Recipe-driven batch processes: event handling in hybrid system simulation

This paper describes the integration of different simulation methods for batch processes under one single user interface and based upon one core model. We discuss two different simulation concepts with respect to event detection and handling of hybrid systems, especially of recipe-driven batch processes. The notation of event handling is central to both approaches. Examples are given to demonstrate that discrete-event simulation of hybrid systems can produce results which are equivalent to those from continuous simulation and under which conditions it fails.