Instructor: P. C. Sukanek, Anderson 134, Ext. 7023, cmpcs@olemiss.edu
Catalog Description: Design of chemical processes and plants. (Prerequisite: CHE 317; Corequisite: CHE 417)
Text: R. Turton, R. C. Bailie, W. B. Whiting and J. A. Shaeiwitz, Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes,
Second Edition, Prentice Hall, New Jersey (2003).
References: L. T. Biegler, I. E. Grossman and A. W. Westerberg, Systematic Methods of Chemical Process Design, Prentice Hall, New Jersey (1997).
J. M. Douglas, Conceptual Design of Chemical Processes, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York (1988).
M. S. Peters, K. L. Timmerhaus and R. E. West, Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York (2003).
H. J. Sandler and E. T. Luckiewicz, Practical Process Engineering: A Working Approach to Plant Design, Ximix, Inc., Philadelphia (1993).
S. M. Walas, Chemical Process Equipment Selection and Design, Butterworths, Boston (1988).
S. A. Watke (ed), Manual for Report Writing in Engineering Design, Michigan Technological University (1992).
D. R. Woods, Process Design and Engineering Practice, Prentice Hall PTR, New Jersey (1995).
Summary
This course and its companion (CHE 452) provide an overview of chemical plant design. An important component of this course is the completion and presentation of a group design project. The project for this semester requires the use of a process simulator. At the end of the semester, students should be able to: draw and describe a process flow diagram (PFD), determine the preliminary cost of a project based on its PFD, analyze the profitability of a process, identify and rationalize conditions of special concern in a process, be able to apply simple shortcut methods of analysis and design, synthesize a PFD from a block flow diagram, use a chemical process simulator, prepare a written design report, and present the main features of a design in an oral report. Oral communication competence will be evaluated in terms of adequate oral delivery, the ability to construct a coherent and logical message and the ability to communicate in the context of chemical engineering.
Students will be required to work in groups. It is essential that each group member contribute to and understand the work
of the group as a whole. The use of computers in analysis, design and presentation is essential.
Grades
Grades will be based on homework, one exam, quizzes, and the written and oral design reports. Consequently, part of the grade is based on individual accomplishment and part on the performance of the group as a whole. The format of the written report must be that described in Chapter 27 of the text. Reports in other formats will not be accepted. The final written report must be turned in no later than 5:00 pm, Friday, December 3. The exam will be Tuesday, October 19. Final oral reports on the design project will be the week of November 15.
Final grades will be calculated on the following basis:
Homework: 10%
Quizzes: 15%
Mid-Term Exam: 20%
Final Exam: 15%
Oral Report: 10%
Written Report: 30%
The quizzes, which will be given regularly, are based on typical questions from the Fundamentals of Engineering exam.
Successful completion of CHE 452, the second half of this course, requires that the student take the Fundamentals of
Engineering Exam. This exam can only be taken the semester in which the student intends to graduate. Most students
will have to take this exam in the Spring 2005 semester.
Project
The design project for the semester should represent a significant amount of time and effort on the part of the design group
over the course of the entire semester. The group should work together and meet regularly to accomplish its tasks. Each
person in the group is responsible for the work of the group. Groups should use all of the resources available to them.
Each of the Department faculty can be used as a consultant in accomplishing the design. Completion of the project requires
that the process be simulated successfully on PROII. Students must begin this effort early in the semester.
Homework
All written work will be typed. Memos should be in the format indicated in the class handouts. They should be as brief as possible, yet to the point. Misspelled words and poor grammar will be penalized.
All assignments should be turned in on clean, unfolded paper. When assignments require multiple pages, they should be stapled together.
Late assignments will not be accepted without prior approval of the instructor. Students are expected to read the assigned chapters of the book and work any example problems. In general, example problems in the book will not be discussed in class unless a student requests clarification or explanation.
Mathcad, Excel and other computer programs should be used only when necessary. Trivial problems should be solved by hand. In all cases, if your solutions requires the use of an equation or some analytical/numerical procedure, the steps should be clearly explained.
Attendance
Students are expected to be punctual for all classes. Group meetings should be scheduled regularly, and all members are expected to attend each meeting. If possible, the instructor should be notified prior to any class absence. Students who do not attend their group meetings will not pass the course.
Eating, drinking, reading the newspaper and doing crossword puzzles are worthwhile activities. However, they should not
be pursued in the classroom. Cell phones, etc. will not ring during class.
Outline
| Chapter | Subject | Classes (Approx) |
| 1, 2, 3, 4 | Flow Diagrams: types, structure, synthesis, description | 6 |
| 9 | Heuristics | 3 |
| 10 | Synthesis of a Process Flow Diagram | 2 |
| 11 | Process Simulation | 3 |
| Distillation | 3 | |
| 5, 6, 7, 8 | Engineering Economics: estimation of capital and manufacturing costs, time value of money, profitability | 5 |
| 12 | Optimization | 3 |
| 21 | Engineering Ethics | 2 |
| 22 | Health and Safety Issues | 2 |
| 27 | Report Writing | 1 |