The lecture Process Design and Saftey deals with the fundamentals of project management, scale-up, dimensioning and safety of chemical process equipment and plants.
Learning objective
The objective of the lecture is to expound the engineering design approach of important elements in chemical plant design.
Content
Fundamentals in Chemical engineering Design; Project Management, Cost estimate, Materials and Corrosion, Piping and Armatures, Pumps, Reactors and Scale-up, Safety of chemical processes, Patents
Lecture notes
The lecture slides will be distributed.
Literature
Coulson and Richardson's: Chemical Engineering , Vol 6: Chemical Engineering Design, (1996)
Prerequisites / Notice
A 1-day excursion including a visit of a chemical plant will be part of the lecture.
Performance assessment
Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again)
Performance assessment as a semester course