| Educational guide School of Chemical Engineering |
english |
| Chemical Engineering (2013) |
 Subjects |
| PRODUCT AND PROCESS DESIGN II |
| Contents |
| IDENTIFYING DATA | 2021_22 |
| Subject | PRODUCT AND PROCESS DESIGN II | Code | 20695106 | |||||
| Study programme |
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Cycle | 2nd | |||||
| Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
| 4.5 | Compulsory | First | 2Q |
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| Competences | Learning outcomes | Contents |
| Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
| Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Continuous product and process design using process simulation | General overview of process simulation: (Dis)advantages, commercial tools, basic steps Distillation in Aspen Plus: Very basic overview, files, reactors + example Case studies: cyclohexane production, PFR reactor, ammonia, IPA dehydration, 3 component separation using hot/cold utilities, solvent ratio in extractive distillation |
| Distillation in product and process design using process simulation | Distillation basics: column sizing & rating fundamentals, operating window & problems Distillation in Aspen Plus: shortcut & rigorous, DSTWU + examples + tutorial, Radfrac & design specs Case studies: radfrac tutorial, MeOH+water column internals, MCV production |
| Overview of the estimation of physical properties capabilities in Aspen Plus (molecular design) | What is property estimation?: Pure component, T-Dependant, binary parameters Molecular structure: atoms & bonds, PCES of i-BuOH and C12H9ClO, PCES of H2O+DMA & decanter Estimation with limited data: experimental data, PCES of PV for 2-BuOH |
| Physical properties capabilities in Aspen Plus® (molecular design) | Physical properties estimation: properties = feasible = €, EOS vs gamma, Henry’s Law Expert system: property methods, expert system, examples Examples: data regression, 2 thermo models in a flowsheet, table generation system (TGS) |
| Overview of product and process design of electrolyte handling in Aspen Plus® | Electrolyte modelling: electrolyte systems , thermodynamic packages, apparent/true component approach Electrolyte wizard: NaOH+HCl mixing & flashing Examples: sour water stripping, inserts |
| Decision making under uncertainty in product and process design: expected value | Basics of probabilities: coin flipping, expected value, roulette & WWTBAM Expected value in decision making: decision trees, toy example, probability distribution Posterior probabilities: EVSI, toy example, example (build a plant?) |
| Batch product and process design using process simulation (SuperPro) | Recipe and resources Fermenter operation Modelling: examples SuperPro: mini tutorial General overview of SuperPro Toy examples 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d & 1f Toy example 2 Very basics of economic analysis Toy example 3: fermenter Lessons learnt |
| Environmental aspects in product and process design | Basics of life-cycle assessment LCA of product and process design Circular economy Ecoinvent Examples: bulb, bike... |
