1 Name of Course/

Plant Design I
Module
2 Course Code
CDB4014

3 Name of Academic
Dr Rajashekhar Pendyala / Dr. M. Rashid Shamsuddin / Ir. Dr. Abd Halim Shah Maulud
Staff
4 Rationale for the This is a capstone design course that is a traditional component of an undergraduate
inclusion of course in chemical engineering curriculum. It is intended to enable students to apply fundamental
the program theoretical knowledge gained from previous courses to practical process design problems.
This course will help engineers to perform engineering design based on the knowledge
gained throughout their formal studies.
5 Semester and year
7/4
offered
6 Total Student Learning Independent Total Guided and Independent
Face To Face
Time (SLT) Learning Learning (SLT)
L = Lecture L T P O
T = Tutorial
80 160 hours
P = Practical 6 0 54 20
O = Others
7 Credit Value 4
8 Prerequisite (if any) Industrial Internship
9 Objectives 1. To apply fundamental theoretical knowledge of chemical engineering to the conceptual
design of a chemical process
2. To generate cost effective process options with considerations for operability and safety
of the design

10 Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. To evaluate potential design alternatives
2. To generate Process Flow Diagram (PFD) with the aid of process simulator
3. To incorporate heat integration in the design
4. To develop a Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) and control strategy with the
appropriate design codes
5. To assess Hazard and Operability of the design through HAZOP
6. To evaluate preliminary economics of design alternatives
7. To develop effective interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills
11 Transferable Skills:
 Apply fundamental theoretical knowledge to practical problems through developing
Skills and how they
design decisions
are developed and
 Develop problem solving skills through synthesizing design decisions
assessed, Project and
 Develop teamwork skills through group discussions and deliverables
practical experience
and Internship  Apply appropriate computing tools to assess feasibility of design decisions
12 Teaching-learning and
Coursework: 100% (Reports and Presentations evaluated by internal/external examiners)
assessment strategy
13 Synopsis Conceptual process design, Material and energy balance, Heat integration, Process
flowsheeting and simulation, Instrumentation and control strategy, Environmental and safety
aspects and Preliminary economics.

14 Mode of Delivery
(Lecture, Tutorial,
Practical in computer-aided design laboratory sessions, reports, and presentations
Workshop, Seminar,
etc)
15 Assessment Methods
Coursework (Reports and Presentations): 100%
and Types
16 Mapping of the
course/module to the To produce well-rounded graduates
Programme Aims
17 Mapping of the Programme Outcomes (POs)
course/module to the Course Learning Outcome PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO
Programme Learning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12
Outcomes To evaluate
CLO1 potential design x x x x x
alternatives
To generate
Process Flow
Diagram (PFD)
CLO2 x x
with the aid of
process
simulator
To incorporate
CLO3 heat integration x
in the design
To develop a
Piping and
Instrumentation
Diagram (P&ID)
CLO4 x
and control
strategy with the
appropriate
design codes
To assess Hazard
and Operability
CLO5 x
of the design
through HAZOP
To evaluate
preliminary
CLO6 economics of x
design
alternatives
To develop
effective
interpersonal,
CLO7 x x
communication,
and teamwork
skills
18 Content Outline of the Project
Course/Module and  Market study, choice of plant location
the SLT per topic  Conceptual process design elements:
Week 1-4
 Material and energy balance
 Choice of reactor and reactor preliminary optimisation
 Selection of separation
 Separation system synthesis (sequencing), Week 5-6

 Process screening
 Heat Integration and waste minimization Week 7-8
 Utility requirements
 Process flowsheeting and simulation
 Process optimization
Week 9-11
 Preliminary economic analysis
 Environmental impact assessment
  Detailed PFD and P&ID drawings (as per build drawing)
 Plant control strategy (plantwide control) Week 12-13
 Detailed HAZOP study
 Presentation Week 14
Total Weeks 14
19 References 1. UTP Chemical Engineering Plant Design Guidelines.
2. Peters M. S and Timmerhaus K. D., Plant Design and Economics for
Chemical Engineers, 4th Ed., McGraw Hill, 1991.
3. Coulson J. M., Richardson J. F. and Sinnott R. K., Coulsons and
Richardson’s Chemical Engineering, Butterworth-Heinemann,
1996.
4. Ulrich G.D, A Guide to Chemical Engineering Process Design and
Economics, John Wiley, 1984. Optional Reference
5. Seider, W.D., Seader, J.D., Lewin, D.R. Process Design Principles –
Synthesis, Analysis and Evaluation, John Wiley, 1999.
6. Smith R., Chemical Process Design, McGraw Hill, 1995.
7. Douglas J. M., Conceptual Design of Chemical Processes, McGraw
Hill, 1985.
8. Perry, R. H. and Green D. W., Perry’s Chemical Engineers’
Handbook, 7th Ed., McGraw Hill, 1997.