CHE 4253

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROCESS DESIGN & SAFETY

FALL 2018

School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering
Instructor: Professor Miguel J. Bagajewicz

          -Office: SEC T-314.
          -Hours: If I am in the office and alone, feel free to interrupt. If you want an appointment, e-mail me.
          -Email: Prof. Miguel Bagajewicz
          -Research Group  URL: http://www.ou.edu/class/che-design

  - Classes Cancelled

        - August 30 (Career Services Event: 11 am -> 2 pm)              - Sept 13 (Career Fair)

  - Textbook

        No mandatory textbook is required. However, the following (among others to be announced) will be used as sources.

        - Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers. Peters, Timmerhaus, West. McGraw Hill (2003). ON RESERVE IN THE ENGINEERING LIBRARY
        - Chemical Process Design and Integration. R. Smith. Wiley (2005).
        - Analysis, Synthesis and Design of Chemical Processes. Turton, R., Bailie, R. C., Whiting, W. B., Shaeiwitz, J. A., and Bhattacharyya. D.,Prentice-Hall, 4th ed., 2012.
        - Chemical Process Safety. Crowl, D.A., and Louvar, J. F. Prentice-Hall, 3rd ed., 2011.

  - Teaching Assistant:

        - Kayla Foley, "kayla.foley@ou.edu". Office SEC T-222. Hours: Monday: 9-12, Thursday: 1:30-4:30 pm.

  - Download the Syllabus: Here

  - Attendance

          -Attendance to class is not mandatory so I need not see excusatory notes.
         - Attendance to quizzes and tests is not mandatory either. If you are not there you get a zero.
         - Arranging to take the quiz that you WILL miss can only be done for a valid reason (medical, job interview, other).
            It requires some type of proof accompanying the request BEFORE the planned Quiz.
         - Only accidents or other unforeseen situations will be accepted in a request to take a test AFTER the test took place.

  - Quizzes Announced

        We announce this quizzes on a need-to basis. They could be given on any day and will be announced.

        + Quiz 1: Tuesday August 28.         + Quiz 2: Tuesday September 4       + Quiz 3: Tuesday September 11.

        + Quiz 4: Tuesday September 25.    + Quiz 5: Tuesday October 9.         - Quiz 5 Solution key

        + Quiz 6: Tuesday October 23.         - Quiz 6 Part II-Solution key              - Quiz 6 Part III-Solution key (***)

        + Quiz 7: Tuesday November 6.      - Quiz 7 Part I-Solution key                - Quiz 7 Part II-Solution key (***)


  - Lecture Notes

         + Economics:            -Process Economics-1          -Process Economics-2       -Process Economics-3     

            Narrative on Economics (Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers. Peters, Timmerhaus, West. McGraw Hill (2003).
              Chapters 6, 7 and 8.

         + Heat Integration:   -Heat Integration-1               -Heat Integration-2             -Heat Integration-3         

            Narrative on Heat Integration (From Chemical Process Design and Integration. R. Smith. Wiley (2005)):
              - Chapter 16  (pages 355 until 370 is covered in this class. The rest is USEFUL material)
              - Chapter 17   (pages 387 until 392 not including 17.3 is covered in this class. The rest is USEFUL material)
              - Exercises to prepare for Test 1: Minimum Utility - Pinch Temp -# of Exchangers - Minimum Area Exercises
              - Chapter 18 (pages 399 until 408, not including design for multiple pinches is covered in this class. The rest is USEFUL material)
              - Exercises to prepare for Quiz 5: Pinch Design Method Exercises

         + Heat Exchangers:   -MoHeat-2 Lecture               -Naive Approach     

         + Valves:   -Valve Types

         + Pumps:   -Pump Types & Centrifugal Pump Selection

         + Control Valves:   -Control Valve Selection

         + Piping:   -Pressure drop and Pipe selection

              - Exercises to prepare for Quiz 6: - Fluid Flow    - Pump & Valve selection (***)

         + VLE separator Design:   -Flash Design (***)

         + Distillation and Absorption Columns:   -Distillation/Absorption Systems (***)      -Tray Design (***) 

         - Flash and Column Exercises  (***)   

         + Explosions:   -Explosion Explained       -Design/Operations for Fire & Explosions     

         + Piping and Instrument Diagrams:   -PID      

         + Hazard and Operability Studies:   -Hazop      


  - Projects

         + Project 1: Due Tuesday September 4   -MSW-Project-1       -Supplemental Narrative MSW-Project-1      -Report Writing-1

         + Project 2: Due Tuesday September 25 -MSW-Project-2       -Supplemental-MSW-Project-2-General-Issues

                                  -Supplemental-MSW-Project-2-Flowsheets&Equipment-sizes         -NPV Excel         -P&T-Spreadsheet.xls

                                  -P&T-Web Site      - P&T-Web Site- Equipment Cost       -Matches.com-Equipment Cost  

         + Project 3: Due Wednesday October 10   -Heat Exchanger Design Project       -Supplemental: Kern Equations

         + Project 4: Due Friday October 26   -Gasification Section FCI and Operating Costs       -Notes on Gasification Section

         + Project 5: Due Friday November 16   -Ammonia plant in MSW Project    

         (submit using e-mail to the TA with CC to the instructor)

 

  - Test Schedule

      -Test 1: Sept 27. (Confirmed)            -Test 2: Nov 20.          - Solution of Test 2 Part 2

  - Grading

  • Quizzes            20%

  • Tests                 25%

  • Projects          20%

  • Final Exam      35% 

  - Grade Inquiry: Canvas


  - Quotes of the day

        - “There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.”  - Oscar Wilde.
        - "The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem"
             - Theodore Isaac Rubin. American Psychiatrist. More quotes from him here
        - "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something." - Plato.
        - "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals." - Henry Ford.
        -    
        - "Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability."
             - John Wooden (1910-2010). American Basketball Coach.
        - "Do or do not, ..... there is no try." - Yoda. - MJB Note: I think the phrase “I’ll try” should be erased from every engineer’s vocabulary. .
        - "The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist, the opportunity in every difficulty." - L. P. Jacks (British Unitarian Minister. 1860-1955)
             - MJB Note: In a bad situation, use the bad situation to sharpen skills to deal with such situations. .
        - "An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't.
             It's knowing where to go to find out what you need to know; and it's knowing how to use the information you get." - William Feather. American author (1889 - 1981).
             - MJB Note: Memorize only when you HAVE to. .
        - "He who asks a question is a fool for a minute; he who does not remains a fool forever" - Chinese Proverb.
        - "Good judgment comes from experience, and experience - well, that comes from poor judgment" - A.A. Milne. English Author (1882–1956).
        - "Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not, and sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is." - Oscar Wilde.
        - "Necessary (not sufficient) condition for CHANGE: Dissatisfaction × Vision × Action > Resistance. If any left side is zero, no change takes place.”
             - Theodore Johnson. Vice President of Boeing (1997)


  -Students with Disabilities

Any student in this course who has a disability that may prevent him or her from fully demonstrating his or her abilities should contact the instructor personally as soon as possible so  accommodations necessary to ensure full participation and facilitate his/her educational opportunities are discussed.