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Introduction, Reformers and Stream Energy Interchange
Published in David Pritchard, Shaik Feroz, Mass and Energy Balancing, 2021
If you are relatively new to process engineering and its component parts, then it might be useful to read the next few pages. If you know everything there is to know about it, then the next few pages may be old hat – but still readable. A general description of process engineering would include the following, this description includes concepts already covered: Process engineering is the engineering part of production processes in which chemical and physical changes take place. The process engineer deals with all aspects of the chemical industry from planning, designing, construction, operation and control, as well as research and development, marketing and technical services for customers. Of course, the process engineer should also be aware of the economic aspects of production. Process engineering is aimed towards the design of processes that change materials from one form or species to another, more useful and valuable form, economically, safely and in an environmentally acceptable way.
Modular Process Simulators
Published in Mariano Martín Martín, Introduction to Software for Chemical Engineers, 2019
Rubén Ruiz-Femenía, César Ramírez-Márquez, Luis G. Hernández-Pérez, José A. Caballero, Mariano Martín, José M. Ponce Ortega, Juan Gabriel Segovia
The simulation, design and optimization of a chemical process plant, which comprises several processing units interconnected by process streams, are the core activities in Process Engineering. These tasks require performing material and energy balancing, equipment sizing and costing calculation. A computer package that can accomplish these duties is known as a computer aided process design package or simply a process simulator (also known as process flowsheeting package, flowsheet simulator or flowsheeting software). The capabilities of a process simulator include an accurate description of physical properties of pure components and complex mixtures, rigorous models for unit operations, as well as numerical techniques for solving large systems of algebraic and differential equations. By a process simulator, it is possible to obtain a comprehensive computer image of a running process, which is a valuable tool in understanding the operation of a complex chemical plant, and on this basis can serve for continuous improving the process, or for developing new processes.
The origins of BIM in computer-aided design
Published in Ray Crotty, The Impact of Building Information Modelling, 2013
This area includes facilities like production plants and ships which comprise large numbers of components. Their geometry is relatively simple, but their engineering is highly complex. In process engineering, much of the design effort is carried out through the medium of schematic or logic diagrams, such as process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, electrical single line diagrams and so on. The challenge here is to ensure that the representations of components in all of these documents, as well as the geometry – general arrangement drawings and such like – remain synchronised and consistent with each other as the design is developed.
Recipients of 2020–2021 Arun S. Mujumdar Medals
Published in Drying Technology, 2022
Dr. Tadeusz Kudra is one of the most prominent and well-recognized scientists in drying technology. With a background in chemical engineering, he dedicated 50+ years of his life and professional career to the development of drying science and technology, process engineering as well as theory of heat and mass transfer. He is well-known within the global drying community and beyond for his achievements in drying technology, mentorship, international collaborations, published books and peer-reviewed articles. His expertise in drying technology is disseminated in three fundamental books: Drying: Principles, Applications and Design (1986), Thermal Processing of Biomaterials (1998) and Advanced Drying Technologies (2001); the first edition of the latter was indeed translated into Chinese and Korean languages. He also contributed two chapters, namely, Special Drying Techniques and Novel Dryers and Cost-Estimation Methods for Drying and Drying Processes to the Handbook of Industrial Drying edited by Arun S. Mujumdar.
Quality 4.0—the challenging future of quality engineering
Published in Quality Engineering, 2020
Avigdor Zonnenshain, Ron S. Kenett
During the last decade, industries in advanced economies have experienced significant changes in their engineering and manufacturing practices, processes, and technologies. These changes have the potential to create a resurgence of their engineering and manufacturing activities. This phenomenon is often referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0. It is based on advanced manufacturing and engineering technologies, massive digitization, big data analytics, advanced robotics, adaptive automation, additive and precision manufacturing (e.g., 3D printing), modeling and simulation, artificial intelligence, and nano-engineering of materials. This revolution presents challenges and opportunities to the systems, manufacturing, analytics and process engineering disciplines.
3D-CUBE readiness model for industry 4.0: technological, organizational, and process maturity enablers
Published in Production & Manufacturing Research, 2022
Bruna Felippes, Isaac da Silva, Sanderson Barbalho, Tobias Adam, Ina Heine, Robert Schmitt
Supply-chain development is centered on optimizing a value chain’s efficiency to increase its profitability (Winkelhaus & Grosse, 2020). Procurement, as well as stocks in the supplier, have to be synchronized. Only then a ‘one-piece flow’ inside a manufacturing plant is achievable (Valamede & Akkari, 2020). According to Barbalho and Rozenfeld (2013), the supply-chain design is architected into the NPD process. It includes the development of the manufacturing, assembly, supply, and distribution structures. So, production design and supply-chain consist of the activities related to ‘process engineering’ and the design and development of the manufacturing structure necessary to introduce the product into the company’s production line.