Chemical Engineering Design: Synthesis and Economics 4 (U01669)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : EEL-4-CHDSE

This course covers process design synthesis with heuristic and target-based methods presented for distillation and heat recovery systems, and process economics covering project economic analysis and principles for the allocation of investment between competing projects.

In the synthesis section, qualitiative and approximate quantitative synthesis are presented for multicomponent distillation systems, while the pinch design method for designing networks of heat exchangers is described.

The process economics section also describes how considerations of pollution, resource depletion and environmental impact can be introduced in economic analyses.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Chemical Engineering 3A, Chemical Engineering 3B, Chemical Engineering in Practice 3

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Chemical, (School of Engineering and Electronics, Schedule M)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2006	11:10	12:00			Classroom 3 Sanderson Building

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students should be able to:
(a) undertake rapid material balance and short-cut design calculations for a sequence of distillation columns; select promising sequences for a specified separation task using distillation; identify when distillation is inappropriate; compare alternative distillation sequences using an approximate quantitative method;

(b) find the pinch and minimum utility loads for a specified process heat integration problem; propose feasible minimum energy and minimum exchangers designs for a specified process heat integration problem;

(c) compare projects using the methods of Net Present Value, Discounted Cash Flow and Equivalent Minimum Investment Period; develop a plant capital cost estimate based on published data, Lang factors and cost indices; show how the 'external' costs of pollution etc may be internalised in the economic evaluation of a process; determine the impact of taxation, depreciation and investment incentives on the economic viability of a project; estimate the minimum acceptable rate of return at which a project will be viable.