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36240 Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers Danish title: Kemitekniske anlæg: Projektering og økonomi Type: Å, Language: EEE Credit points: 7,5 point Previous course: C3641 Offered by: Department of Chemical Engineering (KT) No credit points with: C3641 Prerequisite: 36100 Recommended semester: 4th -7th semester Scope and form: Lectures and supervised team work. Examination: Approval of coursework ( pass/fail ) Contact person: Aim: To give the participants a general intorduction to the technical, environmental and economical conditions for design of a chemical plant. To enable the participants to solve a design problem in a team. It is a goal that the working process resembles that of a graduated engineer as closely as possible. At the end of the course the participants should have a good overview of the design process. Contents: In this course the systematic development of a process is described (process synthesis). The different stages of the design process are illustrated by examples and are used in the problems solved by the teams. In different types of projects the process choices leading to the flow sheet are described. Mass and energy balances are made for each unit and for the entire plant. An evaluation of the environmental consequences of the chosen process is an important part of the course. Analyses of the energy consumption, occu- pational health and emission to the surroundings will be required. The principles of equipment sizing are incorporated for estimation of the material needs. The choice of the materials is important due to safety. The criteria for the choice of materials are described in this course. The economical conditions for establishin and operating of a plant are significant parts of the course. The importance of need of capital and operational costs for the profitability is described. Environmental and risk assesments are important elements of the course and optimization and computer simulations are intorduced. From early in the course the class is devided into teams. During the semester problems leading to a small design project have to be solved. A part of the lectures is given by representatives from Danish industry.