Software for generating process designs has made relatively limited inroads so far. But, it now is set to follow simulation and become a tool routinely used by chemical engineers.
As businesses strive to improve productivity, process modeling can be a powerful tool. This article explores the role of modeling in enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of process development and manufacturing.
This article demonstrates that the repair and expense costs of process trains are not proportional to their capital costs and that, in most cases, building one plant with a single process train is the most economically efficient choice. <br>...
Heat Transfer Coefficient Evaluation and Coil Fouling of Defense Waste Processing Facility Slurry Mix Evaporator Slurries J.R. Zamecnik M.E. Stone Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC 29808 The Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) at the Savannah River Site vitrifies High Level Waste (...
We have previously described a novel solar-based concept for the production of methanol from carbon dioxide and water. This system applies concentrated solar energy to thermochemically reenergize CO 2 into CO, and then water-gas shift (WGS) to produce syngas (a mixture of CO and H 2 ) that is fed...
In the surgical field, the mixing of two combined fluid streams is required to form fibrin glue, used as a tissue sealant or a hemostat. The sealant components, fibrinogen and thrombin, have different viscosities, respectively 150 and 1 cps at 37°C. The viscosity of fibrinogen depends on the...
This paper will address the role of the Engineering and Construction Company in the technology transfer and execution of a pilot plant project. The global structure of the major petrochemical and E&C corporations dictates that different phases of a pilot plant project be executed in different...
Scaling up first-of-a-kind processes from pilot scale to commercial or semi-commercial production present additional challenges and opportunities. In many instances this is an iterative process. During the engineering phases, fresh insights usually lead to process modifications. These have to be...
The successful scale up and commercialization of pharmaceutical APIs and products is a challenging task that requires collaboration of professionals from many disciplines. Process simulators and other computer aids can facilitate this task by assisting scientists and engineers to answer the...
A unique resource for process measurement Basic Process Measurements provides a unique resource explaining the industrial measuring devices that gauge such key variables as temperature, pressure, density, level, and flow. With an emphasis on the most commonly installed technologies, this guide...
This session is devoted to short cut methods in pilot plants, including enhanced experimentation, multi-throughput methods, and use of modeling to simplify experimental scope. Please Note : Shortcut Methodology in Pilot Plants -- Spring Meeting 2009 includes the following recorded presentations: ·...
We give an introduction and overview of the career of Dr. Kamlesh K. Bhatia, highlighting his major accomplishments and his influences on current and future generations of chemical engineers.
This paper, in honor of Dr. Kamlesh K. Bhatia, will discuss the opportunities offered by a judicious use of creative thinking as well as of structured, delivery oriented protocols in process research and development. Generation of ideas is usually expected to be the result of an individual mind,...
Process Development is analogous to Yoga. It is a ‘Yoga' – a disciplined process for integrating the essential components to create a vision of the ‘Whole' and experiencing the ‘Joy' of professional satisfaction. In this talk, I will point to some ways for practicing this ‘Yoga' with ease and...
This presentation will raise awareness of some key process issues involved in answering the following primary question: in manufacturing products designed for specific end-use applications (e.g. polymer nano-composites); or in the production of self-assembled nanomaterials with desirable structural...
Process development is a crucial activity for organizations. The role of Engineering Evaluations, as practiced at DuPont, in guiding process development, will be discussed. There may even be an anecdote from Kamlesh Bhatia's career