Chemical Engineering Design Project Guide for student

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Chemical Engineering Design Project

Guide for student

By

Anees A. Khadom

Professor of Department of Chemical Engineering

College of Engineering – University of Diyala

2017

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Item Contents Page

1 Preface 4
2 Introduction 5
3 How to start 6
4 How to write 10
5 How to present 13
6 Computer aided program 17

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Preface

The main aim of this short guide is to introduce design project to Chemical
Engineering students in simplified, flexible and practical writing way. The contents of
this guide concentrate on basic concepts and principles of the art of writing only. It
shows the way to students to start and finish graduation project. I avoid the scientific
details of design that the students already learn in the classrooms. I hope that this guide
used for fourth year chemical engineering students at their first steps in final year
project. I avoided the complex theoretical details and explanations; I just deal with art of
writing and formatting.

Dr. Anees

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1. Introduction

Chemical engineering is a branch of engineering that applies physical

sciences (physics and chemistry), life sciences (microbiology and biochemistry),

together with applied mathematics and economics to produce, transform, transport,

and properly use chemicals, materials and energy. A chemical engineer designs large-

scale processes that convert chemicals, raw materials, living cells, microorganisms and

energy into useful forms and products. Chemical engineers are involved in many

aspects of plant design and operation, including safety and hazard assessments, process

design and analysis, control engineering, chemical reaction engineering, construction

specification and operating instructions.

Design for mass and material production is one of the things that make engineering

different from science. Chemical engineers design both products and processes. The

design on a large-scale process plant is one of most important industrial things that

chemical engineers have to perform. The aim is to design a plant that is technically

feasible, safe, environmentally acceptable and as economical as possible within the

given project constraints. The Design Project is the summary of the chemical

engineering study; the student will apply the basic principles of material and energy

balance, thermodynamics, chemistry, heat transfer, mass transfer, fluid flow, economics,

etc., in the project.

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2. How to start

Chemical engineering final year project can be started and finished through several

steps. The most important one is the first step that can be summarized in suggesting of

Project name, literature survey, types of process and optimum methods, physical and

chemical properties, material and energy balance, equipment design, Economic

considerations, etc. All these information have to be collected from text books and

references. Figure 1 below shows schematic steps for project design.

Suggested by
Project name
1 supervisor

Information collection
Literature from: internet, books,
2
Review journals, etc.

Student must select the best

Selection of and optimum production
3 process and give the reason
process

Physical and chemical Physical and chemical

4 properties properties of all raw, reactants
and products must be
determined and tabulated

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Flow sheet must be

Flow sheet
selected (see below
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examples of flow sheet)

This is very important in the next steps

Selected production of material and energy balance and
design (normal range 10,000 – 100, 000
6 capacity ton/year)

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Material and Energy Depending on production capacity,

7 balance Material and Energy balance can be
done for each equipment and for
overall process

Equipment Design
Some of major equipment must be
8 design in details

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Control and process The control system of process must

system design be located and designed (see below
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example)

Economic and project costs must be

Economic and cost
evaluated for each equipment and
10 for whole project

Project location, feasibility and

Site location and environmental considerations must
11 safety be estimated

Here, the student must mention the

Conclusion and most important results and
12 recommendations suggestions for future work

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3. How to write

After completion the above steps, chemical engineering final year project can be
written according to format and sequence listed below. The students have to be familiar
with Microsoft Office WORD Program in order write and print the project.

Project cover (must be green as shown below)

TITLE

SUMMERY

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Supervisor certificate

Committee certificate

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CHAPTER ONE

1.1 Introduction

This includes introduction, definitions of product, historical background, etc.

1.2 Physical properties

This includes all physical properties (you can list them in tables, charts, etc.).

1.3 Chemical properties

This includes all chemical properties, chemical reactions, etc. (you can list them in
tables, charts, etc.).

1.4 Methods of production

1.4.1 Method 1
1.4.2 Method 2
1.4.3 Method 3… etc.
1.5 Selection of production method

This includes how and why the students select this method.

1.6 Description of production method

This includes the details and explanation of selected method.

1.7 Selection of production capacity

This includes the size of production capacity (e.g., 50,000 to/year).

CHAPTER TWO

MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCE

2.1 Material balance

2.2 Energy balance.

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CHAPTER THREE

EQUIPMENT DESIGN

3.1 Introduction to equipment design

3.2 Heat exchanger design

3.3 Reactor design

3.4 …………

CHAPTER FOUR

PROCESS CONTROL

4.1 Introduction to process control

4.2 Design of control system for heat exchanger

4.3 Design of control system for distillation column

4.4 ………etc.

CHAPTER FIVE

LOCATION, ECONOMIC AND SAEFTY CONSEDRATIONS

5.1 Location and site considerations

5.2 Safety and environmental consecrations

5.3 Economic and feasibility considerations

CHAPTER SIX

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

6.1 Conclusion

6.2 Recommendations

REFERENCES

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4. How to present

After completion the above steps of type setting and formatting, chemical
engineering final year project can be presented according to format and sequence listed
below. The students have to be familiar with Microsoft Office PowerPoint Program (PPT)
in order to presentation of the project against examination committee. Students have to
summarize their work in brief and avoiding boring details.

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5. Computer aided programs

There are several computer aided programs can be used as a powerful tools for
chemical engineering plant design. The most common and famous programs are:

1. Aspen HYSYS

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2. Aspen Plus

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