Click on the model name below to open the diagram of the selected model in a separate window.  Or, click on the diagram link to download an Adobe Acrobat Reader (pdf) file.  Data displayed on the drawing is from the simulation balance results.  Changing any data describing a flow stream into the process, or the performance data for any of the stations in the model will give new results which are immediately displayed on the drawing when using Sugars to model the process.

Cane Factory (milling) model of a 6,000 metric tons of cane per day raw sugar factory starting with milling using steam turbine driven mills and including all process steps through crystallization (5 pages).  Download cane factory (milling) diagram as an Adobe pdf (141KB).

Cane Factory (diffusion) model of a 6,000 metric tons of cane per day raw sugar factory starting with diffusion and including all process steps through crystallization (5 pages).  Download cane factory (diffusion) diagram as an Adobe pdf (149KB).

Refinery model of an 1,800 metric tons of raw cane sugar per day refinery with affination, phosphatation/purification, liquor decolorization, countercurrent liquor evaporation, four white strikes, three remelt boilings, sweet water multiple effect evaporation, and sugar drying (5 pages).  Download refinery diagram as an Adobe pdf (137KB).

Beet Factory model of a 6,000 metric tons beet per day sugar factory starting with diffusion and including all process steps through crystallization (5 pages).  Download beet factory diagram as an Adobe pdf (144KB).

Ion Exchange model of an ion exchange decolorizing process using stations in Sugars to account for the different cycles that occur during ion exchange (1 page).  Color is reduced from 4,000 CU (color units) to 1,925 CU.  Download ion exchange diagram as an Adobe pdf (23KB).

6-Effect Evaporator model of a multiple effect with juice heating, thermo compression, split condensate flashing and standard liquor concentration (1 page).  Download 6-effect evaporator diagram as an Adobe pdf (48KB).

Steam Pulp Dryer model of a high-pressure steam pulp dryer with diffusion, pulp pressing, pressure reducer/desuperheater, turbo generator and thin juice evaporation (1 page).  Download steam pulp dryer diagram as an Adobe pdf (42KB).

Molasses Desugarization model of a 360 metric tons molasses per day desugarization process using a chromatographic separator to separate sucrose from a molasses flow stream and to concentrate the non-sucrose fraction using multiple effect evaporation (2 pages).  Download molasses desugarization diagram as an Adobe pdf (75KB).