Dr . Sohail Nazari , BDM
we know that there are correlations between pipe geometry , surface roughness , the pressure across the pipe as well as the pipe ’ s flow rate . Those equations , alongside those for every other piece of equipment , get embedded into objects in the model in a graphical format . This allow us to connect them together , and it means that when someone wants to figure out what is going on in the plant , it ’ s not a matter of solving a number of equations . Instead , it ’ s setting the conditions and the operating points – like the positions of valves and the set points of controllers – enables the simulation to replicate the behavior of real running equipment .”
“ Engineers make mistakes like everyone else in life . However , when you build the simulation model , you actually go through all these designs
Dr . Sohail Nazari , BDM
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Dr . Sohail Nazari has worked in various industries including automotive and oil and gas . His current focus in ANDRITZ is to develop the business of applying advanced automation technologies in mining and mineral processing . He was one of the instrumental contributors to the ANDRITZ team that just won first prize in the Goldcorp / Newmont Disrupt Mining competition with IDEAS Reinforcement Learning Artificial Intelligence . His areas of expertise include design and implementation of advanced process control , intelligent condition monitoring , Digital Twin and machine learning algorithms . Dr . Nazari holds a patent on developing a model predictive control algorithm for power optimization in data centers . He received his PhD from University of Alberta , Canada , Department of Electrical and Computer engineering in 2013 .
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