INDEX

Note: Page numbers followed by “f ” and “t” refer to figures and tables, respectively.

A instrumentation, specification of, 178 179

accuracy, 179
Academic costing practice, 165 167
cost and robustness, 179
capital cost estimation by MPI/factorial method, 165
precision, 178 179
economic potential, 166
safety, 179
net present value (NPV), 166
operating cost estimation, 166
payback period, 166 B
sensitivity analysis, 166 167 Backwash control, 186 187
Academic HAZOP, 258 CAD representation of, 186f
Academic myopia, 255 Basic Engineering Design Data (BEDD), 21 22
Academic “process integration,” downside of, 274 275 Batch distillation, 97
capital cost of “integrated” plants, 274 Batch heat transfer, 96 97
commissioning “integrated” plants, 274 275 Batch processing, 94 96
maintaining “integrated” plants, 275 apparent simplicity, 94 95
Academic versus professional practice, 13 18 batch integrity, 95 96
Accuracy, 179 flexibility, 95
Accurate capital cost estimation, 167 171 nonsteady state, 96
bought-in electrical items, 168 solids handling, 95
bought-in mechanical items, 168 Batch reaction, 97
civil and building works, 169 Batch sequencing, 97 98
competitive design and pricing, 171 Bentley Systems Microstation, 66
design consultants, 169 Bernoulli’s equation, 115
electrical installation, 168 169 Best efficiency point (BEP), 125
man-hours estimation, 170 Best engineering practice, 18 19
margins, 170 Biology, 281
mechanical installation, 168 Block Flow Diagram (BFD), 37, 201, 255 256
pricing risk, 170 Blowers, 138 139, 184, 324t
project programming, 170 Blowout panels, 238 239, 238f
software and instrumentation, 169 Boiler Explosions Act (1882), 36
Accurate operating cost estimation, 171 Boilerplate, 36
Aesthetics and process plant layout, 210 211 British jet engine, 93
Aftermarket systems, 151 Bursting discs, 238, 238f
Afterthought safety, 82
Agitators, checklist for, 324t C
Alarm overload, 263
Cabling, 147 148
American Petroleum Institute (API) standard, 85
Calculations, design, 48 50
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) standard, 85
Capital cost estimation
AMS Realtime, 65
accurate, 167 171
Antoine equation, 118
by MPI/factorial method, 165
Applied mathematics, 5, 10
Casio FXCG20, 58
process plant design as form of, 72
Categories, of design, 56 57
Applied science, 6
energy balance, 57
Approximations, of process plant, 17 18
hydraulic design, 56 57
Architects, 210 211
mass balance, 57
Art of engineering, 277 278
unit operation sizing and selection, 56
“As low as reasonably practicable” (ALARP), 217
CDIO (conceive, design, implement, operate) movement, 8, 349
Aspentech Hysys, 63
Central services, 214
Autodesk AutoCAD, 53, 65 66
Centrifugal compressors, 184, 184f
Autodesk Simulation CFD, 67
Centrifugal pump, 120, 122, 192, 192f, 314t
Automatic control, 177 180
CHAZOP. See Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) studies
control systems, specification of, 180

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