Case Study: P&I Design enables full-capacity ethanol blending with Datacor CHEMCAD

P&I Design upgrades ethanol blending from 5% to 10% with Datacor

Datacor's customer, P&I Design, a UK-based consulting firm, faced the challenge of upgrading a client's gasoline blending system to double its ethanol content from 5% to 10%. Using Datacor's CHEMCAD simulation software, P&I Design determined that the existing infrastructure was insufficient to handle the new requirement without compromising flow control or performance.

Datacor's solution involved using CHEMCAD for both steady-state and dynamic modeling to evaluate the system and design a cost-effective upgrade. This allowed for a safe, short-term fix and the design of a long-term, robust pressure control system. The result was an optimized solution successfully brought online with minimal operational disruption, saving time and money while reducing risk for the client.