Appendix A10

CHE 4170 DESIGN PROJECT

PRODUCTION OF FATTY ALCOHOL BY USING
NON-HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL FATTY
ACIDS THROUGH METHYL ESTER ROUTE

APPENDIX A10

GROUP 9
CHUA SONG EE 24324671
ISMAIL ALLANA 24533157
KHONG ZHI-WEI 25075829
MALCOLM SPYKERMAN 25069489
SHARAN SRINIVAS VENKATESH 23955783
NURUL ARFAIN MOHAMED SIRAJKUMAR 25070673
POON ZI YET 25510517

Submission Date: 26th October 2016

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Appendix A10: Plant Layout....................................................................................................1

A10.3 Plant Layout Constraints...........................................................................................1

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Appendix A10: Plant Layout
A10.3 Plant Layout Constraints
The equipment size and dimension is either estimated based on existing equipment OR
calculated as per Specification Sheet and Detailed Design in Chapter 4 and Chapter 5. Table
10.1 shows the estimated/calculated equipment dimension.

Table 10.1 Dimension of the Equipment in the plant.

Height
Length Width Thickness (Total)
Equipment (m) (m) Diameter (m) (m) (m)
(including
jacket and
R-201 - - 2.85 0.461 14.558 insulation)
DC-201 - - 2.5 0.06 15
DC-202 - - 2.98 0.06 9.97
F-302 - - 1.15 0.016 4.79
Di=0.28,
C-301 4.3 - Do=0.30 0.01 -
Di=1.10,
F-303 - - Do=1.14 0.02 3.09
Di=7.5,
T-101 - - Do=7.526 0.013 12.6 T=Storage Tank
Di=1.75,
R-101 - - Do=1.764 0.007 10.36 F=Flash Vessel
Di=6.0, DC=Distillation
T-102 - - Do=6.024 0.012 14.4 Column
Di=0.9,
F-101 - - Do=0.91 0.005 8.96 R=Reactor
Di=1.96,
DC-501 - - Do=2.1 0.06757 21 CON=Condenser
CON-501
(connected to Di=0.598,
DC-501) 3.66 - Do=0.611 0.003767 - B=Reboiler
B-501
(connected to Di=0.875,
DC-501) 3.66 - Do=0.89751 0.02251 - C=Cooler
Di=1.3,
F-301 - - Do=1.51 0.1 4.1552
F-401 - - 1.87 0.004 7.36
DC-401 - - 1.97 0.004 6.41
R-601 - - 1.7571 0.002 4.3928
R-602 - - 1.4473 0.002 3.618
Di=0.4348, 13.434
F-601 - - Do=0.442 0.007 4
F-602 - - Di=0.33, 0.007 10.1
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Do=0.35
Length Width Diameter Volum Equipment
(m) (m) Height (m) (m) e (m3) Tag
Dual Course
Filter 1 1 F-701
WW
Collection
Tank 4 4 5 80 T-701
High Load
Tank 4 4 5 80 T-702
Equalization
Tank 4 4 3 40 T-703
Dosage Tank
(Flocculant) 1 1 1 1 T-704
Flocculation
Tank 2 2 2 6 T-705
Aeration 61.45
Tank 4 4 4 (64) T-706
Pressure
Vessel 2 2 2 5 PV-701
Dissolved Air
Floatation
Clarifier 4 3.1 30 C-701 C=Clarifier
Secondary 52.817
Clarifier 4 4.1 02 C-701 C=Clarifier
Sludge
Thickner 3 2 10 TH-701
Belt Press
Dewatering
Unit 3 1 FP-701

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