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Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers, 5/e
Max S. Peters, University of Colorado
Klaus Timmerhaus, University of Colorado, Boulder
Ronald E. West, University of Colorado, Boulder

Flowsheet Synthesis and Development

Chapter Outline


C H A P T E R 4
FLOWSHEET SYNTHESIS AND DEVELOPMENT

Flowsheet Synthesis and Development
         General Procedure

Process Information
         Background Information
         Molecular Path Synthesis
         Selecting a Process Pathway
         Production Mode
         Recording Decisions

Input/Output Structure

Functions Diagram
         Preprocessing
         Reactions
         Recycle
         By-products, Intermediates, and Wastes
         Separations

Operations Diagram
         Preprocessing
         Reactors
         Separations Methods
         Heating and Cooling
         Minimization of Processing

Process Flowsheet
         Reactors
         Mass and Energy Balances
         Separation Trains
         Heat Exchange

Algorithmic Flowsheet Generation
         Fundamentals of Algorithmic Process-Network Synthesis
         Application of Algorithmic Process-Network Synthesis

Comparison of Hierarchical and Algorithmic Results

Genetic Algorithms

Future Approaches to Flowsheet Synthesis and Development

Software Use in Flowsheet Synthesis

Analysis and Evaluation of Flowsheets
         Criteria for Evaluating Designs

Summary

Nomenclature
         Greek Symbol 193

Problems