Tema Subtema
Introduction
Design and Synthesis in Process Engineering.
Stages of the design process.
Conceptual Design in Chemical Engineering (hierarchical design method of Douglas).
Batch vs. continuous processes.
Input / Output structure.
Recycle structure.
Separation systems.
Energy integration systems.
Process Synthesis: products.
Solvent design.
Process Synthesis: separation systems.
Separation methods, agents and sequences.
Synthesis of simple distillation sequences.
Synthesis of non-azeotropic separation systems (general VL separation).
Synthesis of azeotropic separation methods.
Process Synthesis: energy integration systems.
Heat Exchanger Network Synthesis (HENS) problem statement.
Pinch Design Methodology.
Distillation and heat integration.
Process simulation: modelling existing and new processes.
Steady state modelling (components, blocks, PFD, sensitivity analysis).
Equipment sizing and rating (methods, criteria, heuristics).
Dynamic modelling (control strategy, PID tuning, robustness analysis).