[...]... knowledge and understanding, and as such find their contribution reflected in the manuscript Design of Simple and Robust Process Plants J L Koolen Copyright  2002 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co KGaA ISBNs: 3-527-29784-7 (Hardback); 3-527-60047-7 (Electronic) Chapter 1 Introduction This book covers the design of simple and robust processing plants, and is intended to inform managers and engineers in the process. .. Ten Design Philosophies to Achieve a Simple and Robust Process Plant 441 Process Synthesis and Design Optimization 442 Process Simplification and Intensification 443 Avoiding or Eliminating Functions 443 Combination of Functions 443 Intensification of Functions 443 Overall Process Simplification 443 Ranking Order for Design of Simple Units 444 Process Design Based on Reliability 444 Optimization of. .. can be tested and tuned in closed loops in simulations to support robust control This book has been written with students, engineers, and managers involved in the design and operation of process plants in mind, the intention being to provide them with an approach for the different design and operational aspects to design simple and robust process plants The design techniques for sizing of equipment... Reliability 444 Optimization of an Integrated Complex of Process Plants and Evaluation of its Vulnerability 444 Instrumentation, Operation/Automation and Control 445 Operation Optimization 446 The Efficient Design and Continuous Improvement of High-quality Process Plants 447 Authors Index 449 Subject Index 453 398 406 Design of Simple and Robust Process Plants J L Koolen Copyright  2002 Wiley-VCH Verlag... upgrading; process reliability and availability; quality of operation; operation optimization; and identification of design improvements The efficient design of high-quality plants is presented along two lines: (i) the elements required to design a good work -process (methodology) for process design; and (ii) the essentials to assure the quality of a process design In order to achieve quality designs the... instruments than lots of unreliable ones The design of chemical plants needs to make an evolutionary step if it is to approach the performance of a domestic refrigerator 1.2 The Process Plant of the 21st Century: Simple and Robust 1.2 The Process Plant of the 21st Century: Simple and Robust The characteristics of a chemical plant in the 21st century were presented by I.G Snyder, Jr of Dow Chemical at... work, and also open their eyes to the many opportunities and challenges that they will encounter in the future Highly experienced process designers will also find stimulating suggestions in this book, and we can be sure that it will have a major impact on our future plants, making them ± in time ± better, simpler, and more robust! The Netherlands K Roel Westerterp Design of Simple and Robust Process Plants. .. scope for improvement by the designers of process plants Jan's faculties of abstraction, combined with his long-term experience in process design, have resulted in this first practical book on robust and simple design, covering the entire field of chemical engineering This book will prove to be an indispensable tool for all engineers in the operation, design, and development of processes Moreover, it will... 413 Quality of Operation 414 Optimal Operation 415 Opportunities for Design Improvements 416 The Design of High-quality Plants 417 Work Processes 418 Quality Aspects of a Design: VIPs 424 10.1 10.2 10.2.1 10.2.2 10.2.3 10.2.4 10.2.5 10.3 10.3.1 10.3.2 11 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.4.1 11.4.2 11.4.3 11.4.4 11.4.5 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 An Overview: Design of Simple and Robust Process Plants 441 Design Philosophies... development of a reliability flowsheet of its different sections/processes, including utility generation and external supplies The vulnerability of a complex can be evaluated and its potential losses quantified and compared with alternatives, which include backup provisions, sizes of storage, or improved reliability of units 1.8 Design of Instrumentation, Automation and Control The design of the automation and . High-quality Process Plants 16 1.11 Overall Example of Process Design 17 1.12 Summary 20 2 Simple and Robust Plant Design 23 2.1 What is Simple ? 23 Contents Design of Simple and Robust Process Plants. . (Electronic) J. L. A. Koolen Design of Simple and Robust Process Plants Weinheim ± New-York ± Chichester ± Brisbane ± Singapore ± Toronto Design of Simple and Robust Process Plants. J. L. Koolen Copyright.