Plant Design Project I (CCB 4013)

By:

Dr. Sekhar Bhattacharjee

For:

Final Year Students (September 2016

Semester)
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS

Department of Chemical Engineering

Plant Design Project

Total 6-credit hours divided into PDP I (3 CH)
and II (3 CH).

Course Summary
PDP I
(3 CH)
Market
Analysis

PDP II
(3 CH)
Process
Control

Technology
Review

Flowsheeting

Materials
and Energy
Balances

Heat
Integration

Economics
Safety and
Loss
Prevention

Environmental
Issues

Equipment
Design

PDP is a capstone design course.

Students apply fundamental theoretical knowledge to practical process design problems.

This course will help future engineers to perform engineering design.

Course Learning Outcomes (PDP I)

At the end of this course, students should be able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Integrate their chemical engineering skills in the conceptual

design of a chemical plant
Generate process options while maintaining operability and
safety of the design
Screen and evaluate the design alternatives with considerations
for sustainability elements using green engineering approach
Incorporate heat integration concepts in the selected design
alternative
Perform preliminary economic evaluation of the proposed
process design
Employ effective interpersonal, communication, and teamwork
skills to effectively function as a process engineer

Course Learning Outcomes (PDP II)

At the end of this course, students should be able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Demonstrate their chemical engineering skills and knowledge in a

detailed design of a chemical plant
Generate cost effective process options while maintaining
operability, safety and environment friendliness of the design
Apply appropriate design codes in a detailed design work
Develop a piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) and
control strategy package
Prepare detailed economic evaluation of the proposed chemical
plant
Communicate and organize design group as an effective team
member

PO-CLO Mapping (ChE)

No.

PO1

PO2

PO3

PO4

PO 6

PO 7

PO 8

PO 9

PO 10 PO 11 PO 12

CO 1

CO 2

PDP I

PO 5

CO 3

CO 4

CO 5

CO 6
No.
CO 1

PO1

PO2

PO3

PO4

PO 5

CO 4

PDP II

PO 7

PO 8

PO 9

PO 10 PO 11 PO 12

CO 2
CO 3

PO 6

CO 5
CO 6

PO 1: Engineering Knowledge; PO 2: Problem Analysis; PO 3: Design/Development of Solutions;

PO 4: Investigation; PO 5: Modern Tool Usage; PO 6: The Engineer and Society;
PO 7: Environment and Sustainability; PO 8: Ethics; PO 9: Communication; PO 10: Individual and
Team Work; PO 11: Lifelong Learning; PO 12: Project Management and Finance

Course Activities (PDP 1)

Activities

Market study, choice of plant location

Conceptual process design elements:
Material and energy balance
Choice of reactor and reactor preliminary optimization
Selection of separation
Separation system synthesis (sequencing)
Process screening
Heat integration and waste minimization
Utility requirements
Process flowsheeting and simulation
Process optimization
Preliminary economic analysis
Environmental impact assessment
Health, safety and environmental (HSE) analysis
Report writing and presentation

Duration
Weeks 1-4

Weeks 5-6
Weeks 7-8

Weeks 9-12

Weeks 13-14

Course Activities (PDP 2)

Activities

Detailed equipment design using acceptable design codes

Detailed cost estimate
Instrumentation and control
Plantwide control strategy
Detailed PFD and P&ID drawings (as per build drawing)
Detailed HAZOP study
Process screening
Heat integration and waste minimization
Utility requirements
Utility systems requirement (furnace, steam, refrigeration,
cooling water, electricity)
Waste treatment facility design (atmospheric and aqueous
emissions)
Economic Evaluation of the project (DCFROR, NPV, Cash flow
analysis)
Report writing and presentation

Duration
Weeks 1-4

Weeks 5-8

Weeks 7-8

Weeks 9-12

Weeks 13-14