73515 - Introduction To Basic Design M

Learning outcomes

The course aims at introducing the students to the design of unit operations. An introduction to basic design and process control is provided. Green engineering techniques, design for environment and innovative design techniques introducing sustainability and safety drivers in design will be presented. Design techniques will be applied to the more important unit operation in the chemical and process industry: heat transfer, distillation and absorption.

Course contents

1) Introduction to basic design concept and documents

Conceptual and Basic Design in FEED context. Elements of a process plant: utilities, process equipment, storages. Process Flow Diagrams. Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams. Datasheets and Sketches. Other project documents.

 

2) Approach to basic design of equipment items

Process requirements and constraints for equipment sizing. Economic, environmental and safety constraints. Technical constraints: utilities and specific site constraints. General approach to sizing of equipment.

 

3) Unit Operations

The concept of unit operations. Brief summary of the more common unit operations applied in the chemical and process industry.

 

4) Design of equipment

Procedures for the design of heat exchangers. Procedures for the design of condensers. Procedures for the design of evaporators, vaporizers and reboilers. Procedures for the design of tray and packed columns.

 

5) Case-study

Design of a specific equipment item on the basis of the requirements coming from a process flow diagram and site utilities.

Readings/Bibliography

Lecture slides and integrative supporting material will be available on-line by AMS Campus service (http://campus.unibo.it/). UniBo credentials are required for access.

 

Further readings (optional):

D. Kern: "Process heat transfer", Mc Graw - Hill

R.E. Treybal: "Mass transfer operations", Mc Graw - Hill

J.M. Coulson, J.F. Richardson: "Chemical Engineering", Pergamon Press (vol. 1, 2 e 6)

J.D. Seader, E.J. Henley: "Separation process principles", J.Wiley

 

A mailing list will be available for communications (https://www.dsa.unibo.it/).

 

Assessment methods

The students will be asked to carry out the design of an equipment item and preparation of relevant documents (report, datasheet and sketch).

 

The final exam will be an oral exam. Student will be asked to present the completed activities of the design activity developed within the course. The exam will consist of a critical discussion of the individual project report and of topics presented during the lessons.

 

The exam is set to evaluate the students' knowledge-level, application abilities, and technical communication skills.

 

Higher grades will be awarded to students who demonstrate an organic understanding of the subject, a high ability for critical application, and a clear and concise presentation of their ideas.

 

To obtain a passing grade, students are required to know the key concepts of the subject, to demonstrate some ability for critical application, and a comprehensible use of technical language.

 

A failing grade will be awarded if the student shows knowledge gaps in key-concepts of the subject, inappropriate use of language, and/or logic failures in the analysis of the subject.

Teaching tools

In-class lessons

Tutorials

Self-directed work

Office hours

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