[...]... a fortune out of claims, especially for extended site establishment And the plant is not What The Client Wanted If none of this seems familiar – you are new to process plant work But it is all quite unnecessary This page intentionally left blank A Process Plant 11 First Cycle A Process Plant and a Project This page intentionally left blank A Process Plant 13 Chapter 2 A Process Plant 2.1 Basic process. .. critical to the operation of a whole plant, and is central to the initial development of the process as a commercial enterprise 20 Handbook for Process Plant Project Engineers The following are some general process information requirements, in addition to plant performance specifications, flowsheets, and P&I diagrams, for designing a plant • • • • • • • Data sheets for each item of equipment (including... the 2 Handbook for Process Plant Project Engineers case for plants which are very similar to existing units Within the following text may be found some helpful aspects of technical advice for such projects, but the work must not be over-complicated Any higher-level issues of strategy and management are best addressed (if at all) at the level of organization which encompasses the small project, for example... presentation is appropriate for certain applications; but P&IDs usually suffice 16 Handbook for Process Plant Project Engineers plant equipment items, including their drive motors, all pipelines and valves (including their sizes), and all instruments and control loops Utility flowsheets and diagrams are often presented separately Plants may operate by batch production, in which the plant processes a quantum... process plant, and people who participate in multi-disciplinary engineering projects in general The book is aimed in particular at the project engineer, or team of lead engineers, who inevitably hold such projects together, being at the heart of the information generation system which shapes and guides the project The design and construction of process plant covers an exceedingly wide field of performance... namely machinery, tanks, pumps, conveyors, etc.) • Electric power reticulation, for driving process machinery, for performing process functions such as electrolysis, for lighting, for powering of instrumentation and controls, and as a general utility • Instrumentation, to provide information on the state of the process and the plant, and, usually closely integrated to the instrumentation, control systems... the interactions with the whole, or because of relatively high individual impact to the project and the plant 4 Handbook for Process Plant Project Engineers At the level above, level two, reside the technical focus and project control, which give direction to all the detailed work The centrepiece of this is the process technology package The technological content of such packages is outside the scope... steam, water, and nitrogen, which may be required at various parts of the plant for purposes such as powering pneumatic actuators, heating, 14 Handbook for Process Plant Project Engineers cooling, and providing inert blanketing Systems to provide process reagents and catalysts may be included as utilities, or as part of the process (Note: All of the above four categories include items of mechanical... roles, engineers have gradually broadened their skills and their understanding of what is going on, inside and outside of the project team, and become aware of the consequences of design decisions and of the way actions and events interact They have learned to recognize problems, and learned some standard solutions and how to choose the best 6 Handbook for Process Plant Project Engineers solution for. .. plants, there may also be a specification linking the feedstock or product specification (or grade) to the capacity and/or the recovery A Process Plant 17 Fig 2.2 P&I diagram 18 • • Handbook for Process Plant Project Engineers and operability (Hazop) study of the plant design It is assessed during construction and operation by audit of the presence and efficacy of various safety features and constructional . the 2 Handbook for Process Plant Project Engineers case for plants which are very similar to existing units. Within the following text may be found some helpful aspects of technical advice for. high individual impact to the project and the plant. 4 Handbook for Process Plant Project Engineers At the level above, level two, reside the technical focus and project control, which give direction. about process plant projects? 1 1.2 The structure and components of this book 3 1.3 Methodology of presentation 5 1.4 Getting it right 7 First Cycle – A Process Plant and a Project Chapter 2 A Process