Process Design & Development

Understanding Crystallization and Crystallizers

October
2006
Fluids and Solids Handling
Ketan D. Samant, Lionel O'Young
Gain qualitative insight into the basic mechanisms of crystallization, the principles of crystallizer operation, and the ways in which these concepts relate to the selection and application of the various crystallizer configurations in industrial...

Piloting Bioreactors for Agitation Scale-Up

February
2008
Reactions and Separations
Gregory T. Benz
This article offers guidance on how to design appropriate experiments to measure scalable data for agitation in both aerobic and anaerobic bioreactors.

Optimal Automated Process Fault Analysis

January, 2013
With this book as their guide, readers have a powerful new tool for ensuring the safety and reliability of any chemical processing system. It details a tested and proven strategy to develop optimal automated process fault analyzers.

Dynamic Simulation: Value During LNG Process Design and Beyond

Apr 4, 2012
Kenneth V. Allsford
A contributor to complex/large project management difficulty is uncertainty gaps – gaps between the information required and that readily available within the project organization. Moreover, for large projects, information is generally spread among many professional personnel across multiple...

Harnessing the Power of Virtual Reality

July
2012
On The Horizon
Bona Lu, Fanxiao Meng, Jinghai Li, Li Guo, Mingkun Zhao, Xinhua Liu, Zhaojie Xia, Zhouzhou Li
Advances in physical modeling and computational science will revolutionize the way engineers develop and design new technologies and processes.

Refinery-Wide Topics for Profitability, Reliability and Safety

Apr 3, 2012
Mike Siravo
In this session we will review several case studies that will allow you to better understand the importance of process engineering and process safety basics. These examples will show specific pitfalls to avoid but also will open your thinking to properly consider the implications of other...

Design Considerations for Diesel Hydrotreaters

Apr 4, 2012
Ian M. Glasgow
In 2006, the United States EPA mandated the use of 15 ppmw ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) for on-road diesel fuel. At that time several refiners either revamped existing facilities or constructed grass roots facilities to meet the specification. Some facilities did not implement ULSD process...

Simple Opportunities for Improving Energy Efficiency

Apr 4, 2012
Energy efficiency has become an important theme in the process industries, and many companies have implemented sophisticated strategies to improve both the design and the operation of their plants. However, many efficiency improvements are possible simply by doing basic things right. This article...

Pressure Relief Valve Sizing Equations Basis

AIChE Webinar
Mar 14, 2012
Aubry Shackelford

Engineers responsible for the sizing of pressure relief valves, will get a more in-depth understanding of the mathematical basis for the sizing equations.

Development of a Compact Fischer Tropsch Reactor

Oct 18, 2011
Lyman Frost
Fischer Tropsch (FT) synthesis is a polymerization process where a CH X species is added to a growing aliphatic chain. There are several models of the catalytic chain propagation rate and the termination of the chain growth (e.g. Anderson – Schulz – Flory model). The exact methodology for the...

The Cultivation of Algae and Its Conversion to Biodiesel

Oct 18, 2011
Jasmin Imran Alsous
The Cultivation of Algae and its Conversion to Biodiesel Daniel Choi, Spencer Glantz, Jasmin Alsous, Warren D. Seider, Stuart W. Churchill Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania A presentation at the 2010 Annual Meeting under the title &'The Production...

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