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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Project specification
Initial evaluation.
Process selection.
Preliminary flow diagrams.
Material and energy balances.
Preliminary equipment selection
and design.
Process flow-sheeting.
Preliminary cost estimation.
Authorisation of funds.

Detailed process design.
Flow-sheets.
Piping and instrument design Chemical engineering equipment
design and specifications.
Reactors, Unit operations, Heat exchangers,
Miscellaneous equipment.
Materials selection.
Process manuals

Instrument selection Pumps and compressors. Vessel design Heat exchanger design Utilities and other services.
and specification Selection and specification Design and specification

Electrical, Piping design Structural design Plant layout General civil work. Buildings.
Motors, switch gear, Foundations, drains, Offices, laboratories,
substations, etc. roads, etc. control rooms, etc.

Project cost estimation.
Capital authorisation

Purchasing/procurement Raw material specification.
(contracts)
Construction

Start-up Operating manuals

Operation

Sales
Figure 1.4. The structure of a chemical engineering project