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Introduction, Reformers and Stream Energy Interchange
Published in David Pritchard, Shaik Feroz, Mass and Energy Balancing, 2021
In practice, process/chemical engineering is the application of basic sciences (maths, chemistry, physics and biology) and engineering principles to the development, design, operation and maintenance of processes to convert raw materials to useful products and, at the same time, improve the human environment. Process/chemical engineering involves specifying equipment, operating conditions, instrumentation and process control for all these changes. Process/chemical engineers translate processes developed in the lab into practical applications for the production of products such as plastics, medicines, detergents and fuels; design plants to maximise productivity and minimise costs; and also evaluate plant operations for performance and product quality.
Scientific Methodology in the Engineering Sciences
Published in Diane P. Michelfelder, Neelke Doorn, The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Engineering, 2020
An example of an engineering science is scientific research in the context of chemical engineering. Chemical engineering as an engineering discipline aims at designing and building industrial processes for converting chemicals or raw materials into specific chemical compounds or materials that meet specific functions. Scientific research in the field of chemical engineering typically concerns how to produce a specific chemical compound or material that meets the functional and quality requirements in an effective, reliable, safe and economically feasible manner.
Concurrent Engineering Design and Manufacturing
Published in Weiming Shen, Douglas H. Norrie, Jean-Paul A. Barthès, Multi-Agent Systems for Concurrent Intelligent Design and Manufacturing, 2019
Weiming Shen, Douglas H. Norrie, Jean-Paul A. Barthes
Design in chemical engineering (e.g., for petrochemical plants), starts from a chemical process, which basically consists of a set of chemical reactions. A first step consists in transforming such equations into a sequence of unit operations which determine what kind of transformation will be done on the raw materials and intermediate compounds in order to obtain the final product(s). The result is usually a single blue sheet (Process Flow Sheet) together with a book containing the result of a number of computations done to validate the early design (e.g., mass balance, and heat balance, safety computations). The Process Flow Sheet is then given to the engineering bureau, where specialists do the detail design, i.e., produce a (large) number of drawings (and may build a mock-up), called Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID). The latter are used on the construction site by field engineers to actually build the plant.
Integrating entrepreneurial activities in chemical engineering education: a case study on solid waste management
Published in European Journal of Engineering Education, 2020
The main reason for applying learning methods for developing an entrepreneurial mindset in chemical engineering students is that industry demands it. When a company hires chemical engineers, it looks for engineers who have technical skills not only in chemical engineering but also communication skills, interpersonal skills, problem solving and critical thinking or motivation (Brown 2016). Except technical skills, all are skills commonly associated with an entrepreneurial mindset. It is important to highlight that, although an entrepreneurial mindset is important for chemical engineers, the demand for the entrepreneurial mindset is not specific to the chemical engineering discipline. In this sense, the demand for entrepreneurship education within engineering is growing fast (Bosman and Fernhaber 2018).