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CHEN 4470 – Process Design Practice

Class Overview & Introduction. CHEN 4470 – Process Design Practice Dr. Mario Richard Eden Department of Chemical Engineering Auburn University Lecture No. 1 January 10, 2012. Class Overview 1:4. Lectures Tuesday & Thursday 9:30–10:20 AM (Ross Auditorium)

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CHEN 4470 – Process Design Practice

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  1. Class Overview & Introduction CHEN 4470 – Process Design Practice Dr. Mario Richard EdenDepartment of Chemical EngineeringAuburn University Lecture No. 1 January 10, 2012

  2. Class Overview 1:4 • Lectures • Tuesday & Thursday 9:30–10:20 AM (Ross Auditorium) • Relies primarily on knowledge obtained earlier, but several new topics will be introduced, e.g. • Mass Integration and Advanced Heat Integration • Integration of Design and Control • Product Manufacturing and Six Sigma • Computer Aided Molecular Design • Labs • Sections • I: Tuesday & Thursday 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM (Ross 306) • II: Tuesday & Thursday 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM (Ross 306) • No required labs, the lab (Ross 306) is there for computer access and team meetings

  3. Class Overview 2:4 • Teaching Assistants • No formal TA has been assigned to this class, but any of my graduate students will be happy to help if the need arises. You can find them in Ross 132 (right next to the McMillan Auditorium). • Course Materials • Textbook • Seider, Seader, Lewin and Widagdo, Product and Process Design Principles: Synthesis, Analysis, and Evaluation, 3e, 2008, 9780470048955, Wiley. • Additional material may be provided as handouts or placed on the class homepage.

  4. Class Overview 3:4 • Grading • Three (3) Progress Reports (60%) • Final report and oral presentation (40%) • Instructors Office Hours • Official: Wednesday 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM • Reality: Any time the door is open • Team Status Meetings • Scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday • Weekly 30 minute meeting with instructor • Discuss progress and/or problems (technical or management)

  5. Class Overview 4:5 • Open-Ended Design Project • Literature studies • Flowsheet synthesis • Process simulation • Economic, environmental, health & safety evaluations • Not one single correct solution • Identify possibilities and argue for choices • Optimization of suggested process • Team Work • Performed as consulting company • Emphasis on capability to delegate and structure efforts • Focus on presentation skills (oral & written)

  6. Class Overview 5:5 • Industrial Collaboration • Eastman Chemical, Kingsport, TN • Production of various esters including butyl-acetate • Evonik Degussa, Mobile, AL • Day-trip to see the plant • Scheduled for Thursday March 1 • Guest lectures throughout the semester • Technical Consultant • Bob Kline, Eastman Chemical Company • Senior process engineer (more than 10 years experience)

  7. Project Overview 1:3 • Production of Butyl Acetate and Isopropyl Acetate • Requirement 10,000 metric tons/yr BuAc • Evaluate potential for switching to IPAc if market conditions require it. • Equilibrium limited reactions • Purification of products and unreacted raw materials is complicated due to several azeotropes and other non-idealities (vapor-phase dimerization of Acetic Acid) CH3COOH + CH3(CH2)3OH  CH3COO(CH2)3CH3 + H2O CH3COOH + CH3CHOHCH3 CH3COOCH(CH3)2 + H2O

  8. Project Overview 2:3 • A Taste of the Thermodynamics • Careful examination will be critical for successful design

  9. Project Overview 3:3 • Project Deliverables • Three progress reports • Individual team assignment • Final report and oral presentation • Project Timeline • Feb. 2: Progress report 1 due • March 8: Progress report 2 due • March 5-9: Individual team assignment selection • April 5: Progress report 3 due • April 20: Final report due • April 26-27: Oral presentations (reading days)

  10. Other Business 1:2 • Next Lecture – Thursday January 12 • Discuss contents of reports • Team Status Meetings • Start next week • Schedule will be posted on class webpage

  11. Other Business 2:2 • Homework • Begin literature collection/review of materials on: • Production of butylacetate and isopropylacetate including raw materials, i.e. acetic acid, butanol and isopropanol. • Sources: • Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology • Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry • Science direct, Scifinder Scholar

  12. In Class Assignment • Design Teams • Total of 62 students • 13 teams of 4 people • 2 teams of 5 people • Team Names • Catchy is always nice  • Not required right now • Pick Meeting Slot

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