Petrozavodsk State University Develops Digital Twin of Industrial DE-25 Electrolyzer
The industrial unit is operated at the Chepetsk Mechanical Plant.
Scientists at Petrozavodsk State University (PetrSU) have developed a digital twin of the DE-25 industrial electrolyzer. The equipment is used at JSC Chepetsk Mechanical Plant to produce high-purity calcium, a material used across a range of industries.
One of the key features of the new mathematical model is its accuracy. The deviation between the model's parameters and those recorded by the actual equipment is less than 1%.
“The mathematical model allows engineers to optimize production conditions and scale up technologies without shutting down the actual equipment. In continuous manufacturing, where every hour of downtime leads to substantial losses, the ability to run hundreds of virtual experiments and select the optimal operating mode without interfering with the real process is a major advantage for industry,” PetrSU's press office said.
