An Applied Guide to Process and Plant Design

An Applied Guide to Process and Plant Design, 2nd edition, is a guide to process plant design for both students and professional engineers. The book covers plant layout and the use of spreadsheet programs and key drawings produced by professional engineers as aids to design; subjects that are usually learned on the job rather than in education. You will learn how to produce smarter plant design through the use of computer tools, including Excel and AutoCAD, “What If Analysis,” statistical tools, and Visual Basic for more complex problems. The book also includes a wealth of selection tables, covering the key aspects of professional plant design which engineering students and early-career engineers tend to find most challenging.

Professor Moran draws on over 20 years’ experience in process design to create an essential foundational book ideal for those who are new to process design, compliant with both professional practice and the IChemE degree accreditation guidelines.

• Includes new and expanded content, including illustrative case studies and practical examples
• Explains how to deliver a process design that meets both business and safety criteria
• Covers plant layout and the use of spreadsheet programs and key drawings as aids to design
• Includes a comprehensive set of selection tables, covering aspects of professional plant design which early-career designers find most challenging

Chemical or Biochemical Engineering students and young professionals engineers, Process Engineers and Designers. Students of process engineering, technical chemistry, plant safety

1. Process Plant Design
2. Stages of Process Plant Design
3. Process Plant Design Deliverables
4. Twenty-First Century Process Plant Design Tools
5. The Future of Process Plant Design

Professional Practice
6. Neglected Industries and Processes
7. System Level Design
8. Professional Design Methodology
9. How to Do a Mass and Energy Balance
10. How to Do Hydraulic Calculations

Low Level Design
11. How to Design and Select Plant Components and Materials
12. How to Design and Select Unit Operations
13. How to Cost a Design

High Level Design
14. How to Design a Process Control System
15. How to Lay Out a Process Plant
16. How to Make Sure Your Design Is Reasonably Safe and Sustainable
17. Success Through Failure

Advanced Design
18. Brownfield Process Plant Design
19. Professional Practice
20. Beginner’s Errors to Avoid
21. Design Optimization
22. Developing Your Own Design Style
23. Practical Ethics

Appendix
1: Integrated Design Example
2: Upset Conditions Table
3: Plant Separation Tables
4: Checklists for Engineering Flow Diagrams 
5: Teaching Practical Process Design
6: Consolidated Standards