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Front End Engineering Design (FEED) is an early engineering phase prior to detailed design and construction where basic engineering work is conducted. FEED aims to control costs by thoroughly planning projects before bidding. FEED constitutes 2% of costs but can reduce costs by up to 30% if done properly. Deliverables from FEED form the basis for detailed engineering and include preliminary designs, specifications, cost estimates, and schedules. FEED must be completed quickly, often in less than a year, and requires close client communication.

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Front End Engineering Design or FEED PDF

Front End Engineering Design (FEED) is an early engineering phase prior to detailed design and construction where basic engineering work is conducted. FEED aims to control costs by thoroughly planning projects before bidding. FEED constitutes 2% of costs but can reduce costs by up to 30% if done properly. Deliverables from FEED form the basis for detailed engineering and include preliminary designs, specifications, cost estimates, and schedules. FEED must be completed quickly, often in less than a year, and requires close client communication.

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Front End Engineering Design or FEED (PDF)

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Anup Kumar Dey

Front End Engineering Design or


FEED is an engineering design approach
adopted prior to detailed engineering,
procurement, and construction. It is an
important engineering design phase that is
used to control project expenses and
thoroughly plan a project before bid
submission. Benchmark studies have shown
that FEED constitutes roughly 2% of the
project cost but properly executed FEED
projects can reduce up to 30% of costs
during design and execution. Front end engineering design is a basic engineering phase
conducted after conceptual design or feasibility study. FEED is also known as Front End
Loading or Front End Engineering.

Purpose of Front End Engineering Design


The main purpose of FFED or Front End Engineering Design is

to define the technical and project-specific requirements for an understanding of


clear project scope.
to prepare the project approach and basis of design for the system.
to develop a good project cost estimate for budget authorization.
to reduce the risk of the project.
to estimate the project duration and schedule during the detailed design phase.

A number of preliminary engineering documents are produced in the front-end


engineering design phase (Click here to learn about all 12 phases of project
implementation) which is used as the start-up documents for the detailed engineering
design phase. Combinedly, these documents are known as the “FEED Package”. A good
FEED package reflects all of the client’s project-specific requirements to avoid significant
changes during the execution phase. The FEED package forms the basis for the design
execution of EPC or EPCM projects.

Time Duration for FEED Project


FEED projects are fast track projects. The time duration for a front end engineering
design project is normally less than one year. So, it requires enough experience to execute
FEED projects with safety within a short time period. Close communication between
Project Owners and Operators (Client) and the Engineering Consultant is required to
address all the client requirements in the FEED package.

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Types of FEED project
Depending on the extent of the detailing required during front end engineering design
phases, FEED projects can be categorized into three groups

Basic FEED
Intermediate FEED and
Extended FEED

Front End Engineering Design Deliverables


Considering Piping Engineering as the basis, the front end engineering design
deliverables for a FEED project can be listed as follows:

Basic FEED deliverables:


Overall Plot Plan
PMS or Piping Material Specification.
Tie-in Details
Intermediate FEED deliverables:
Deliverables mentioned in Basic FEED
Piping Purchase Specification
Piping Layout Design Basis
Piping Stress Analysis Design Basis
Interface Register
Demolition Scope details/drawings
Concept Notes on the overall plot plan
The assumption on the design basis
Extended Feed deliverables:
Deliverables mentioned in Basic and Extended FEED
Unit Plot Plan
Equipment Layout
Pipe-rack sections
Pipe thickness Calculation
Valve datasheets
Preliminary Stress Analysis for pipe routing/civil loading
Piping Support Standard
Special Item list
Piping Standard Assembly Drawings
Piping Scope of Work
Preliminary 3D Model

Typical FEED deliverables with respect to process engineering team is

Process Flow Diagrams (PFD) and Preliminary P&ID Generation


Process modeling
Technical specification and design basis creation
Equipment specification and sizing

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Safety device sizing and selection
Full hydraulic calculations
Pipe Sizing

Inputs required for FEED Project


Roughly the following inputs are required to proceed for a FEED project

FEED Scope of Work


Feasibility Study Report
Location and Details of the area where the plant will be built
List of Applicable Codes and Standards
Customers technical practices

Overall, FEED phase is considered as an important and critical planning tool.

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