Chemical process design

Author: Ni Jinfang
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Publish Date: 1999-08-01
Features: Introduction Chemical engineering design is a creative endeavor. The quality of design has a crucial, even decisive, impact on capital investment and production costs. Designers must possess a solid theoretical foundation and correct design methods to excel in this work. The book is divided into 8 chapters, covering chemical engineering design concepts, economic analysis and evaluation, reaction processes, heat transfer processes, separation processes, process simulation and optimization, process control, and practical chemical process design. From the perspective of a process engineer, the book introduces the content and design methods for achieving advanced levels of chemical plant design. The former part covers design concepts, economic evaluation, and process control, while the latter part discusses the application of process simulation, analysis, and synthesis theory in design, i.e., how to organize process flows and optimize process parameters for reaction, separation, and heat transfer. In terms of content, it emphasizes advanced and practical aspects, focusing on the explanation of concepts and approaches while avoiding complex mathematical derivations. To facilitate understanding, numerous case studies based on industrial applications have been included. The book can serve as a teaching reference for senior undergraduate and graduate students in chemical engineering majors, as well as for researchers and technical personnel in relevant research, facility production, and other departments.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Chemical Engineering Design Concepts
1.1 Design Requirements
1.2 Design Objectives
1.3 Types of Design
1.4 Project Organization
1.5 Design Content
1.6 Safety and Protection
Chapter 2 Economic Analysis and Evaluation
2.1 Plant Investment Estimation
2.2 Unit Equipment Cost Estimation
2.3 Total Production Cost Estimation
2.4 Taxes and Profits
2.5 Basic Concepts and Criteria for Economic Evaluation
Chapter 3 Reaction Processes
3.1 Evaluation Indicators for Reaction Process Design
3.2 Basic Methods for Reactor Design
3.3 Knowledge and Information Required Before Reactor System Design
3.4 Process Properties and Input-Output Conditions
3.5 Reactor Selection
3.6 Selection of Key Process Parameters
3.7 Supplementary Methods for Reactor Heat Control
3.8 Configuration of Reactor Networks
Chapter 4 Heat Transfer Processes
4.1 Problem Statement
4.2 Basic Concepts
4.3 Determining Pinch Points and Minimum Utility Requirements
4.4 Pinch Point Characteristics
4.5 Determining the Minimum Number of Heat Exchangers
4.6 Synthesis of Heat Exchanger Networks
4.7 Pinch Point Method
Chapter 5 Separation Processes
5.1 Thermodynamic Efficiency of Separation Processes
5.2 Synthesis of Separation Processes
5.3 Determination of Process Parameters
5.4 Column Type Selection and Determination of Actual Plate Numbers
5.5 Energy-Saving Measures for Separation Processes
Chapter 6 Process Simulation and Optimization
6.1 Issues in Process Material Balancing
6.2 Methods for Process Simulation
6.3 Applications of Process Simulation Software
6.4 Composition of Process Simulation Software
6.5 Degree of Freedom Analysis for Chemical Processes
6.6 Data Input for Process Simulation
6.7 Key Points for Process Simulation Calculations
6.8 Basic Concepts of Design Optimization
6.9 Approaches to Solving Optimization Problems
Chapter 7 Process Control
7.1 Control Requirements
7.2 Key Points and Steps in Control System Design
7.3 Simple Control Systems
7.4 Complex Control Systems
7.5 Alarms, Cutoffs, and Interlocks
7.6 Safety and Operational Performance Checks
Chapter 8 Practical Chemical Process Design
8.1 Cracking Gas Composition
8.2 System Pressure
8.3 Determination of Pressure and Temperature for Each Stage of the Cryogenic Compressor
8.4 Process Synthesis for Cracking Gas Cooling and Methane Removal Column System
8.5 Design of the Decarbonylation System
8.6 Design of the De-propanol System
8.7 Design of the Ethylene Cryogenic Compressor System
8.8 Design of the Propylene Cryogenic Compressor System
8.9 Conceptual Design of an Annual Production Capacity of 20,000 Tons of Propylene Glycol