A new general flowsheet-based simulation system in Excel (ExcelFlow)

Speaker:  Dr Stephen Rayward, Principal, MIDAS Tech

Abstract: The new simulation system (ExcelFlow) is a general system for which mineral processing is simply one type of application.  The system is designed for any Excel process that can be described by a flowsheet/flowchart.  Although there are no immediately comparable systems, there already exist domain-based simulators in Excel.  The most immediate interest in ExcelFlow is flotation simulation.  ExcelFlow has been specifically designed so that mathematical modellers (in any subject area) can integrate their models into a simulation system rendering straightforward IP transfer.  This seminar will focus on a general informal discussion about simulation, extensibility, flexible data structures and steps to make mathematical models easily accessible to users.

Bio: Dr Stephen Rayward (formerly Dr Stephen Gay) has had a varied career.  His early career was: computer-based sail design, and development of algorithms in Operations research, Physical Oceanography and analysing both oceanographic and coastal.  He then moved from the sea to the land and completed a PhD in Mineral Processing at JKMRC.  In turn this led to a research position at JKMRC with Stephen’s passion being the application of liberation data to mineral processing.  He was involved in a variety of research projects and commercial activities.  From 2009 he has worked independently on a variety of contract positions, software development projects and providing courses.