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ECTS credit points:
4 |
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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine
Technology |
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Section of Equipment for Process Industry |
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Lecturer(s):
J.Gross |
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Catalog data:
Simulation,
Process, System, Energy conversion, Chemical plant, Thermodynamics, Heat
Transfer, Fluid Dynamics, Steady State Model, Process Components, Power
Plant, Fluid Properties, Simulation Software, Model validation |
Course year:
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MSc 1st year |
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Course language: |
English |
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In case of Dutch:
Please contact the lecturer about an English
alternative, whenever needed. |
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Semester: |
2B |
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Hours per week:
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4 |
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Other hours:
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Assessment:
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Oral exam |
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Assessment period:
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2B / August |
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(see academic
calendar) |
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Prerequisites (course
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Follow up (course
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Detailed description
of topics:
This course
provides the fundamentals for conceptually designing processes of
energy/chemical plants, where process topologies are derived along with their
appropriate mass- and enthalpy-balances. The main focus is on continuous
processes. The conceptual process design involves a rough-sizing of
key-equipment and delivers a sound evaluation of economical and ecological
process parameters, thus determining indicators of sustainability.
The course serves as a preparation
for the project-work (‘Process Modeling and Simulation’).
The lecture is structured as
follows:
1. Introduction
1.1 Review
of reactors and thermal unit operation
1.2 Structure
and synthesis of Process Flow Diagram (PFD)
1.3 Choosing
physical property models; their relevance for different depths of process-modeling
2. The
‘Basis of Design’
2.1 Analysis
of Basis of Design (conditions of special concern for the operation of
separation and reactor systems. Analysis of important process conditions.
Economic basis)
2.2 Modes
of operation (plant capacities, catalyst activity, on-/off design operation,
etc.)
2.3 Development
of Block-Flow Diagrams
3. Mass-
and enthalpy balances using process simulation tools
3.1 The
recycle-structure of processes
3.2 Specifying
process conditions (use of intensive variables, numerical robustness)
4. Analysis
and evaluation of a process topology
4.1 Rough-sizing
of key-equipment (key design parameters and rules of thumb for equip. sizing)
4.2 Cost
estimation of key-equipment
5. Optimization
of a given process topology
5.1 (Multidimensional)
Optimization of process parameters (equation oriented algorithms)
5.2 Process
Modifications (Heat Integration, Exergy-Analysis and the Pinch-Method,
Modifying operating conditions of unit operations, heuristics)
5.3 Integration
of process equipment
5.4 Debottlenecking
6. Topological
optimization of processes
6.1 Optimization
Strategies and Short-cut methods
6.2 Engineering-
Experience in the Design Process - Heuristics and Guidelines
7. Optimization
of plant operation (using a steady-state framework)
7.1 Data
mining and data analysis
7.2 Data
reconciliation and validation |
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Course material: |
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literature: |
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Remarks assessment,
entry requirements, etc.:
The evaluation is based on course-accompanying
homework exercises and an oral examination |
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Learning goals:
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Computer use:
Two lectures are given in a PC-room
demonstrating the use of process simulation software. Example-simulations are
regularly accompanying the lectures.
An extensive exercising of the course contents and
its application to a real process takes place in a subsequent project
'Process Modeling and Simulation' (wbxxxx). |
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Laboratory project(s): |
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Design content: |
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