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| = Chemical Process Design Theory and Method = | | = Chemical Process Design Theory and Method = |
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| ==Sensors and Actuators== | | ==Design Basis== |
| # [[Control Systems| Control Systems:]] Measurement devices | | # Set design specifications |
| # [[TemperatureSensors| Temperature sensors ]] | | # Preliminary site selection and market analysis |
| # [[PressureSensors| Pressure sensors]]
| | # Block flow diagram |
| # [[LevelSensors| Level sensors]]
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| # [[FlowSensors| Flow sensors]]
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| # [[CompositionSensors| Composition sensors]]
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| # [[pHandViscositySensors| pH and viscosity sensors]]
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| # [[Miscellaneous Sensors| Miscellaneous sensors]]
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| # [[ValveTypesSelection| Valves: ]] types, kinds, and selection
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| # [[ValveModeling| Valves: ]] modeling dynamics | |
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| | ==Process Flow Diagram== |
| | # Literature review |
| | # Process alternatives and technology options |
| | # Define the major unit operations |
| | # Process flow diagram |
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| | ==Process simulation== |
| | # Reactors |
| | # Separation processes |
| | # Heat Exchangers |
| | # Storage vessels |
| | # Other vessels |
| | # Pumps |
| | # HYSYS |
| | # Aspen Plus |
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| | ==Economic analysis== |
| | # Estimation of capital |
| | # Estimation of production cost |
| | # Estimation of revenue |
| | # Profitability measures |
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| More information on sensors and actuators at [http://eweb.chemeng.ed.ac.uk/courses/control/restricted/course/second/course/outline4.html ECOSSE]
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| | ==Other process design considerations== |
| | # Safety analysis |
| | # Environmental concerns |
| | # Controls and P&ID |
| | # Sensitivity analysis |
| | # Process Optimization |
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| # [[Surge Tank Model| Surge tank model]]
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| # [[Heated Surge Tank Model| Heated surge tank]] see also [http://eweb.chemeng.ed.ac.uk/courses/control/restricted/course/second/course/casestudy/index.html ECOSSE]
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| # [[Bacterial Chemostat Model| Bacterial chemostat]]
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| # [[CSTRHeatExchangeModel| ODE & Excel CSTR model w/ heat exchange]]
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| More information on chemical process modeling in general at [http://eweb.chemeng.ed.ac.uk/courses/control/restricted/course/fourth/course/casestudy/index.html ECOSSE example 2]
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| =Chemical Process Design Projects= | | =Chemical Process Design Projects= |
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| == Mathematics for Control Systems == | | == Example == |
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| # [[Dirac delta (impulse) function| Dirac delta (impulse) function (10/09)]] | | # Sugar Cane Ethanol Plant (2011) |
| # [[First-order differential equations| First-order differential equations (12/14/09)]] | | # Other examples |
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| | | ==Glycerol to propylene glycol== |
| ==MIMO Control== | | # Design 1 |
| # [[Decouple| Determining if a system can be decoupled]] | | # Design 2 |
| # [[RGA| MIMO control using RGA]] see also [http://eweb.chemeng.ed.ac.uk/courses/control/restricted/course/advanced/module6.html#three ECOSSE] | | # Design 3 |
| # [[MPC| MIMO using model predictive control]] | | |- |
| # [[NN | Neural Networks for automatic model construction]] | | | |
| # [[In class example| Understanding MIMO Control Through Two Tanks Interaction]] | | ==3-Hydroxypropionic acid to 1,3-propanediol== |
| | # Design 1 |
| | # Design 2 |
| | # Design 3 |
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| | ==Succinic acid to 1,4-butanediol== |
| | # Design 1 |
| | # Design 2 |
| | # Design 3 |
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Chemical Process Design Theory and Method
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Design Basis
- Set design specifications
- Preliminary site selection and market analysis
- Block flow diagram
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Process Flow Diagram
- Literature review
- Process alternatives and technology options
- Define the major unit operations
- Process flow diagram
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Process simulation
- Reactors
- Separation processes
- Heat Exchangers
- Storage vessels
- Other vessels
- Pumps
- HYSYS
- Aspen Plus
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Economic analysis
- Estimation of capital
- Estimation of production cost
- Estimation of revenue
- Profitability measures
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Other process design considerations
- Safety analysis
- Environmental concerns
- Controls and P&ID
- Sensitivity analysis
- Process Optimization
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Chemical Process Design Projects
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Example
- Sugar Cane Ethanol Plant (2011)
- Other examples
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Glycerol to propylene glycol
- Design 1
- Design 2
- Design 3
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3-Hydroxypropionic acid to 1,3-propanediol
- Design 1
- Design 2
- Design 3
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Succinic acid to 1,4-butanediol
- Design 1
- Design 2
- Design 3
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