UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF

ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Bachelor of Engineering (CHEMICAL ENGINEERING)
Plant Utilities CHF-451
Session : Jan- May 2021
Prepared By:
Dr. METALI SARKAR
Assistant Professor
E-10048
Metali.e10048@cumail.in

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 Course Objectives
COURSE OUTCOME

After completion of the course, the students will be able to

•Define utilities and related terminology used in the Industry
•Understand the utility requirement and its applications in the industry.
•Determine the basics and different types of plant utilities used in the chemical
process industry.
•Analyze hazard management for different industries using HAZOP
•Evaluate the various risk assessment methods in industries.

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 COURSE OUTCOME TO BE COVERED Compressed air
and Vacuum
CO Title Level
Number
CO1 Remember
Define utilities and related
terminology used in the Industry
CO2 Understand
Understand the utility requirement
and its applications in the
industry.
COMPRESSED AIR SYSTEM COMPONENTS

 Intake air filters

 Compressor

 Inter-stage & after coolers

 Air dryers
 Moisture drain taps
 Receivers

 Distribution through piping

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The following are the components of a compressed air system
which are crucial to the working of the system.

The compressor takes in air and compresses it to the

required pressure – good control and maintenance is the
key to saving energy here.

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The air receiver is a pressure vessel that acts as a reservoir to store and
cool the compressed air and helps to ensure reduced pressure
variations from the compressor. The air receiver serves the
following functions:

It dampens pulsations entering the discharge line from the compressor

Serves as a reservoir for sudden or unusually heavy demands in excess of
compressor capacity
Prevents too frequent loading and unloading (short cycling) of the compressor
separates moisture and oil vapour, allowing the moisture carried over from the
after coolers to precipitate

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 Inter stage coolers cool
the air before it enters the next stage
inside the compressor, to reduce the work of compression
and increase efficiency.

Section view of a water cooled intercooler 7

 After coolers remove moisture in the air by reducing temperature in a
water-cooled heat exchanger.
Water cooler

Air cooler

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 Intake air filters and air dryers treatthe air to remove impurities such
as water, dirt and oil that are present in the ambient air being drawn
into the compressor and those added by the compressor.
 Filters
cater to dust impurities, while driers remove moist
impurities. Various types of dryers are used, like adsorbent dryers,
refrigerant dryers, heat of compression dryers.

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 The impurities are filtered out, with liquids removed from the system
by condensate traps. These traps resemble steam traps and can be
manually operated (manual drain cocks) or timed/automated
(automatic drain valves).

 The systems normally consists of the above components feeding a

distribution system running throughout the factory to the end-use
equipment, such as pneumatic drills supplied through a flexible hose.

 The figure shows how these components can be set up in a system.

The arrangement can be more compact in case of small scale
production. 10
A typical compressed air system with
components and network

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 CONCLUSION

• Today we learned:
• The necessity and fundamentals of the subject.
• The different types of plant utilities.
• The importance of efficient management of plant
utilities.

Department of Chemical Engineering

 References
• http://kolmetz.com/pdf/EDG/ENGINEERING%20DESIGN%20GUIDELINES%20-%
20Compressors%20REV02.pdf
.

• http://nptel.ac.in/courses/Webcourse-contents/IIT-KANPUR/machine/ui/Course_home-
lec6.html

• http://www.industrialblowers.in/fan-blower-design.html

Unit-1 Plant Utilities

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 THANK YOU

Department of Chemical Engineering