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Che 396

Fall 2000


Chemical Engineering Senior Design (Che 396)

The Acetic Anhydride Process
Tentative Course Schedule
1. Segment
  • Organization of the Course – Introduction to the AA case-study 

    • Read Chapter 1 in Douglas
  • Introduction to the HDA case-study 

    • Read Chapter 2, 3 
  • Synthesis and Analysis of Process Design - Hierarchical Approach

    • Read Chapters 4
2. Segment
  • Design input information; Batch versus continuous, Basic process selection 

    • Read Chapter 5 in Douglas
  • Input-output structure of the flowsheet
  • Input Output structure – Continued

    • Read Chapter 6
3. Segment 
  • Recycle Structure of the Flowsheet (HDA)

    • First progress report due 9/8/2000:
    The Input Output Structure of the Acetic Anhydride Plant
  • Recycle Structure - Costing of Furnace
  • Recycle Structure of the Flowsheet – AA
4. Segment
  • Recycle Structure of the Flowsheet – AA
    • Industrial Coaching and Consulting
5. Segment
  • Recycle Structure of the Flowsheet -

    • Material and Energy balances
  • Recycle Structure of the Flowsheet – AA
  • Engineering Economics – Estimating capital and operating cost

    • Second progress report due 9/29/2000
    The Recycle Structure of the Acetic Anhydride Plant
6. Segment
  • General Structure of the Separation System
  • The Design of the Separation System - Part I
  • The Design of the Separation System – Part II
7. Segment
  • The Design of the Separation System – Part III
  • The Design of the Separation System – Part IV
  • Engineering Economics Engineering Economics 
8. Segment 
Industrial Coaching and Consulting
9. Segment
  • Overview Separation System of Anhydride Plant 
  • Property Prediction for the Design of Separation Systems 
  • Property Prediction for the Design of Separation Systems

    • Third progress report due 10/29/99
    The Separation Structure of the Acetic Anhydride Plant
    10. Segment
  • Team Presentations:
  • Team Presentations:
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    11. Segment
  • Team Presentations: 
  • Cost Diagrams for Process Designs
  • Energy Integration I
    		•
    12. Segment
  • Energy Integration II
  • Sensitivity Analysis 
  • Final Report Requirements
    		•
    13. Segment
  • Process Optimization
  • Process Optimization
  • Process Optimization
    		•
    14. Segment
    		 Industrial Coaching and Consulting
    15. Segment
  • Discussions in support of the Final Reports and Review 
  • Outlook Senior Design II
    • Fourth and Final progress report due 12/3/99

    The Acetic Anhydride Plant