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Ch.E-403 Chemical Engineering Plant Design: Dr. Syed Zaheer Abbas

The document discusses the process of designing a chemical engineering plant. It outlines the key steps which include developing preliminary designs, detailed-estimate designs, and firm process designs. These designs require analyzing feasibility factors like raw materials, equipment, costs, and safety. The document also discusses developing a manufacturing process, material and energy balances, and specifications. It emphasizes using flow diagrams to qualitatively and quantitatively represent the process.

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Ch.E-403 Chemical Engineering Plant Design: Dr. Syed Zaheer Abbas

The document discusses the process of designing a chemical engineering plant. It outlines the key steps which include developing preliminary designs, detailed-estimate designs, and firm process designs. These designs require analyzing feasibility factors like raw materials, equipment, costs, and safety. The document also discusses developing a manufacturing process, material and energy balances, and specifications. It emphasizes using flow diagrams to qualitatively and quantitatively represent the process.

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Ch.

E-403 Chemical Engineering Plant Design


Lecture # 2
Dr. Syed Zaheer Abbas
[email protected]
[email protected]

Department of Chemical Engineering,


University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
Course Description

Introduction to process design and development


General design considerations
Optimal design
Materials of fabrication and their selection
Material transfer handling and equipment design
Heat transfer equipment design
Mass transfer equipment design
Application of computer aided design software
Process Design Development

Inception
Preliminary evaluation of economics and market
Development of data necessary for final design
Final economic evaluation
Detailed engineering design
Procurement
Commissioning
Startup and trial runs
Production
DESIGN-PROJECT PROCEDURE

The development of a design project always


starts with an initial idea or plan.

Types of Designs
• Preliminary or quick-estimate designs
• Detailed-estimate designs
• Firm process designs or detailed designs
Preliminary designs
• Approximate process methods
• Rough cost estimates
Detailed-estimate design
• Detailed analyses and calculations
Firm process design
• Complete specifications
• Accurate costs
Feasibility Survey
• Raw materials (availability, • Safety considerations
quantity, quality, cost) • Markets (present and future
• Thermodynamics and kinetics of supply and demand), Competition
chemical reactions involved • Properties of products (chemical
• Facilities and equipment available and physical properties,
at present specifications)
• Facilities and equipment which • Sales and sales service
must be purchased • Shipping restrictions and
• Estimation of production costs containers
and total investment, Profits • Plant location
• Materials of construction
Process Development
Design

Manufacturing process
Material and energy balances
Temperature and pressure ranges
Raw-material and product specifications
Yields, reaction rates, and time cycles
Materials of construction
Utilities requirements
Plant site
Construction and Operation

Quick plant startup


Project Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
or the Critical Path Method (CPM)
Developed primarily to simplify the planning and
scheduling of large and complex projects.
Design, construction, and operations
Class Activity: Find the critical path
Activity Predecessor Duration (day)
A ---- 3
B A 4
C A 2
D B 5
E C 1
F C 2
G D, E 4
H F, G 3
Design information from the literature

Obtain a recent publication dealing


with the subject under
investigation.
The effective design engineer must
make every attempt to keep an up-
to-date knowledge of the advances
in the field.
Journals
Patent
Handbooks
FLOW DIAGRAMS

Qualitative
Flow of materials
Unit operations involved
Equipment necessary
Information on operating temperatures and pressures
Quantitative
Quantities of materials required for the process operation
Combined-detail

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