Department of Chemical Engineering

BUET, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

 ChE 408 is a project course
 4.5 credit hours ( two terms: 1.5+3)
 Four-member team
Name
Name
St ID
St ID
CGPA
CGPA
Moblie/email
Moblie/email

Name Name
St ID St ID
CGPA CGPA
Moblie/email Moblie/email
 Project selection
 not too simple: at least four major equipment
 not too complicated: should be completed by two
terms
 Working hours
 Meet your supervisor
 Work in the library, computer lab and alumni
meeting room
 All team members should be present and visible
during working hours
Term 1
 Definition of the Project (2%)
 Selection of the process and process description (8%)
 Design basis (2%)
 PBD and PFD (7%)
 Material and energy balance (8% and 4%)
 Water, steam, power and effluent balance (12%)
Interim report
Term 2
 Equipment list and sizing of equipment (18%)
 Mechanical design and P&ID of a major piece of
equipment (13%)
 Plot plan and equipment layout (2%)
 Economic analysis (11%)
 Final report and presentation (17%)
 Plant capacity
 Specification of the raw material(s) and their
sources
 Specification of the product(s)
 Utilities and their sources
 Plant location
 Area
 Literature survey on different Processes
 Describe different processes including their
advantages and disadvantages briefly
 Select your process and justify selection
 Describe the selected process in detail
 Design basis includes site conditions, utility
conditions etc that influence the process design,
the design of individual units, equipment and
the facilities of the overall project
 Geological data
 Utility conditions
 Climatic conditions
 Structural design
 Raw materials
Biodiesel production
Crude oil refinery
How to draw?
 Use appropriate symbols for all vessels,
reactors, columns, mixer, valves, heat
exchanger, cooler, pump, compressor etc
 Number all equipment, valves and streams
 Label the major units
 Using AutoCad / any other drawing tool is
recommended
Benzene Production
 Start with overall material balance
 You are encouraged to use aspen
 You will need to carry out hand calculation
from time to time when aspen does not
provide direct solution and also to cross
check the results
Unit Material in (kg/hr) Material out (kg/hr)
Mixer

Separator

Reactor

Total Material in = Material out

 Water balance
 Steam and power balance
 Effluent balance
Name of the Identification No of Size
Equipment No. items
Reactor R 320 1 38.4 m3
Tank F 111, F250 2 1.02 m3; 0.65 m3
Pump L311,L323, 3 7-22, 9-21, 13-10 m-m3/hr
L411
Heat E 110 1 1×107kJ/hr
exchanger
 Detail Calculation
 Height, diameter, thickness
 Internals
 Support
 Materials of construction
 Drawing
 Cross section with label
 Internals
 Support (skirt, leg etc)
 Manhole, nozzles larger than ½” (inlet, outlet,
relief/safety valve etc)
Capital investment, cost of production and profit per kg of
product ?
 Capital investment
 Land
 Equipment/Installation
 Building
 Operational cost
 Raw material
 Utility
 Labor
 Depreciation
 Tax
Is your plant economically viable?

 IRR calculation
 ERR calculation
 Payout period
 Use Guidelines for Plant design Project course no.
ChE 408 (kept in the library) and internet
resources for preparing your diagrams, data sheet
etc
 Descriptions, calculations etc on A4 papers
 PFD, P&ID, Plot plan and other drawings on A3
papers
 Prepare two copies of final report
 Submit one copy to the supervisor before final viva
 Bring the other copy to the viva board (this copy will be
returned to you)
 Final presentation duration 6-7 minutes (6 to 10
slides)
 Content of presentation
 Definition and design basis
 Process selection
 PFD
 Individual equipment
▪ Mechanical design
▪ Mechanical Drawing and P& I Diagram
▪ Plot plan and Plant layout
 Economic analysis
 Fill in and submit the following table with final report and
show this to viva board
Project tile: Supervisor:
St No Name Individual work Individual equipment Signature
load design
1 XX Project definition, Distillation column
process description
2 YY PBD and PFD, plot Reactor
plan
3 ZZ Material and Energy Evaporator
balance
4 PP Equipment sizing Pressure Swing
and economic Adsorber
analysis
 Attendance and performance in the assigned
classes routinely (15%)
 Initiative +Efforts (15%)
 Your own contribution to the work (20%)
 Goals achieved + Final report (35%)
 Formal presentation and viva (15%)
St Name Meeting & Initiative Individual Report Viva Total
No Assignment (15%) work (35%) (15%) (100%)
(15%) (20%)
1 xx 12 10 15 30 10 A
2 yy 9 10 18 30 13 A+
3 zz 12 10 15 30 13 A+
4 pp 3 5 10 30 7 C+
 Ludwig, Ernest E., “Applied Process Design for Chemical
and Petrochemical Plants”
 Evans, Jr., Frank L., “Equipment Design Handbook for
Refineries and Chemical Plants”
 Peters, Max S., Timmerhaus, Klaus D., West, Ronald E.,
“Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers”
 Richard Turton, Richard C. Bailie, Wallace B. Whiting,
Shaeiwitz, Joseph A. “Analysis, Synthesis and Design of
Chemical Processes” by
 Erwin, Douglas L.,” Industrial Chemical Process Design”
 McKetta , “Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and
Design”
 Kirk & Othmer, “Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology”