How to integrate MATLAB with Aspen Plus
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I want to use MATLAB in combination with Aspen Plus for the optimized control of processes. I found that Zhejiang University has a MAP toolbox; it seems to be used only by them there and not widely distributed, and I couldn’t find out how to obtain it. I would like to ask how the two can be used together; are there any detailed reference materials available? Thank you all.
I couldn’t find that toolbox from Zhejiang University; only their papers were available. Geng Dazhao, Chen Xi, Shao Zhijiang, et al. MAP Toolbox: An Advanced Interface between Matlab and Aspen Plus // Academic Conference on Automation in Six Provinces and One Municipality in East China. 2005. Online version: MAP Toolbox – An Advanced Interface between Matlab and Aspen Plus. Geng Dazhao, Chen Xi, Shao Zhijiang, et al. Interface between MATLAB and Aspen Plus Based on COM Technology and Its Advanced Applications. Chemical Engineering Automation & Instrumentation, 2006, 33(3):30-34. Online version: Interface between MATLAB and Aspen Plus Based on COM Technology and Its Advanced Applications. I also came across an English article about using Excel as a bridge to connect Matlab and Aspen, but no source files were provided there either. There are discussions on the MATLAB official forum regarding the simulation of Aspen processes using Simulink in MATLAB; one of these discussions includes a PPT that explains how to use Aspen’s modules within Simulink in MATLAB. Where can I get more information on the connection between Aspen Dynamics and Simulink? In MATLAB, there is also an example provided by the developers for working with Aspen; it can be run directly in MATLAB by entering the corresponding command in the MATLAB command window. 】 openExample('mpc_featured/mpcdistillation’) Online version: Design and Cosimulate Control of High-Fidelity Distillation Tower with Aspen Plus Dynamics ----- I took a quick look; both the Zhejiang University version and the one that comes with MATLAB read Aspen files in MATLAB to carry out the optimization processes ； Another approach is to use Excel to transfer data and connect the two ； It seems no examples of using MATLAB for calculations within Aspen were found; however, whatever MATLAB can do can be accomplished in Aspen by writing code in Fortran, though it is more cumbersome. ----- There is limited information available in Chinese on this topic, as it’s all foreign software after all. I hope the information above can be helpful to you, or at least provide you with some insights.