Chemical Process Design

L1
References
L.T. Biegler, E.I. Grossmann, and A.W.
Westerberg, Systematic Methods of
Chemical Process Design, Prentice Hall
International Inc., 1997.
J. Douglas, Conceptual Design of Chemical
Processes, McGraw Hill, 1989.
W.D. Seider and J.D. Seader, Product and
Process Design Principles: Synthesis,
Analysis and Evaluation, 2nd ed., John
Wiley, 2004
Lecture Schedule
1. Introduction to process flowsheets and
their development and case studies
(12)
2. Selection of reactor and reactor network
(5)
3. Selection of separation systems and their
network (12)
4. Batch scheduling (6)
5. Heat exchange network and heat
integration
10)
Position of CPD in Chemical Engineering
Scale

Macro Process control

Chemical process design

Meso Reactor technology

Unit operations

Interface technology
Micro
Kinetics and catalysis
Independent Thermodynamics

Level of integration
 First Six Lectures
Lec
Module No. Topic Ref Book
Introduction 1Introduction Ch. 1 of Biegler
Process flowsheet: A
2 hypothetical case study My PPT Biegler
Process flowsheet: Ethanol
3 from ethylene case study Ch. 1 of  
Flowsheet Hierarchical approach for Section
Synthesis 4 flowsheet synthesis 2.3.2 Biegler
—Flowsheet synthesis of
5 Sulfuric acid manufacture My PPT  
—Flowsheet synthesis of
6 nitric acid manufacture My PPT  
A Business Scenario
 Board of Governor's input for expansion
 Finding possible new projects
 Feedback from customers and the employees
 Planning and organizational team
 Preliminary Process Design
 Plant layout and modeling
 Construction
 Startup and commissioning
 Plant operation and Production
 Debottlenecking
 decommissioning
 2A → B
Purge (g)
(l)

Recycl
Gas
e
Vapor A
A(B) Recove
ry unit
Vapor-
React
A or A, B Liquid
Separat
or

B(A)
Liquid
Recove
ry unit

B
Course Evaluation Plan
Exam Weighta
ge
Attendan 10
ce
Project/As 20
n
Midsem 30
Endsem 40
What did we learn today?
Lecture schedule and course overview
A business scenario
Position of CPD in Chemical Engineering
Flowsheet for a Hypothetical reaction
Course evaluation