H83DPX Spring

Semester

Assessment Criteria
Topics

Group
Individual
Contributio
Contribution
n

Process Flow Diagram (PFD) & Oral

10%
Assessment
Interim Report
15%
Major & Minor Equipment

General Aspects
Energy Recovery and Utility Design
Environmental Protection Process
30%
Safety
Process Operation and Control
Economic Evaluation
Piping & Instrument Diagram,
10%
General Arrangement
Final Report & Oral Assessment
15%
Total
80%
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15%

5%
20%

Equipment Design
Major Equipment Design Expert

Team
Reactor
Separation System
Distillation Column (including reboiler & condeser)

Minor Equipment Design Autumn

Supervisor
Heat Exchanger
Pump
Compressor
Gas Liquid Separator, etc.
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Major Equipment

Reactor
Design
Catalyst selection, properties
Tube and Catalyst Particle size
Reactor selection (with good justification,
advantages, disadvantages, etc.)
Reaction kinetics with appropriate reference
Rate Law and Net
rate
Selectivity and yield
Weight of catalyst with detailed calculations and
method

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Major Equipment
Reactor
Design
Proper design equation
Catalyst and reactor volume
Actual reactor dimension
Pressure Drop and its importance
Space time and its importance
Design Code
Material of construction for Different Parts (with good
justification and reference)
Design temperature and pressure
Head type
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Major Equipment

Design
Reactor
No need include

Shell, Tube and Head Thickness

Welded Joint Efficiency
Corrosion Allowance (minimum allowance)
Catalyst Holding
Nozzles and Process Connections
Gasket Material
Insulation
Combined Loading
Vessel Support, etc.

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Major Equipment

Design
Separation System
Estimation of number of stages, reflux, L/G
ratio (for absorber)
Operating conditions
Selection of best combination (optimisation)typically relating these to cost.
Plate spacing, efficiency, consideration of
deviations like flooding, entrainment etc.
Estimation of column diameter, type of
packing/plate, etc.
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Major Equipment

Design
Separation System
No need include
Thickness of plates/column
No of bolts
Skirt specifications
Support etc.

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Important Point
The above equipment design criteria

may be vary for different types of

equipment.
Students should consult supervisor for
more detail design criteria for the
selected equipment.

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Other Schedule
Week
1

2
3
4

Activity
Person in charge
Feedback on Preliminary Report
Supervisors
(By appointment)

Briefing on requirement of Semester 2

Denny Ng
(5 February 15 @ 2 3 pm)
(F3A08)

Briefing on requirement of Semester 2

Denny Ng
(12 February 15 @ 2 3 pm)
(F3A08)
CHINESE NEW YEAR BREAK

Guest lecture environmental

Vasanthi Sethu
protection
(F3A08)
(26 February 15 @ 2 5 pm)
Guest lecture energy recovery and
Svenja Hanson
utility design
(F3A08)
(5 March 15 @ 2 5 pm)
Guest lecture process safety
Lam Hon Loong
(12 March 15 @ 2 5 pm)
(F3A08)
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Other Schedule
Week
7

Activity
Person in charge
Guest lecture process control
Ong Sze Pheng
(19 March 15 @ 2 5 pm)
(F3A08)
8
Guest lecture economic analysis
Dominic Foo
(26 March 15 @ 2 5 pm)

9
Guest lecture by Safety Design
Industrial speaker
*(2 April 15 @ 2 5 pm)
(F3A08)
10

11

12

13
Final Report submission
Denny Ng
(5th May 2015)
Examination
Oral assessment
Design team
Week
*(18 & 19 May 2015)

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