CH4002 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN

CO1. Understand integrated process design by Design of energy - integrated separations, process synthesis integration.

CO2. Understand the hierarchical approach in process synthesis, basis, variables and data required for design.

CO3. Understand the phenomena that could occur in recycle systems such as high sensitivity and state multiplicity.

CO4. Understand the multiple steady states, separation system design.

CO5. Understand about various separation system synthesis, design and modes of separation system for various solutions.

CO6. Understand the challenges in the design of future separation processes.

CO7. Understand the process Simulation, steady state dynamic simulation for various processes.

CO8. Understand about process engineering packages and simulation using computer programming.

CO9. Able to learn design via various case study approaches.

Integrated process design – design guidelines, pinch point analysis, residue curve maps, process synthesis and integration, process synthesis by hierarchical approach, basis of design, data collection, design variables, snow ball effects, multiple steady states, separation system design, HAZOP study

Synthesis of separation systems – separation system design, vapor recovery and gas separation, liquid separation, simple distillation, complex separations – azeotropic distillation, reactive distillation, pressure swing distillation, heat integration, challenges in the design of future separation processes

Process Simulation, steady state dynamic simulation of simple distillation unit using aspen plus- open loop dynamics and control structure synthesis, closed loop dynamics, introduction to process engineering packages and simulation of simple distillation unit using computer programming, reactor/ separator/ recycle systems, introduction to plant wide control

Learning design via case study approach – phenol hydrogenation to cyclohexane, alkylation of benzene to cumene, isobutane alkylation, vinyl acetate monomer process.

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2. Seider, WD., Seader, JD., Lewin, DR and Widagdo S, Product and Process Design Principles: Synthesis, Analysis and Design, Wiley VCH, 2008.

3. Douglas, J. M. (1988). Conceptual design of chemicalprocesses. McGraw-Hill, New York.

4. Smith, Robin, Chemical Process Design and Integration, Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2005