Chemical Engineering
PLANT DESIGN AND ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS
Description
Theory
1
Theory/Practice
2
Instructors
Maria Madalena Freitas
Contents
CP1 - Chemical Engineering Project
CP2 - Process design and definition
CP3 - Specification of raw materials and products
CP4 - Mass and energy balances
CP5 - Process diagrams and P&I diagrams
CP6 - Equipment dimensioning
CP7 - Construction equipment and materials
CP8 - Utilities needs
CP9 - Equipment cost estimation
CP10 - Implementation of the unit
CP11 - Legal procedures for implementing a project
CP12 - Project management
CP13 - Value analysis
CP14 - Market analysis
CP15 - Model Canvas - Support in the design of an integrated view of the business model
CP16 - Economic evaluation of projects
CP17 - Financing
CP18 - Sensitivity and risk analysis
CP19 - Realization of a project for an industrial installation that involves the implementation of the technologies covered throughout the course and respective economic analysis. The project includes the design of the main equipment (reaction, fluid transport, heat, and separation) of the unit.
Learning Outcomes
With the frequency and approval to this course students are able to:
OBJ1 - Design and evaluate chemical process units, promote market studies and carry out economic analysis of investments and respective sensitivity analysis.
OBJ2 - Assess energy use, environmental impact and quality control of the proposed chemical process.