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A process ow diagram (PFD) is a diagram commonly Operational data (temperature, pressure, mass ow
used in chemical and process engineering to indicate the rate, density, etc.), often by stream references to a
general ow of plant processes and equipment. The PFD mass balance.
displays the relationship between major equipment of a
plant facility and does not show minor details such as pip- Process stream names
ing details and designations. Another commonly used
term for a PFD is a owsheet. Process ow diagrams generally do not include:
Flanges
Process piping
Major equipment items
3 Other items of interest
Control valves and other major valves A PFD can be computer generated from process simu-
Connections with other systems lators (see List of Chemical Process Simulators), CAD
packages, or ow chart software using a library of chemi-
Major bypass and recirculation (recycle) streams cal engineering symbols. Rules and symbols are available
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2 7 EXTERNAL LINKS
4 Standards
ISO 10628: Flow Diagrams For Process Plants -
General Rules
ANSI Y32.11: Graphical Symbols For Process
Flow Diagrams (withdrawn 2003)
5 See also
Hazop
Piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID)
Flow diagram of a typical amine treating process used in indus-
trial plants
6 Further reading
Raymond E. Kirk & Donald F. Othmer (2001).
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
(4th ed.). Wiley-Interscience. ISBN 0471419613.
M.S. Ray & M.G. Sneesby (1998). Chemical Engi-
neering Design Project: A Case Study Approach (2nd
ed.). Gordan and Breach Science Publishers. ISBN
9056991361.
7 External links
A typical oil renery-SL
Process Flow Sheet
The PFD at The Engineering Tool Box
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