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The document outlines the process plant design and the role of a chemical engineer, highlighting stages from idea inception to commissioning. It emphasizes the importance of creativity in process design, including waste management and new technology development, while also detailing the success rates of commercialization at various stages. Additionally, it covers essential knowledge areas for chemical engineers, including economics, management, and detailed design processes.

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PPD L1

The document outlines the process plant design and the role of a chemical engineer, highlighting stages from idea inception to commissioning. It emphasizes the importance of creativity in process design, including waste management and new technology development, while also detailing the success rates of commercialization at various stages. Additionally, it covers essential knowledge areas for chemical engineers, including economics, management, and detailed design processes.

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PROCESS PLANT DESIGN

AN INTRODUCTION
ROLE OF A CHEMICAL
ENGINEER
Design a plant
Expansion
Revision
Optimize
Economics
Safety
Commissioning
Production
CREATIVE ASPECTS OF
PROCESS DESIGN

• Production of procured raw material


• Waste to resource
• Synthesis of new material
• Development of a novel technique
• New technology
• Exploitation of new material of
construction
SUCCESS RATE

• Commercialization of new ideas


• Research stage (1 - 3%)
• Development stage (10 - 25%)
• Pilot plant stage (40 – 60%)
WHAT DOES A CHEMICAL
ENGINEER KNOW?
Science

Core Chemical Engineering Courses

Economics and Management

Computer tools
PROCESS DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

• Inception of an idea
• Preliminary research
• Process research
• Commercial development
• Capital cost estimates
• Capitalized and expensed engineering
• Detailed design
• Development of design project
• Heat Integration
INCEPTION OF AN IDEA

• Sales department
• Aim and goals of company
• Research program
• Offshoot of a research program
• Operating division
• Engineering division
PRELIMINARY RESEARCH

• General survey
• Physical and chemical condition
• Economic aspects
CREATIVE ASPECTS OF PROCESS DESIGN

• Preliminary market survey


• Lab scale experiments
• Sample production
PROCESS RESEARCH

• Preliminary market survey


• Lab scale experiments
• Sample production
COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT
• Pilot plant
• Commercial plant
• Design data
• Process information
• Complete market analysis
• Samples sent to customers
• Capital cost estimates
CAPITAL COST ESTIMATES

• Capital cost
• Probable returns
• Complete cost and profit analysis is
developed
CAPITALIZED AND
EXPENSED ENGINEERING
• Commitment of investment
• Pre-liminary design work
• Oral and written reports
• Capitalized and expensed
engineering
DETAILED DESIGN
• Complete design
• Controls
• Services
• Piping layouts
• Firm price quotations
• Equipment Specifications
• Miscelleneuos
CONSTRUCTION DESIGN

• Elevation drawings
• Plant-layout arrangements
• Others
COMMISSIONING OF
PLANT

• Procurement of the equipment


• Construction of the plant
• Startup of the plant
• Overall improvements in the
operation
• Development of standard operating
procedures
CHEMICAL ENGINEERS

Cost
Engineer
Process
Engineer
Design Engineer
THANK YOU!

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