CHE446AnalysisandDesignof TransportEquipment

Class Nr 1: Tuesday August 17 2010

CourseObjectives
Developabasicunderstandingofdesign principlesappliedtothedesignofchemical engineeringequipment. Provideasolidunderstandingofthe applicationsoffundamentalprinciplesin mathematics,scienceandengineering,to chemicalengineeringproblems. Developcomputational,communication,and teamworkingskills.

COURSEOUTCOMES
StudentswillhaveabasicunderstandingofCHEprinciples. Studentswillhavetheabilitytoidentify,formulate,andsolve equipmentdesignproblems. Studentswillkeepsafety,healthandenvironmentalissuesatthe forefrontoftheirdesignefforts. Studentswillbeawareoftheenvironmentalimpactoftheir design. Studentswillunderstandtheneedforcontinualupdatingof theirknowledgeandskills. Studentswillworkwellinteamenvironments. Studentswillcommunicate effectively.

StrengthsofChemicalEngineeringEducation:
Thegreatstrengthofourchemicalengineeringgraduatesis theirunderstandingoftheconceptofprocessing fromthe molecularleveltothatoflargescaleequipment,alongwith strongproblemsolvingskills. Itisnecessarytomakesurestudentsunderstandthe importanceof: Skillsincommunicationandpersuasion Abilitytoleadandworkeffectivelyasamemberofa team Understandingofthenontechnicalforcesthat profoundlyinfluenceengineeringdecisions

CourseGroundRulesI:
TwoMidtermExamsandoneFinalExam.
September14andOctober28 TuesdayDecember2,3:00 5:30PM

Gradedistribution:
Midtermexams:20%each Classprojects:30% FinalExam:30%

CourseGroundRulesII:
Attendance:Signsheeteveryclass ClassProjectstakeplaceofhomework Teamwork:
TeamLeader QualityAssurance TeamEngineers

SuggestedTextbook:Seider,SeaderandLewin,Product &ProcessDesignPrinciples.

Communicationskills
Writtendesignreports.
Styleandgrammar(StrunkandWhite,Theelementsof style,McMillan,1979). Informationtransmitted. Persuasion

OralPresentations
Useofpresentationtools Deliverystyle

TEAMWORK:
WhoaretheparticipantsintheProcessEngineering Team?
40%ChemicalEngineers 40%MechanicalEngineers 20%Electrical,IndustrialEngineers.

TeamEvaluationSheet. PersonalEvaluationSheet.

Rulesforteamwork:
Teamswillbedeterminedbyenrollmentsequence. 10%ofreportgradebypeerreview FinalOralPresentationaddressedtoPlantManager. Allteammembersmustattendmeetingsandbe preparedtoanswerquestions.

Exampleofpeerreview
100pointsdistributedevenly
Alltemmembersget10points

100points:Twoteammembersgivea40/40/20 distributionorworst.
Twomembersget10points Thirdmembergets0points

Itsnotcooltoletyourclassmatesdoyourwork!

GroupsProject1:DueThursday September16
Group Leader 1 2 3 4 5 6 Muratet Boatman Van Beusekom Matsuo QA Clark Bowen Adcock Gosh Process E. Hart Vestal Hinatsu

DesignProjectNr.1: PumpexperimentforUOL
Our company has been assigned the task of designing a pipeline to move 3.5 m3/hour of cyclohexane from a storage tank located in the tank-farm to a day-tank inside the battery limits of a refinery. The storage tank is an API low pressure storage tank with a capacity of 500,000 gallons. The day-tank is a 50,000 gallons elevated tank, located 30 feet above the refinery floor and protected with a nitrogen blanket at 5 psig. The distance between the storage tank and the day tank is about 1000 ft. The refinery is located in Baton Rouge LA. The cost of electricity in Baton Rouge is of $ 0.12/kWhr. Draw a flowsheet. Write a report including capital and operating costs. If the process consumption of cyclohexane is 500 gall/hour, compute the yearly costs of at least two alternatives and justify the choice of one.

TEAMEVALUATIONSHEET
EFECTIVEUSEOFTIME: Nowastedeffort,stayedontarget Didwelloncewegotourideasclear Gotofftrackfrequently Muchtimespentwithoutpurpose DEVELOPMENTOFIDEAS Ideaswereencouragedandfullyexplored Friendlysessionbutnotcreative Ideaswereimposedonthegroupbyafew Littledonetogenerateideas

TEAMEVALUATIONSHEET
ABILITYTODECIDEISSUES Genuineagreementandsupport Madecompromisestogetthejobdone Letonepersonrule Poorresolutionofdifference OVERALLPRODUCTIVITY Highlyproductivesession Justdidwhatwehadto Barelyaccomplishedthejob Didnotaccomplishourgoal

PersonalEvaluationSheet
Ifeltcomfortableworkingwiththisteam Iwasanactiveparticipantinmyteam Ilistenedtoeveryoneinmyteam. Iencouragedandpraisedothersinmyteam. Iexplained/helpedsomeonewhodidn'tunderstand. IaskedforanexplanationorhelpwhenIdidn'tunderstand. Ifeltencouragedbypeopleinmyteam. Myrolewas__________________________ Ifeltcomfortablewithmyroleintheteam Ifoundthisgroupactivitytobeaworthwhileexperience. Iamenjoyingworkingwithmyclassmatesinteams.

DesignParadigm
1.Defineobjectivesandconstraints 2.Usebalanceequationstogenerateasetof linear/nonlinearequations. 3.Useanalgorithm(procedure)tofinda solutiontothebalanceequationsthat maximize(minimize)theobjectives. ThethreestepsareneededtoconfigureaWell StructuredProblem(WSP)

WellStructuredProblems
TheelementsofaWSPare:
1. 2. 3.

AnObjectivefunction Amathematicalrepresentation Afinitemethodofsolution.