Post by Hakima Ennser

🎓 As a first-year engineering student in Process and Chemical Engineering at FSTS, I am excited to share the project I developed under the supervision of Professor Zineelabidine BAKHER : ICE-CYCLE. ICE-CYCLE is a web application designed for the simulation, analysis, optimization, and safety verification of industrial refrigeration cycles. The goal of this project is to make advanced thermodynamic models accessible through a simple, intuitive, and fast interface, enabling engineers, researchers, technicians and students to simulate and analyze refrigeration cycles without relying on manual calculations or complex software. The application automatically detects critical operating conditions (such as liquid return to the compressor or unfavorable compression states), contributing to safer and more efficient operation of refrigeration systems. 🔹 Key Features • Complete simulation of the refrigeration cycle (evaporation, compression, condensation, expansion). • Support for more than 16 refrigerants. • Automatic calculation of thermodynamic properties using CoolProp and the Peng-Robinson equation of state. • Automatic generation of log(p)-h and T-s diagrams. • COP evolution curve as a function of evaporation temperature. • Automatic safety checks (superheated vapor at compressor inlet, detection of critical operating conditions, etc). • Comparison between the real Peng-Robinson model and the ideal gas model. • Automatic COP optimization to identify the best operating conditions. • Multi-fluid comparison to select the most efficient refrigerant under the same conditions. • Automatic PDF report generation with simulation parameters, results, thermodynamic properties, and graphs. 🔹 Technologies Used • Python • Flask • CoolProp • MySQL • HTML / CSS / JavaScript • Chart.js 💡 ICE-CYCLE demonstrates the synergy between process engineering, thermodynamics, and web development, transforming complex scientific models into a practical, intuitive, and directly usable tool. This project was carried out in collaboration with Hamza Kassi and Nouhaila Madaki, covering everything from thermodynamic modeling to user interface development. #Chemicalengineering #simulation

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