Project Title on Plant Design and Economics Course

No Project Title Group Progress Report Date

1 Acetic Acid Production Plant 01 The report will be evaluated through
2 Brewery Production Plant 02  Presentation
3 Diary processing Plant 03  Submitting of Hard /Soft copy document
4 Ethanol Production Plant 04 There should progress report (before mid-
5 Pulp and Paper Production Plant 05 exam)
Deadline two week before final exam
N.B: One group shall contain maximum of five students only

Outline for Project on Plant Design and Economics

1. Background Information
2. Defining the Problem
3. Literature Review on the Project should include
 Feasibility study (market assessment)
 Raw material availability and quality
 Process technology
 Specifying process innovation,
 Operating conditions,
 Utility requirements,
 Catalyst information, etc.
 All information related directly to the process requirements.
4. Process Technology should include
 Process
 Process Comparison
 Process Selection Conclusions
 Process Description

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  Requirements of Major Process Units
 Process Flow Diagram
 PID Diagram
 Process Performance Assessment
5. Site Selection should include
 Site selection
 Plant Layout
6. Environmental Issues should include
 Potential Hazards and its safety method
 Wastes and its treatment method
 Loss and its prevention method
7. Economic Evaluation should include
 Capital Cost Estimation
 Operating Costs
 Profitability Analysis
8. Mass and Energy Balances
9. Preliminary Equipment Design of Major Unit operations
10. Detail Design of one major equipment
Conclusion and recommendation

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