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A combination of a highly dedicated, industry skilled team with cutting edge technical tools and
expertise utilizing more than 90 different state-of-the-art software enables Ingenero to provide
design and engineering services to our clients, customized to meet their targets. Ingenero’s highly
experienced engineers have extensive process engineering expertise in oil and gas, refining,
gasification, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and specialty chemicals. Ingenero's engineering team
has successfully performed over 3 million man hours in projects of various sizes and scope over
the past few years. Ingenero's most popular engineering delivery modes are:
Engineering excellence centre for EPC contractors.
Engineering for Green and Brown fields projects.
Engineering excellence centre for EPC contractors Ingenero serves as a seamless part of
engineering divisions of EPC companies, either through remote engineering services or a
dedicated, on-site engineering service team. Our remote satellite office setup specifically for
catering to clients’ needs provides best cost country advantage to several engineering
conglomerates and manufacturing companies’ world wide. The typical work flow for the
Engineering excellence center:
Engineering for Green and Brown fields projects Ingenero provides end-to-end engineering
solutions that combine leading edge technology with a best practices approach where highly
qualified engineers routinely optimize designs. We provide assemblage of customized
engineering services to meet diversified needs of our Process Industry clients. Ingenero’s process
engineering offerings encompass:
Conceptual Design
Basic Engineering Design
Conceptual Design The conceptual design is a study phase in which ideas and possibilities are
evaluated. This phase results in a basic process concept, a preliminary schedule and a rough cost
estimate. At Ingenero, we evaluate the process to assess its technical feasibility and economic
viability for developing project scope as well as providing a well defined starting point for a
more detailed process design.
Ingenero’s Concept designing covers:
Literature Survey
Development of an Idea from scratch
Concept development
Conceptualization of Process Schemes
Concept refinement
Preliminary Process Flow Diagram (PFD)
Overall Heat and Material Balance (HMB)
Conceptual Layout
Order of Magnitude Cost
Basic Engineering The basic engineering services offered by Ingenero consist of core
documentation of projects, including process flow diagrams, heat & mass balances, piping and
instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), control & operational philosophy, basic equipment sizing,
equipment specifications, conceptual equipment layout, etc.
Ingenero’s basic engineering covers:
Conceptual process studies (material balances, process flow-sheets,…)
Preliminary plot plan.
Front End Engineering Design (FEED): Ingenero’s extensive experience facilitates the client
to have a FEED that reflects all technical specific requirements and avoid any significant
changes during execution of the same.
Ingenero’s FFED packages cover:
Basis of Design.
Feasibility Study.
Detail Engineering Detail engineering includes the extraction of all the essential information
from all the basic engineering drawings and calculations to provide the exact drawings in detail
for all production, fabrication & erection items and in turn the details of entire project along with
the precise bill of quantities and specifications for each of the equipment.
Ingenero’s detail engineering covers:
Equipment List.
Process data sheet.
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Types of Process Engineering Services
Operations Support
When clients are contemplating a new pilot facility, new plant, or major process expansion, they
typically have more questions than answers. Is it technically feasible? What is the best process
configuration? Should it be batch or continuous? How much would it cost? PROCESS is able to
assist by providing experienced and knowledgeable chemical engineers that can identify, and
systematically narrow down, the possible technical options for a given process goal. Once the
viable technical options are identified, an economic evaluation is performed. Based on technical
merits, system reliability, economics (capital and operating), and other factors, it usually
becomes clear as to how the future process design should progress. At this point a conceptual
design can be developed by PROCESS that includes preliminary process flow diagrams, mass &
energy balances, a list of major equipment, and a rough order of magnitude cost estimate.
PROCESS can also assist at this point in identifying potential risks associated with the design
(weak areas in the design basis, insufficient lab data etc.) so that a plan can be developed to
address these issues prior to or during the next phase of the project.
It is widely recognized that this key front end work will have a major impact on the overall project and
ultimate operation of the process. If this work is not done properly then the project is in trouble no
matter how good the subsequent detail engineering, construction, and project management work are
executed.
Industrial project opportunities can target revenue growth; expense reductions; strategic growth;
or improved reliability and/or efficiency. Clients typically identify opportunities by evaluating
the value and identifying key risks and uncertainties. It is important to evaluate opportunities on
a consistent basis for comparison purposes. The basis for the first decision gate is a high level
screening study or conceptual process design study. This level of work involves identifying
promising chemical conversion pathways or major licensed technologies, narrowing the project
down to one or more options, identifying major equipment, developing block flow diagrams, and
generating an Order of Magnitude capital cost estimate range ($1MM, $10MM, $100MM, etc.).
FEL 1 - Appraisal and Selection Phases (Alternatives Evaluation and Preliminary Process
Design)
During the appraisal phase of the project a series of process alternatives is developed and further
assessment of the process value, risk, and uncertainty is conducted. Some examples may include
alternatives such as batch versus continuous processing, use of different types of separation
techniques (extraction versus distillation, pressure filtration versus a centrifuge), etc. The most
promising development concepts progress forward to the Selection phase.
The objective of the Selection phase of the project is to identify a single process concept for
progression to the Detailed Process Design phase of the project. Preparation of work deliverables
requires that a single process concept be selected and further developed during this phase. Once a
concept has been selected, the team will complete the level of detail necessary to develop a cost
estimate and preliminary project schedule with a typical accuracy of –30% to +50%.
Deliverables at this stage often include the following:
A more detailed breakdown of our experience can be found at Conceptual Process Design
Services ( Front End Loading FEL-0, FEL-1)
Once the process configuration has been clearly defined a detailed process design package can be
prepared. This is very critical to the long term success of the project.
The Process Design Package or Front End Engineering Design Study (FEED) will establish the
specific set of process operating conditions and equipment necessary to achieve the level of
reliability, efficiency, and safety required. This design phase sets the direction for the rest of the
project. At the completion of this phase, a cost estimate of +40%/-20% can typically be
developed for the project.
PROCESS puts great emphasis on the development of the Design Basis at the initiation of FEL-
2. When the design basis is complete, we typically have the following information defined:
Product specifications
All other operating goals and constraints desired by the plant owners/operators/engineers.
Once the design basis is in place, and agreed upon with the client, PROCESS’s team of chemical
process engineers goes to work to create, analyze, and optimize the many aspects of the plant
design. The end result is process documentation that clearly defines the process.
Typical Process Engineering Deliverables for an FEL-2 package can include the following or a
smaller subset of these items:
Process design basis
Material & Energy Balance (M&EB)
Process descriptions
The detailed process design package (PDP), which is sometimes referred to as a Schedule A or
Basic Engineering Design (BED) package, refers to a completed process design package that
includes all the necessary information required by an Engineering/Construction firm or Detail
Engineering firm to perform the final engineering of the plant (details such a structural steel
supports, buildings, wiring, piping details, insulation, equipment vendor/model selection, etc.).
PROCESS provides this package and helps to answer any questions the client or engineering
firm might have to ensure a smooth transition into the detail engineering phase. We provide
process design packages for both Inside Battery Limits (ISBL) and Outside Battery Limits
(OSBL) design requirements.
In addition to updating the items mentioned above in FEL-2, the following items are typically
added during the FEL-3 phase.
Tie-in list
At the completion of this phase of the project, and cost estimate of +25%/-15% can typically be
generated for the project.
A more detailed breakdown of our experience can be found at Process Design Services (Sch. A,
Basic Engineering Pkg. [BEP], Basic Process Design [BPD])
More and more, PROCESS is requested to remain on during the detail engineering and
construction phases of projects for which we have performed the process design. In this
oversight role, any process change requests are routed through our engineers for approval or
comment. This helps ensure that the client understands what the impact may be on the process as
changes and alternatives are suggested. Many times there is great pressure to hold down costs as
the civil, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation details of the plant are developed. The
temptation to remove seemingly inconsequential process components can lead to off-spec
product, inadequate throughput, high operating costs, etc. We are able to help prevent such
problems simply by serving as the process integrity watchdog. Project Examples - Detail
Engineering Phase Project Support, Project Examples - Construction Phase Project Support
In addition, many times PROCESS is asked to provide vendor technical and cost proposal
evaluations to assist the client in making the best technology selection possible. Since we are not
aligned with any equipment companies, we provide these services in a completely objective
manner and make what we feel is the best recommendation based solely upon the technical and
economic aspects of the options. We can also provide valuable assistance during the construction
phase of a process related project - Construction Phase Support Services
We are often called upon by clients to evaluate process options aimed at achieving one or more
specific goals. These goals run the gamut from improved throughput, quality, or consistency, to
emissions reduction, energy recovery, or waste minimization. In such cases we begin by
determining the current state of the process. This is done through a series of interviews and
discussions with the client's technical, engineering, and plant operating personnel. Additionally
plant process data is collected in various forms, some of which include P&IDs, batch sheets,
DCS data logs, heat and material balance information (if it exists), operation logs, etc. Our
engineers then begin to analyze the situation via experience, calculations, simulation techniques,
and consultation with other engineers at PROCESS as needed. The outcome is a technical
engineering critique of the current process with a focus on the areas which need the most
improvement. The economic cost implications of the current process are modeled to establish the
baseline from which all potential improvements will be evaluated. Many times we are asked to
further identify viable technical options and provide an economic comparison between them.
Based on technical process option merits, economic cost implications (capital/operating,
fixed/variable), and our experienced based evaluation of the relative suitability of each process
option, a final solution is recommended. Although more detailed engineering effort is required to
make the best option a tangible operational solution, our clients can do so with confidence
knowing they have made an intelligent, thorough, systematic, and informed decision.
More information on our experience can be found at Technical and Economic Evaluations and
Process Alternatives Evaluations
Pilot Plants - Design & Testing Support Projects or Process Scale Up Design
Projects
Many clients come to us wanting chemical engineering process design assistance after they have
done some level of due diligence to confirm that their process technology should work in real
life. Sometimes the available information will include well executed pilot plant trial data, process
heat and materials balance information, and all the necessary physical and chemical properties
fully defined. Unfortunately, the more typical information consists of academic papers, some lab
test data, and maybe some pseudo pilot plant information with stream property information only
on the major products at best. The client usually has one or more technical staff members who
are excellent at coming up with the innovative process idea, but lack the industrial process or
design detail experience to bring the system to an efficiently functioning reality - that's were we
can help.
PROCESS will evaluate this information, review the pilot plant setup, interview the client's
technical staff, and often perform a literature search to determine at what stage the process
development is at and what information may be lacking. Frequently we perform preliminary
design verification calculations to ensure that the data and information, as presented, is not likely
breaking any of the irrefutable laws of physics or thermodynamics. Often the information is
insufficient to proceed and we then suggest a path forward to either collect additional
information to fill in the gaps or rethink the entire process if major flaws are uncovered. We
strongly encourage clients to utilize pilot plant trials to work through the large majority of the
process challenges. Our engineers at PROCESS have a great deal of experience with pilot plant
testing and scale up designs. Both our operations and design experience allow us to make many
critical improvement suggestions in areas such as materials of construction, equipment layout,
operational safety considerations, operability and maintenance, process controls, and more.
These inputs are folded into the scaled up design for the larger process. A rigorous process
simulation model is then created to provide compete heat and material balance information,
operating conditions, hydraulic pressure drop data, and more. At this stage the PROCESS will
frankly consult with the client to help evaluate the project's potential technical and economic
changes for success. Finally, assuming the project is deemed viable, P&IDs, equipment
specifications, and a cost estimate of the new commercial sized process is generated. This
package is then ready to be handed over for detail engineering, procurement, and construction
(EPC).
Any of the design services listed above may include some or all of the following components.
The items included and level of detail will vary depending on clients desires or on which phase
the project is in. The more mature the process design, the more of these components will be
included.
Design basis
Mass and energy balance computer simulations
Equipment lists
Plant layouts
PROCESS uses long-term or short-term licensed commercial Read About Running Plant
process simulation software (CHEMCAD, Aspen, HYSYS, Process Simulations, via Excel,
Pro/II, Simsci) and/or in-house simulation programs to perform:
without learning simulation
Detailed mass and energy balances software
Unit operation design/evaluation
View more information on Why Use Process Simulation?, Process Simulation Projects,
Advanced Simulation/Spreadsheet Interfacing , Process Simulation Training Courses
A more detailed breakdown of our experience can be found at Process Simulation and Modeling
Services
Listed below are the types of plant operations support that PROCESS typically provides to
operating companies. Additionally, process engineering staff augmentation can be provided for
operating facilities within reasonable commuting distance from one of our regional offices.
As a completely independent engineering company not affiliated with any other groups and not
selling licensed technologies, PROCESS is ideally qualified to provide a critical process
engineering evaluation before large project decisions are finalized. These services are sometime
provided to clients considering significant investment in industrial process projects. Learn more
about our Industrial Process Investor Services.
A list of past projects we have performed along these lines are provided by following the links
below:
More information on our experience can be found at 3rd Party Evaluation Services
http://www.processengr.com/process_engineering_services.html
Basic and detailed engineering
All these activities are covered and fully managed within TECHNIP
According to the nature of a project, engineering studies will include all or part of the following
steps:
These basic engineering studies may consist of consolidating a Process Package initiated by an
external process licensor.
And, generally speaking, all the studies to be performed before construction of the plant.
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