Oil Shale Process Model (OSP) theory manual

The Oil Shale Process (OSP) model has proven to be a useful tool for the analysis of the steady-state operation of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Hot Recycled Solids 4 tonne-per-day Pilot Retort (4TU-Pilot). This manual has been developed to guide a user through the theoretical basis for equations, models, and correlations in the unit operation modules used in the OSP code. The OSP code has been developed for generalized chemical process simulation of the HRS oil shale retort. Several of the common unit operations encountered in industrial chemical process design are included in the OSP code, including packed and fluidized bed reactors, splitting and mixing operations, and a dilute flow lift pipe. A set of chemical species and reactions related to oil shale processing are available for incorporation into a given simulation. Two other manuals complete the documentation for the OSP code, the "Oil Shale Process Model (OSP) Code Development Manual" and the "Oil Shale Process Model (OSP) Users Manual". These manuals should be referenced to learn coding specifics and how to use OSP for process simulation.