FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL, METALLURGICAL

AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
STUDY GUIDE

Chemical Engineering Design I: Equipment (CEE317B)

NQF: 8
NQF Credits: 10
Qualification: Masters in Engineering Compiled by:
Prof Andrei KOLESNIKOV
SAQA ID:
Date of last revision: Page 1
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 Study Guide Chemical process Design: Equipment design IV– 2021

CONTENT
STUDY GUIDE 1
Chemical Process design: Equipment Design IV (CPD40XT).................................................................... 1
1. SECTION A: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 3

1.1 PURPOSE OF THIS MODULE/SUBJECT ................................................................................. 3

2. SECTION B: ORGANISATIONAL COMPONENT .................................................................................. 4

2.1 STAFF CONTACT DETAILS ...................................................................................................... 4

2.2 CONSULTATION AND AVAILABILITY OF LECTURER(S) ....................................................... 4

2.3 YEAR/SEMESTER PLAN ........................................................................................................... 4

3. SECTION C: PRESCRIBED AND RECOMMENDED RESOURCES ..................................................... 5

3.1 PRESCRIBED RESOURCES (COMPULSORY) ........................................................................ 5

3.2 RECOMMENDED RESOURCES ............................................................................................... 6

4. SECTION D: SUBJECT/MODULE DESCRIPTION ................................................................................ 6

4.1 ARTICULATION AND RELATION TO OTHER SUBJECTS ...................................................... 6

4.2 SUBMISSION AND FORMAT OF REPORTS AND RUBRICS WITH EVERY

ASSIGNMENT/PROJECT/PRACTICAL ..................................................................................... 8

4.3 RUBRICS FOR EVALUATION ................................................................................................... 9

4.4 PLAGIARISM AND DISHONESTY ............................................................................................. 9

4.5 COMPOSITION OF FINAL MARK ............................................................................................ 10

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1. SECTION A: INTRODUCTION

WELCOME

Welcome to CEE317B Chemical Engineering Design I: Equipment. This is a semester module, which
represents advanced knowledge in field of Equipment Design for chemical plant operation. It is offered
via compulsory lectures over 13 weeks. The course is structured in such a way as to provide a sound
foundation for application of process design principles in Chemical Engineering. We trust you will enjoy
the course, and find it interesting and informative. Good knowledge of physics, chemistry and
mathematics is the requirement for the course. Please note that not all the work can be covered during
lectures and therefore it is expected of the student to do extra work on his/her own time. Extra work and
assignments will be given and you need to make use of the internet as well as the library with the
assistance of the librarian to do these assignments.

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE

This study guide provides you with all the essential information on this programme. Section A serves as
an introduction and Section B addresses organisational matters. Section C indicates the prescribed and
recommended resources for this module. Section D addresses the learning programme itself and
provides you with amongst others the programme overview, outcomes and references to the text book to
enable you to do the required self-study and preparation for lecturers Section C provides an overview of
the assessment requirements for this module to enable you to prepare for assessments and complete
assignments and other work according requirements. You are required to familiarise yourself with the
content in this study to ensure you are aware of the requirements and expectations.

1.1 PURPOSE OF THIS MODULE/SUBJECT

The purpose of the module is to develop your design skills in chemical industry. On successful
completion of this module you will have developed your knowledge and skills regarding equipment sizing
and costing, understanding of non-linear equilibrium thermodynamic models, separation of Azeotropic
mixtures, and development of heat exchanger networks.

Before design of the whole plant, students will learn how to design chemical reactors (first part of any
chemical process) and how to design separators for product mixture separation (second part of any
chemical process). In this module the emphasis is placed on distillation equipment design, because
distillation is most expensive equipment in a chemical plant. The revision of binary mixture distillation will
be done, and then the shortcut (Fenske equation) and rigorous methods (MESH equation solution in
process simulator) for calculation of multicomponent mixture distillation will be introduced. The student will
understand the thermodynamics of separations, and also consider heat integration in chemical plant and
economic evaluation of chemical plant profitability. The student will learn how to implement all phases of
separation equipment design, starting from thermodynamic model selection through mass and energy
balance calculations to final economic evaluation. This knowledge will allow improving of economic
efficiency and therefore competitiveness of a company. This module will give students a broad insight into
knowledge needed by an engineer to address manufacturing and design tasks as well as operational
issues.

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2. SECTION B: ORGANISATIONAL COMPONENT

2.1 STAFF CONTACT DETAILS

Head of Departmental
Lecturer Subject Head
Department Administrator
Prof Andrei Dr Lucy Mavhungu
Details: Mr Douw Faurie
KOLESNIKOV
Campus: Pretoria Pretoria Pretoria
Office: 3-720 3-720
Tel: 012-3823512 012-3823512
Email: fauriedg@tut.ac.za kolesnikova@tut.ac.za mavhungul@tut.ac.za

2.2 CONSULTATION AND AVAILABILITY OF LECTURER(S)

Booking accentual for consultation.

How to book an appointment? – Use to send a mail to the lecturer requesting consultation time. The
lecturer will confirm on the same system if the appointment is made.

2.3 YEAR/SEMESTER PLAN

Week Topic
Contact Sessions

1-2 Unit 1: Thermodynamic fundamentals for 2 lectures, 1 tutorial

chemical equipment design
• Equilibrium and rate-based approaches for
process design
• Review of thermodynamics necessary for
separation equipment design
• K-values calculation
• EoS and activity coefficients models
• Selecting the thermodynamic models for
separation unit operations
3-4 Unit 2: Flash separation of multi-component 2 lectures, 1 tutorial
mixtures
• Mass and energy balance in flash tank
• Solution of mass and energy balance equations
(Newton-Raphson method)
• Design of flash vessels

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5-8 Unit 3: Distillation of multi-component

mixtures
• Fenske equation
• Shortcut FUG method for distillation column
design
• Rigorous design methods: MESH equations
solution
• Azeotropic distillation• Residue Curve maps
• Selection of Column Internals and Hydraulic
Design of Distillation Column
9 - 12 Unit 4: Heat Integration in Chemical Plant 2 lectures, 1 tutorial
• Temperature-Interval method
• Composite curve method
• Stream matching at the pinch
• Breaking heat loops
• Stream splitting
• Heat-integrated distillation trains
13 Unit 5: Economics of Chemical Plant Design 1 lecture, 1 tutorial
• Cost indexes and capital investment
• Equipment cost estimation
• Annual costs
• Profitability analysis
• Time value of money
• Rigorous profitability measure

3. SECTION C: PRESCRIBED AND RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

3.1 PRESCRIBED RESOURCES (COMPULSORY)

Prescribe books and documents

Name: Chemical Process Design Separation Process Principles, 3rd Edition International
Student Version
Author: R. Smith Ernest J. Henley, J. D. Seader, D. Keith Roper
Publisher: Wiley Wiley
ISBN No: ISBN 0471486817 ISBN: 978-0-470-64611-3

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3.2 RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Recommended resources
Name: Chemical Product and Process Online Student Resources
Process Design Principles:
Design Synthesis, Analysis, and
Evaluation, 2nd Edition

Author: R. Smith W. D. Seider, J.D. W. D. Seider, J.D. Seader and D.

Seader and D. R. Lewin R. Lewin

Publisher: Wiley (2005) Wiley https://www.seas.upenn.edu/~dle

win/index_students.htm

ISBN no: 0471486817 ISBN 0-471-21663-1 ISBN 0-471-21663-1

Recommended electronic material and websites

VIDEO YouTube and other links

1. Educational resources for chemical engineering:

http://www.learncheme.com/screencasts
2. Residue curve calculations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw9d9bAcvX0
3. Ternary phase diagram basics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXap5CC8MN4
General information on process design:
WEBSITES
1. http://www.chemicalprocessing.com ,
2. http://www.cheresources.com
Process simulators
1. http://www.cocosimulator.org
2. http://www.chemsep.org
3. https://sourceforge.net/projects/dwsim/
Chemical and physical properties databases
4. http://dippr.byu.edu/
5. http://www.dechema.de/en/detherm.htm l
Separations:
6. http://www.ilpi.com/msds/

4. SECTION D: SUBJECT/MODULE DESCRIPTION

4.1 ARTICULATION AND RELATION TO OTHER SUBJECTS

This compulsory module will develop your capabilities in your problem solving skills via application of
simulation modeling methods in any industry or organisation. In fact, knowledge of Systems Modeling is
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your universal key to solutions of technical, economical and organisational problems at any level. The
concepts and knowledge gained in this module will allow you to design, analyse and optimise various
complex systems of industrial equipment as well as improve manufacturing plants operation.

4.2. UNIT CONTENT

UNIT 1: Thermodynamic fundamentals for chemical equipment design

Unit Outcomes:
Know and apply thermodynamic fundamentals for chemical equipment design

Assessments Due date

Exercises: Self-pace control

Assignments: Assignment 1 as posted on D2L See D2L

UNIT 2: Flash separation of multi-component mixtures

Learning Outcomes:
• Derive mass and energy balances in flash tank
• Solve of mass and energy balance equations

Assessments Due date

Assignments: Assignment 2 as posted on D2L See D2L

Written test as posted on D2L

UNIT 3: Distillation of multi-component mixture s

Learning Outcomes:
• Derive Fenske equation
• Apply Shortcut FUG method for distillation column design
• Understand rigorous design methods: MESH equations solution
• Know principles of Azeotropic distillation
• Build Residue Curve maps
• Perform selection of column internals and hydraulic design of distillation Column
.

Assessments Due date

Assignments: Written test as posted on D2L See D2L

Practical

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UNIT 4: Heat Integration in Chemical Plant

Learning Outcomes:
• Know and apply Temperature-Interval method
• Know and apply Composite curve method
• Perform Stream matching at the pinch
• Perform Breaking heat loops
• Apply Stream splitting
• Build HEN networks

Assessments Due date

Assignments: Written test as posted on D2L See D2L

Project:

UNIT 5: Economics of Chemical Plant Design

Learning Outcomes:
Know Cost indexes and capital investment
• Perform Equipment cost estimation
• Calculate Annual costs
• Apply Profitability analysis
• Understand Time value of money
• Calculate Rigorous profitability measures (IRR, NPV)

Assessments Due date Assessments

Due date

TEST 2 See D2L

4.2 SUBMISSION AND FORMAT OF REPORTS AND RUBRICS WITH EVERY

ASSIGNMENT/PROJECT/PRACTICAL

A brief summary of the assignments are included below.

All assignments/reports and simulation models must be submitted in electronic form on D2L!!! By each
student individually.

All reports must comply with at least the basics of a technical report. Submit all reports as if it is a report to
an employer or project manager. Therefore, the format will be at least as follows:

• Cover page

• Table of content

• Introduction to the assignment or practical

• Detailed information on work done

• Summary

• List of references
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• Font: Arial

• Font size: 12 points

• Line spacing: 1,5

• Margins: 25 mm

A template will be available on D2L that is formatted correctly to the above-mentioned format. Download
this template and use it as is.

Important!!!

1) Information that is Cut and Paste from the internet will be marked negatively as it does not
indicate that the student understand the relevant work.

2) Reports must be submitted through D2L.

On completion of the report, before submitting the report, rename the template to a name according to
the example below. For example:

• Ass1_204359761_MASHEGO.doc – This is assignment 1 of student Mashego, student

Number 204359761.

3) Do not include in reports any art, pictures or information that has absolutely no relevance to
the task. It will impact negatively on your scoring for the report’s layout.

4.3 RUBRICS FOR EVALUATION

RUBRICS TO MARK TEST/ASSIGNMENT/PROJECT/HOME WORK

No Criteria % of total mark Note
1 Appropriate quantative and/or qualitative theory is used 25
2 Correct actions are implemented: 35
a)valid equations are derived/used
b)for experimental work, observations are done properly
3 Logical information flow in the report 15
4 Correct non-contradictory conclusions are done 15
5 Neat layout and formatting, corresponding to lecturer’s requirements. 10
TOTAL: 100

4.4 PLAGIARISM AND DISHONESTY

Handing in any written assignment for assessment in which the essential parts of the assignment have
been copied from the work of another person, or any form of plagiarism is regarded as misconduct and
will be dealt with according to TUT policies and procedures

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4.5 COMPOSITION OF FINAL MARK

All marks must be checked and verified by students for correctness within 3 days of publishing. No
alterations will be made after this time.
This is continuous evaluation subject. The predicate and final mark will be calculated as follows:
Assessments WEIGHT OF SUMMUTIVE ASSESSMENT DURING THE
SEMESTER
ASSSIGNM PROJECT WRITTEN PRACTICAL
ENT TEST
ASSESSMENT 1 15
ASSESSMENT 2 15
ASSESSMENT 3 30
ASSESSMENT 4 30
ASSESSMENT 5 10
TOTAL 30 60 100

AS: Assignments
e-Test: e-Tests
PJ: Projects
PR: Practical work / Experiments
WR: Written Tests
GP: Group Presentations

Final mark:
Predicate mark: AS1+AS2+AS3+ AS4+ PR = 100 %
Exam mark: = 100 %

Final mark: (Predicate + Exam)/2 = max 100%

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