Tribhuvan University

Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus

Department of Applied Sciences and Chemical Engineering
B. E. Chemical Engineering, Project-I Guidelines

The detailed project report is to be submitted in the following format. In case of any doubt, the project coordinator
may be contacted.

I. General
Cover page, certificate, contents, acknowledgements, etc.
II. Summary
Executive summary of the project, giving its highlights, cost, employment potential, power, and
other utilities required and the profitability of the project

III. Project Details

1. Introduction
i. Problem statement and description
ii. Introduction to the format of the report

2. Project Description
a. Uses and present status of the product/importance of the problem

b. Process
i. Available processes for the production of the product with brief description
ii. Techno-economic appraisal of alternative processes/schemes
iii. Status of technologies/schemes available
iv. Selection of technology/scheme Basis of selection, details of the selected
process including flow sheet.
v. Source of knowhow of selected process/technology

c. Raw Materials
i. Detailed specifications
ii. Requirement of raw materials and basic assumptions made in computing the
raw material requirement
iii. Availability; indigenous/imported

3. Material and Energy Flow Information

a. Material balance along with assumptions made and material flow sheet
b. Energy balance along with assumptions made and energy flow sheet.

4. Detail design of equipment.

i. Mechanical design of a equipment, e.g. raw material storage tank, Finished
product storage tank.

IV. Market prospects

i. A brief analysis of demand and supply of the product
ii. Present production capacity
iii. Export potential (if any)
iv. Marketing set-up and area of consumption

V. Site selection & project layout

i. Critical points taken into consideration e g. Area/Industrial area, transport, availability of
raw materials, market accessibility.
ii. A plot lay-out of works, showing location of the main plant provision for future expansion,
space for providing utilities in future, administrative block, staff facilities, storage area.