| Lectures: 4+1 periods/week | Sessional Marks: 30 |
| University Exam: 3 Hours | University Examination Marks: 70 |
UNIT-I
Introduction: Overall design considerations-Process design development, Flow sheet development,
profitability analysis of investments, Optimum Design. Practical considerations in design. Engineering ethics in design
General design considerations: Health and safety hazards-source of exposure, exposure evaluation, control of exposure hazards, fire and explosion hazards and safety regulations. Loss prevention-HAZOP study, fault-tree analysis, safety indexes and audits. Plant location and layout.
UNIT-II
Process design development: Development of design database, process creation, design and flow diagrams, Equipment design specifications, Preliminary design with a specific example.
Heat transfer equipment design: Basic theory of heat transfer in exchangers, determination of heat transfer coefficients and pressure drop in heat exchangers, selection of heat exchange equipment, design of key heat exchangers (double pipe and shell & tube exchangers).
UNIT-III
Separation equipment design: Selection of suitable separation processes, separation by distillation, absorption & stripping and filtration
Reactor design: Reactor principles, performance. Reactor and catalyst equipment- Selection of Catalyst, Types of Reactors, Selection of Reactors and Design of Reactor Systems
UNIT-IV
Mechanical design of process equipment: Design of Cylindrical and Spherical Vessels under internal pressure, heads and closures and tall vessels
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