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Design
Daniel R. Lewin
Department of Chemical Engineering
Technion, Haifa, Israel
– petrochemicals, – polymers
– petroleum products – coatings
– industrial gases – electronic materials
– foods – bio-chemicals
– pharmaceuticals
Assess Primitive
Problem
Detailed Design,
Equipment sizing, Cap.
Cost Estimation,
Profitability Analysis,
Optimization
Detailed Design,
Equipment sizing, Cap.
Cost Estimation,
Profitability Analysis,
Optimization
Assess Primitive
Problem
SECTION B
Detailed Design,
Equipment sizing, Cap.
Cost Estimation,
Profitability Analysis,
Optimization
Assess Primitive
Problem
Detailed Design,
Equipment sizing, Cap.
Cost Estimation,
SECTION C
Profitability Analysis,
Optimization
– Discharge caused by
failure of temporary pipe
installed to replace
cracked reactor.
– The so-called “dog-leg”
was not able to contain
the operating conditions
of the process (10 bar,
150 oC)
19 DESIGN AND ANALYSIS II - (c) Daniel R. Lewin The Design Process
Safety Considerations
Flixborough - What can we learn?
– Develop processes with low inventory, especially of flashing
fluids (“what you don‟t have, can‟t leak”)
– Before modifying process, carry out a systematic search for
possible cause of problem.
– Carry out HAZOP analysis
– Construct modifications to same standard as original plant.
– Use blast-resistant control rooms and buildings