igure 1-19A. Process vessels. Figure 1-196. Pumps and solids.

~~

Plate Column Packed Column Spray Column Pulse Column

:eed

Filtrate

Solids
~ i b r aFeeder
~ i ~ ~
Batch Centrifuge

Absorbers, Strippers and Fractionators

Rotary Feeder Ribbon Blender or Conveyor

Coolont or
Heating Medium In
ant or Htg. Medium Out
Horizontal Vessel
(Jocketed 8 Agitated) Oil-Fired Heater I
4* Pump (All Types)

Verse! with Immersion Or Compreosor

Vessel wit.h Electrical
Strip Heaters

Coolont or Htg.
Coolant at
Htg. Medium I

Coolont cr
Htg. Medium
Cyclone
Horizontal Vessel
(Jacketed 6 Agitated) (internol Coils 8 Agitated)

Coolant or
Htg. Medium In
Coolont or
Htg. Medium Out
Vertical Vessel
(Infernal Coils 80 Agitated)
f Bucket Elevator

Figure 1-19C. Storage equipment.

Horizontal Ves
(Pressure Storage)

Gas Holder Atmospheric

Bag Collector Storage Tank
(Wet or Dry) Hopper Bin
Hand ling
- Figure 1-19D. Flow and instruments.

FeedB
T;
Main Process Flow Solids in Chutes
___) Utility Flow Gases in Ducts
Flow Rate
Filtrate Solids

Continuous Centrifuge Material Balance I

Stream Feed Overhead 1 Bottoms
Cl
C,
I
I
40
20
1
I
35
15 I
5
5 I
@
k z z l
Total Presrun
Screw Feeder

-d Overall Material Balance

(At Bottom of Flow Sheet)
Flow Balance
t-G 500 OF.

Temporature
Blower or Fan
Or Centrifugal Compressor
*All Manual Volves
I $, Fkmr
Arrortor
Vacuum Breaker

-@- Steam Trap P

-4
-
Thermowell

I
1
Jet
All Control Valves

--f)-Orifice Flowmeter Thermocouple

P Temporaturr Element
For Instrument

Belt Conveyor

Flight Conveyor
T Rotameter
A-J( n
Temperature
Controller

&)+
F,
Liquid Level Gage
j Controller

Size Reduction Equipment

Figure 1-19E.Filters, evaporators and driers.

- I

+ru
;m

Single Effect Evoporator Crystallizer I Downflaw Spray Drier

Htg. Medium Wash Wash

Tower with Integral Reboiler

a s t n o u t Medium
Htg.
Feed i
Htg. Medium Out Rotary Drier

-@
Plate and Frome Filter Filtrate
Continuous Rotary Filter
Htg. Medium In
Htg. Medium In
+
I Drum Drier or Flaker
Plate Filter

By permission, B.J. Oriolo, Oil and Gas Journal, 56, Nov. 17, 1958, pp. 152-3.
Rotary Kiln Htg. Medium Out
 Process Planning, Scheduling and Flowsheet Design 21

Compressors

Horizontal Motor-Driven Steam -Driven Vertical ,Motor - D r i v e n V e r t i c a l , Motor - D r i v e n Rotary Blower Motor-Driven

Turbine Driven Steam Driven

Centrifugal Compressor Motor Driven Sump Pump Reciprocati ng Pu m p

Engine Driven Pump Vertical Centrifugal Motor Driven

(G = Gas or D = Diesel) Pump with Motor Reciprocating Pump

Turbine Driven Motor Driven

Rotary Pump Centrifugal Pump Centrifugal Pump

Figure 1-20A. Special types of descriptive flowsheet symbols.

-+I+- Orifice Plate +?+ Diaphragm Operated Butterfly Valve ‘e Pilot Light

---&-- Orifice Plate in Quick Change Fitting

&- Diaphragm Operated Angle Vaive
Data to Computer

e Venturi Tube or Flow Nozzle

Self-Contained Regulating Valve
Computer Set

4 Pitot Tube or Pitot Venturi Tube

Double Diaphragm Control Valve
Relay Function Designations

Types
Turbine or Propeller Type Eiement =Add
Hydraulic or Pneumatic Piston
Operated Control Valve
= Subtract
Rotameter

Rotameter with Integral

Thrott!e Vaive
2%- Rotary Motor Operated Control Valve -
+ = Bias

= Extract Square Root

Solenoid Operated Gate Valve
Chemical Seal - = Divide

Rupture Disc for Pressure Relief Three-way Solenoid Valve I_lrl = Multiply
Latch Type With Manual Reset
1:) = ~ooster
Rupture Disc for Vacuum Relief
v] Multiple Orifice Plate I>/ = High Select

Pressure or Safety Valve l<r = Low Select

Vacuum Relief Valve

Locally Mounted Instr. R EV Rev = Reverse

E/ P EIP = Potential to Pneumatic

Press. Pressure aind vacuum relief Valve @--- Main Panel Mounted lnstr.
(Conservation Vent) I/ p IIP = Current to Pneumatic
Local Panel Mounted Instr.
Float Operated Valve (LCV)

Wand Control Valve

a- Instr. Mounted Behind Panel
E / I E l l = Potential io Current
Figure 1-2OB. Commonly used
instruments for process instrumenta-
tion flowsheets. Adapted by permis-
Instr. with Two Functions sion, ISA Std. ANSI V32.20-1975,
4: Diaphragm Operated Control Vaive
FC = Fail Closed, FO = Fail Open ISA S5.1-1973, “Instrumentation
Diaphragm Operated Controi Valve Heat Traced Instr. Symbols and Identification,” Latest
with Handvvheel S = Steam, E = Electric edition, 1984.
 22 Applied Process Design for Chemical and Petrochemical Plants

++#-.
*
.
Gate Valve

Globe Valve
f+
Angle Valve Fire Hydrant
A
LrJ Filter-Air Intake

Air Cleaner
Removable Pipe
Spool

-r -- --r Steam Traced

Line
& Plug Cock 8 P. T.
(Compressor
Suction)

-++
-
Steam Jacketed
Plug Valve Line
L---+
Sample Connection Pressure Tap Steam

--w
Check Valve Separator fzf Duct

4 --c
Stop Check C.S.O. = Car Sealed Open
C.S.C. = Car Sealed Closed
& Swage
L.O. = Locked Open Bootleg
Blowdown Valve L.C. = Locked Closed Dresser
Coupling
Ball Valve
--.fF- Filter
Seal Legs
4\+ Butterfly Valve
U

<’
Strainer Y
(B = Basket,
C = Cone, Gage Hatch
P = Plate)

Diaphragm Valve
$r “T” Type Strainer
b Manhole

L
Drain Conn. to
Closed System

* N.V.
Needle Valve
(Tag on Flow Sheet)
‘w “Y” Type Strainer @ Flame Arrester

Steam

Three-way Plug
Valve Twin Basket
Filler
aF Diffuser
Exhaust Head

Sample
Cooler

+
Mixer
Four-Way Plug
Valve 3 Screwed Cap
Trap-Steam
Three-way
Valve 0- Weld Cap

5 Slide Valve

Angle Valve
4 Trap-Vacuum
Booster (Lift)

Spray Nozzle
-1
’f
Blind Flange

Bull Plug -$-*

Spectacle
Blind

Hamer Blind
Stop Check Angle

Boiler Blowdown
T Suction Tee
’t’ Pipe

Ejector, Eductor, -E Hose Connection

Valve (Tandem)
Injector
& Exhauster
tTii+ Damper
a
a , T b
Strainer

Figure 1-20C. Flow diagram symbols: valves, fittings and miscellaneous piping. (Compiled from several sources, and in particular, Fluor
Corp, Ltd.)