DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
PQD470S: PROCESS DESIGN IV: GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE ASSESSMENT ASSIGNMENT
GA5: Engineering methods, skills, tools, including Information technology
Project II: Modelling and Simulation
Use appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering tools, including information
technology, prediction and modelling, for the solution of broadly-defined engineering problems.
1 PROCESS TOPOLOGY
a. Process Description, PFD model, a summary of basic unit operations.
b. Stream table, materials requirements per year, utilities and chemical reactions.
c. Unit summary of each unit.
2 THERMODYNAMIC CONSIDERATIONS/PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
a. Criteria for selection of thermodynamic models.
b. Discuss the important property models.
3 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS, ENERGY INTEGRATION
a. Optimization of a process unit.
b. Discuss impact on process economics.
4 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS USING ASPENPLUS
a. Capital cost estimation.
b. Economic Analysis.
5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SUBMISSION DATE
FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2024