MINI PROJECT JUL 2018 CHEMICAL PROCESS PRINCIPLES (CLB 12004/CLB10904)

CHEMICAL PROCESS PRINCIPLES (CLB 10904/CLB12004)

MINI DESIGN PROJECT

1. RULES AND REQUIREMENT:

 The mini project duration is for 2 weeks.
 The final report must be compiled and submitted on 8 November 2018.
 Individuals are required to work with the grouping, as decided and only 1 report will be presented
for each group (MAXIMUM 4 Members).
 This mini design project will count as 15% of the final grade. (10% Reports & 5% Progress Report)
 Submission of progress report (logbook-hardcopy) need to be submitted starting from 25 October
2018 onwards. It is compulsory for ALL.
 Each student in the group must assign themselves as Student 1, 2, 3 or 4 and this cannot be
changed throughout the project.
 Students are encouraged to discuss and share information. However, DIFFERENT reports
are to be submitted and groups who are found to submit similar work with other groups or
from past submitted projects will be severely PENALIZED.

2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
 The main objective of this mini project is to APPLY THE CHEMICAL PROCESS PRINCIPLES for
the case study as given below.
 The project requires an initial literature review on process background which includes the product
and its recent production technologies.
 The analysis and calculations can be executed using MICROSOFT EXCEL or any software deemed
suitable.
 The production rate is determined as 130,000 MT/year.
 For Material and Energy Balances, handwriting is permitted for the calculations.

3. REPORT FORMAT
 Cover Page
Appropriate title name (production quantity), Names, Section and ID. Please insert the WORK
DISTRIBUTION FORM after the front cover.
 Executive Summary
Summarize the important details of each chapter. It must be specific, clear and convincing.
 Table of Contents

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The table of content and number of pages should be in following format.
Content Page Number
1.0 Executive Summary
2.0 Table of Contents
3.0 Introduction
4.0 Process selection
5.0 Process Flow Diagram (using software, example : AspenHysys)
6.0 Process Equipment
7.0 Material Balances
8.0 Energy Balances
9.0 Process & Design Improvement
10.0 References
11.0 Appendices
 References
o Details of published sources of material referred to or quoted in the text (including any lecture
notes and URL addresses of any websites used).
o The references should be arranged according to the author name in alphabetical order.
o References should be in complete form as given below or else marks will be deducted for
each error. The references should be in following format:
 Books/Journals: Authors (editor), title, publisher, (year), chapter or page number.
Example: Smith J.M and Van Hess H.C., Introduction to Chemical Engineering
Thermodynamics, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2001, p229.
 Internet Website: Title of the information, year, source of data, [Online]. [Date
Accessed]. Available from World Wide Web.
Example: BP (British Petroleum). (2007) BP Statistical review of world energy.
[Online]. [Accessed 19th January, 2008]. Available from World Wide Web: http://
bp.com/statisticalreview.
4. PROJECT GRADING
The marks for each section will be assigned as following. Each student in the group must assign
themselves as Student 1, 2, 3 or 4 and this cannot be changed throughout the project. The work
distribution is given as following:
No Tasks Total Marks Task Student No.
1 Cover Page and Table of Contents 5 ALL
2 Executive Summary 10 ALL
3 Introduction 15 ALL
4 Process selection 15 ALL
5 Process Flow Diagram (PFD) 10 ALL
6 Process Equipment 10 3&4
7 Material Balances 25 1&2

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8 Energy Balances 25 3&4
9 Process & Design Improvement 10 1&2
10 References and Appendices 5 ALL
11 Format/Overall 5 ALL
TOTAL 100 MARKS

PROJECT/REPORT REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (ALL STUDENT)
1. Summarize the important details of your project
2. Specific, clear and convincing

SECTION 3 & 4 INTRODUCTION & PROCESS SELECTION (ALL STUDENT)

1. Introduction of product, history background, and industrial application
2. Discuss briefly alternative production process (minimum 2 process)
3. Final process selection (one process)
4. Physical and chemical properties for each chemical involve in this process

SECTION 5 PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM (ALL STUDENT)

1. Draw and label a Process Flow Diagram (PFD) and carry out a degree-of-freedom analysis to verify that
all labelled variables can be determined.
(Recommended Software : Aspen Hysys)

SECTION 6 PROCESS EQUIPMENT (STUDENT 3 AND 4)

1. Discuss briefly each of the process equipment as shown in the Process Flow Diagram.
SECTION 7 MATERIAL BALANCES (STUDENT 1 AND 2)
1. Calculate an overall mass balance for ALL UNITS in the process flow diagram.
2. An overall flow diagram that is clearly labeled with value is shown.
3. All calculations must be shown clearly in the report.

SECTION 8 ENERGY BALANCES (STUDENT 3 AND 4)

1. Energy balance calculations are correct, scaled up molar flow rate values are used in calculations.
2. Calculate the required rates of heat input or withdrawal, Q in kJ/h for equipment in the process flow
diagram.
3. Pressure effects are deemed negligible.
4. All calculations must be shown clearly in the report.

SECTION 9 PROCESS & DESIGN IMPROVEMENT (STUDENT 1 AND 2)

1. Suggest possible ways to improve the energy economy of this process