CH3026 Chemical Process Flow Sheeting Syllabus:

CH3026 Chemical Process Flow Sheeting Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

UNIT I FLOWSHEETING

Introduction, symbols, flowsheet presentation with examples, manual flowsheet calculation, flowsheeting approaches.

UNIT II DECOMPOSITION OF NETWORKS

Partitioning and tearing a flowsheet, tearing algorithms based on signal flow graph, algorithms based on reduced graph, comparing various tearing algorithms

UNIT III SEQUENTIAL MODULAR APPROACH TO FLOWSHEETING

Principle of method, convergence of flowsheet using different methods – Newton’s method, direct substitution, Wegstein’s method, dominant Eigenvalue method, quasi Newton method, criteria for acceleration

UNIT IV FLOWSHEETING BY EQUATION SOLVING METHODS

Precedence ordering, disjoining, tearing a system of equations, SWS algorithm, maintaining sparsity, solution of system of equations using Newton’s method

UNIT V CASE STUDIES

Simulation of process flowsheets involving mass recycle, energy recycle, tear stream and design specification, demonstration of open source flowsheeting software.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

CO1 – understand the basic concept in preparation of flowsheet
CO2 – knowledge on preparing networks
CO3 – understand different approach in flowsheeting
CO4 – to learn the flowsheet preparation by equation solving methods
CO5 – Evaluate the case studies using flowsheeting software.

TEXT BOOKS

1. Babu, B V., Process Plant Simulation, Oxford University Press, 2004