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A flowsheet
flowsheet is
is aa diagrammatic
diagrammatic representation
representation of
of the
the
process
process steps
steps with
with their
their interconnections.
interconnections.
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CMET401 Process Flowsheet Development I
P&ID for Benzene Distillation
3. Complete full PFD and mass and energy balances for prelimina
ry costing & sizing of the main process equipment to estimate c
apital investment and cost of production
1) Freedom to Practice
4. Modifications
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to Improve Environmental Impact
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REVAMPS OF EXISTING PLANTS
Revamps generally fall into two categories:
Debottlenecking projects: are carried out to increase t
he production rate of a plant while making the same p
roduct.