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36240 Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers
Danish title: Kemitekniske anlæg: Projektering og økonomi
Language: Danish Credit points: 7,5
Type: Open University
Language: Danish

Previous course: C3641
No credit points with: C3641
Prerequisite: 36100
Recommended semester: 4th -7th semester
Scope and form: Lectures and supervised team work.
Examination: Approval of compulsory coursework. (Pass/fail)
Contact person: Knud Østergaard, Building 229, Tel. +45 4525 2834, email KOE@kt.dtu.dk

Department: Department of Chemical Engineering
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.