated platform of process system operations for education and research

Abstract Process system engineering is a cross discipline with characteristic of industrial practice. New advances and application of computer and information techniques, including process simulation, virtual reality, interaction courseware, remote network education, help to cultivate critical and creative thinking for students and professionals. In this paper, an experimental platform is implemented for the purposes of PSE education and research. It integrates the main components in chemical process operation to help students to adopt a ‘systems approach’ to engineering problem solving.