Department of Chemical and Département de génie chimique

Biological Engineering et biologique

CHG3112 A – Process Synthesis, Design & Economics (3 credits)

Summer 2020

Instructor Allison Simmonds, P.Eng.

Email [email protected]

Virtual Office Fridays 12:00-13:00 (or by appointment or via MS Teams)

Hours

1 - COURSE DESCRIPTION
Flowsheet synthesis including process, and piping and instrumentation diagrams (PFDs, P&IDs).
Synthesis of process design structure, separation systems, and heat-exchange networks.
Process design heuristics. Plant capital and operating cost estimation. Use of commercial
process simulation software (UniSim).

2 - COURSE OBJECTIVE
The course is designed to introduce the student to the fundamental elements of chemical
process namely: Design, Synthesis, and Economics

The specific objectives of this course include:

• Understanding the nature and role of synthesis in chemical process design and the use
of process diagrams.
• Learning how to integrate the various tasks involved in a process to obtain efficient
utilization of energy and materials.
• Being familiar with basic design and optimization techniques.
• Being able to use chemical process design software (UniSim) as aids to process design
and synthesis.
• Learning to estimate the capital and manufacturing costs associated with a chemical
process.

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3 - PREREQUISITES OR COREQUISITE
CHG 3316 – Transport Phenomena
CHG 3324 – Fundamentals and Application of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
CHG 3111 – Unit Operations (Prerequisite or Corequisite)
Other requirements and expectations: N/A

4 - LECTURE SCHEDULE
Lectures: Monday 10:00-11:20 (Zoom)
Wednesday 10:00-11:20 (Zoom)

Tutorials: Friday 10:00-11:20 (Zoom)

5 - TEACHING ASSISTANTS
Name Email Office Hours
Antonio D’Orazio [email protected] By appointment
Fatemeh Abedi [email protected] By appointment
James Sturman [email protected] By appointment

6 - TEXTBOOK
The course textbook for this course is Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes
Turton et al., 5th Ed., Prentice-Hall Inc, 2018. This textbook is required for this course and will
also be used for CHG4244 (Plant Design Course).

7 - COURSE NOTES AND ADDITIONAL READING

• Course notes will be made available on BrightSpace at the discretion of the professor.

• Additional handouts, such as solutions to some longer in-class examples and practice
problems, may be posted on BrightSpace.

• Another good reference is Products & Process Design Principles: Synthesis, Analysis and
Evaluation, Seider et al., 2016, 4th Ed, Wiley.

8 - TUTORIALS/LABORATORY
The course includes a weekly tutorial session to be held online via Zoom and consisting of
tutorials and problems using MS Visio and UniSim software. Attendance in all tutorial sessions
will be recorded and is mandatory. Some tutorial sessions will include a UniSim quiz. The TAs
will primarily lead these tutorial sessions. Students will be expected to work on the tutorial
problems using these software packages at home during the tutorial sessions.

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9 - QUIZ/ASSIGNMENTS
Four quiz/assignments (or “quizsignments”) will be made available over the course of the
semester. Quizsignments will be available on BrightSpace as a combination of the quiz and
assignment functionalities. Quizsignments will both to test students’ understanding of the
course material and allow students to familiarize themselves with this hybrid format, which
will also be used for other course evaluations. Quizsignments will only be available during the
scheduled period (of several days) and are to be completed on the students’ own time.
Students may discuss the concepts in the quizsignments but must submit individual work.

10 - EXAMS/LABORATORY AND/OR PROJECT REPORTS

10.1 – Participation
During class the professor will ask questions through a platform called Socrative
(http://www.socrative.com/). These questions will be concept-based. Socrative is a free, web-
based platform and has a free app for both Android and iOS devices. The answers will not be
evaluated, but participation will be used to take class attendance. Class attendance is
mandatory. You will also be asked to participate and interact through a variety of features
available in Zoom, the conferencing technology that will be used for online lectures and
tutorial.

10.2 – Midterm
There will be one midterm exam tentatively held on Monday, June 15, 2020. The midterm
will cover everything up to separations (i.e., no economics or pinch technology). UniSim is also
not on the midterm. The midterm will be administered online via BrightSpace, using a
combination of the Quiz and Assignment functionalities. The midterm exam will be supervised
via a video conferencing platform, such as Zoom, and attendance in the video conference will
be mandatory.

10.3 – UniSim Project

The UniSim project can be completed in groups of 3 students. Further details about the
project will come at a later date. The project requires each team to meet with the TA mid-way
through the semester to present the team’s progress. Final submission should include the
Group Ethics Agreement.

10.4 – UniSim Quizzes

UniSim quizzes will be taken during the tutorial periods. These quizzes will only be available
during the scheduled time periods and cannot be made up or submitted late if the scheduled
time is missed.

10.5 – Final Exam

The final exam will take place within the university exam period and will cover all course
material except for UniSim. All exams and quizzes will be open book and notes, but must be
completed individually. All exams and quizzes will be supervised via a video conferencing
platform, such as Zoom, and attendance in the video conference will be mandatory.

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11 - GRADING SCHEME
Quizsignments (without UniSim) 5%
UniSim Quizzes 8%
Final Project (UniSim) 12%
Midterm Examination 25%
Final Examination 50%

12 - PASSING GRADE
§ Students must complete all components of the evaluation of the course as outlined in
section 11 to be able to pass the course.
§ The passing grade for this course is 55% (D+). Students must also achieve a passing grade
(D+ or higher) in the weighted average of their midterm and final exam (weighted
according to the grading scheme above) to pass the course.

13 - CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE
§ Class attendance is mandatory. As per academic regulations, students who do not attend
at least 80% of the classes will not be allowed to write the final examination. Attendance
will be taken in each class via the Socrative platform, as well as the list of attendees on
Zoom.
§ Students are expected to behave respectfully on video calls and avoid disrupting the
learning of other students, on pain of removal from the lecture/tutorial session.

14 - REMINDERS
§ All components of the course as outlined in section 11 must be fulfilled; otherwise
students may receive an EIN as a final mark (equivalent to an F). This is also valid for a
student who is taking the course for the second time.
§ Information on academic fraud can be found at this link:
http://www.engineering.uottawa.ca/downloads/pdf/FacultyRegulationsEnglish2008.pdf.
Students are to become familiar with the Faculty of Engineering rules and regulations; you
may refer to them if you happen to miss an exam. These are within the University of
Ottawa’s regulations sections 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 14.2 and 14.3, which define conduct during an
examination, academic fraud, the sanctions and the decision and appeal processes:
http://web5.uottawa.ca/admingov/regulations.html.
§ Students are to familiarize themselves with the University of Ottawa’s policy on plagiarism
(http://web5.uottawa.ca/mcs-smc/academicintegrity/home.php). This policy will be
strictly enforced in this course.
§ Important dates and deadlines for the academic year can be found at the following link:
http://www.registrar.uottawa.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=2671.

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 § Several resources from the faculty of engineering can be found at the following link:
http://www.engineering.uottawa.ca/en/undergraduate/current_students/
§ Library resources for chemical engineers can be found at the following link:
http://uottawa.ca.libguides.com/ChemicalEngineering-en
§ If necessary, the instructor will contact students through their official University of
Ottawa’s e-mail address ([email protected]). If you are using a personal e-mail
address, please go to the university mail management web site to set a forwarding
address (https://web.uottawa.ca/cgi-bin/mailadmin/main.pl). You are responsible for
ensuring you are receiving official course information in an efficient and timely manner.

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15 - TOPICS AND TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Text Notes
Day Date Time Location Type Chapter Section Topic Notes
MON 4-May 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 1 0,1,2 Course Outline & Introduction, BFD
WED 6-May 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 1 2 BFD and Process Flow Diagrams (PFD)
FRI 8-May 10:00-11:20 Zoom TUT Visio (BFD & PFD, with a practice question)
MON 11-May 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 1 2 PFD
WED 13-May 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 1 2 PFD & Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID)
FRI 15-May 10:00-11:20 Zoom TUT Visio Continued and Tutorial 2 - UniSim Introduction Project Info Available
MON 18-May No Class Victoria Day
WED 20-May 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 13 3 Process Simulation & Intro to Simulator
FRI 22-May 10:00-11:20 Zoom TUT Tutorial 2 - Natural Gas Processing
MON 25-May 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 2, 12 4 Design Process Structure Quizsignment 1 due
WED 27-May 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 2, 12 4 Design Process Structure
FRI 29-May 10:00-11:20 Zoom TUT 2, 12 Tutorial 3 - Recycle/Adjust UniSim Quiz 1
MON 1-Jun 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 12 5 Separation Technologies
WED 3-Jun 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 12 5 Separation Technologies
FRI 5-Jun 10:00-11:20 Zoom TUT Tutorial 4 - Reactions and Reactors
MON 8-Jun 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 12 5 Separation Technologies Quizsignment 2 due
WED 10-Jun 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 11 6 Design and Heuristics
FRI 12-Jun 10:00-11:20 Zoom TUT Tutorial 5 - Reactions Case Study TA-Group Meeting
SAT 13-Jun 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 11 6 Design and Heuristics
MON 15-Jun 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 1-6 Midterm
WED 17-Jun 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 7 7 Economics (CAPEX)
FRI 19-Jun 10:00-11:20 Zoom TUT Tutorial 6 - Shortcut Distillation
MON 22-Jun 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 7 7 Economics (CAPEX) Submit Project UniSim file
WED 24-Jun 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 7 7 Economics (CAPEX)
FRI 26-Jun 10:00-11:20 Zoom TUT 7 7 Tutorial 7 - Separation UniSim Quiz 2
MON 29-Jun 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 8 7 Economics (OPEX)
WED 1-Jul No Class Canada Day
FRI 3-Jul 10:00-11:20 Zoom TUT 8 7 Economics (OPEX)
MON 6-Jul 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 8 7 Economics (OPEX)
WED 8-Jul 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 15 8 Pinch Technology Quizsignment 3 due
FRI 10-Jul 10:00-11:20 Zoom TUT Tutorial 7 - Separation Continued
SAT 11-Jul 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 15 8 Pinch Technology
MON 13-Jul 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 15 8 Pinch Technology
WED 15-Jul 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 15 8 Pinch Technology
FRI 17-Jul 10:00-11:20 Zoom TUT Final Unisim Quiz UniSim Quiz 3
MON 20-Jul 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 15 8 Pinch Technology Final Project Due
WED 22-Jul 10:00-11:20 Zoom LEC 1-8 Last Day of Class - Review
FRI 24-Jul Quizsignment 4 Due

• Book chapters are from Turton et al., 5th Edition.

• Dates for quizzes and quizsignments are tentative and will be confirmed as the course
progresses.

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 16 - OTHER INFORMATION
§ The University of Ottawa provides, upon request, appropriate academic adjustments for
students who have learning disabilities, health, psychiatric or physical conditions. For
more information, please contact Access Service (http://www.sass.uottawa.ca/access/).
The Student Academic Success Service (http://www.sass.uottawa.ca/about/our-
services.php) provides many more services to help you succeed.

17 - GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES ASSESSMENT

CEAB Graduate Attribute:

indicate with I*
(“introductory”) or A‡ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
(“advanced”) to indicate
level of expected A A A A A A A I I
achievement

* I: indicates students are working at a basic level, working with foundational elements, techniques or methodologies of the learning outcome
‡ A: indicates students are learning how to perform the attribute as written at a level that is expected of someone who is completing their degree
Attribute Assessment Tools
Identify your method for evaluating each attribute included in the table above, using the following nomenclature for your evaluation method and
providing a brief description below

E: Test/Quiz/Exam AI: Assignment, Individual

RI: Written Report, AG: Assignment, Group
Individual
RG: Written Report, Group L: Lab Notebook/Portfolio
PI: Project, Individual SP: Self or Peer Evaluation
PG: Project, Group O: Other (please specify)
OI: Oral Presentation,
Individual
OG: Oral Presentation,
Group

CEAB Attribute Assessment Description of Assessment Tool – Winter 2014 course evaluations
Number† Tool

1 E, AI, PG Indicator 1.1, 1.3. Students demonstrate competence in specialized engineering knowledge of process control,
phase equilibria, unit operations including chemical reactors and separators such as absorption and distillation
towers, etc., in design of chemical plants: This is tested on the final exam.

2 AI Indicator 2.1, 2.2. Students demonstrate the ability to formulate a solution plan (methodology) for an engineering
problem by determining evaluation criteria for assessing alternative solution plants to open-ended problems. This
is tested on individual assignments.

3 E, AI, PG Indicator 3.1, 3.2, 3.3. Defines a problem for the purpose of conducting process synthesis, preparing process block
and flow diagrams including conducting literature search. This is tested on assignment 2, final project, midterm
and final exam.

4 E, AI, PG Indicator 4.1. Students learn how to set up a chemical process based on an open ended description.
Indicator 4.2. Students generate engineering solutions by applying heuristics to design separation sequence.
Tested in assignment 2 and group project.
Indicator 4.3. Student use UniSim simulator for process design and optimization. Tested in the group project and
four in-class quizzes.

5 E, AI, PG Indicator 5.1. Students use various resources and tools in engineering process design; This is tested with the group
project.

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 Indicator 5.2. Students recognize the limitations of tools used:

6 PG Indicator 6.1, 6.2. Students team work is assessed during the course of a project:
Indicator 6.3. Students demonstrate effective communication within the team assessed by TA.
This is tested by the group project.

7 E, AI, PG, RG Indicator 7.1. Students conduct literature search for process design:
Indicator 7.2. Students present a research project through a formal report:
Indicator 7.2. Students incorporate various media in preparation of reports:
Indicator 7.3. Students strengthen their understanding of a process synthesis and design through regular meeting
with the TA.
This is tested through the group project and assignment2

11 E, AI Indicator 11.1. Capital and operating cost estimation for chemical engineering unit operations and chemical
plants. This was tested on the final exam and assignment 4.

12 E, Al Indicator 12.1. Tested on independent reading material not explicitly covered in lecture.
This was then tested on the midterm and the final exam.

†Graduate Attribute and Indicator Cross Reference

. 1 A knowledge base for engineering: Demonstrated competence in university level mathematics, natural sciences, engineering
fundamentals, and specialized engineering knowledge appropriate to the program.

1.1 Demonstrate competence in mathematics and modeling

1.2 Demonstrate competence in natural sciences and engineering fundamentals
1.3 Demonstrate competence in specialized engineering knowledge appropriate to the program chemical engineering

. 2 Problem analysis: An ability to use appropriate knowledge and skills to identify, formulate, analyze, and solve complex engineering
problems in order to reach substantiated conclusions.

2.1 Demonstrate the ability to identify and characterize an engineering problem

2.2 Demonstrate the ability to formulate a solution plan (methodology) for an engineering problem
2.3 Demonstrate the ability to formulate and interpret a model
2.4 Demonstrate the ability to execute a solution process for an engineering problem

. 3 Investigation: An ability to conduct investigations of complex problems by methods that include appropriate experiments, analysis and
interpretation of data, and synthesis of information in order to reach valid conclusions.

3.1 Defines a problem

3.2 Devises and executes a plan to solve a problem
3.3 Uses critical analysis to reach valid conclusions supported by the results of the plan

. 4 Design: An ability to design solutions for complex, open-ended engineering problems and to design systems, components or processes
that meet specified needs with appropriate attention to health and safety risks, applicable standards, and economic, environmental,
cultural and societal considerations.

4.1 Expresses a complex, open-ended problem in engineering terms

4.2 Generates a diverse set of candidate engineering design solutions
4.3 Selects candidate engineering design solutions for further development
4.4 Advances an engineering design to a defined end state

. 5 Use of engineering tools: An ability to create, select, apply, adapt, and extend appropriate techniques, resources, and modern
engineering tools to a range of engineering activities, from simple to complex, with an understanding of the associated limitations.

5.1 Uses fundamental modern techniques, resources and engineering tools in Chemical Engineering calculation and design
5.2 Uses Chemical Engineering specific techniques, resources and engineering tools
5.3 Recognizes of the limitations of tools used

. 6 Individual and team work: An ability to work effectively as a member and leader in teams, preferably in a multi-disciplinary setting.

6.1 Establishes and monitors team organizational structure

6.2 Promotes team effectiveness through individual action

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 6.3 Demonstrates success in a team based project work environment

. 7 Communication skills: An ability to communicate complex engineering concepts within the profession and with society at large. Such
ability includes reading, writing, speaking and listening, and the ability to comprehend and write effective reports and design
documentation, and to give and effectively respond to clear instructions.

7.1 Identifies and credibly communicates engineering knowledge

7.2 Uses different modes of communication
7.3 Develops communication through an iterative process

. 8 Professionalism: An understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the professional engineer in society, especially the primary role of
protection of the public and the public interest.

8.1 Describes chemical engineering roles in a broader context, e.g. as pertains to the environment, health, safety, and public welfare
8.2 Recognizes the impacts of chemical engineering within a global society (the broader public interest)
8.3 Behaves in a professional manner

. 9 Impact of engineering on society and the environment: An ability to analyze social and environmental aspects of engineering activities.
Such ability includes an understanding of the interactions that engineering has with the economic, social, health, safety, legal, and
cultural aspects of society, the uncertainties in the prediction of such interactions; and the concepts of sustainable design and
development and environmental stewardship.

9.1 Understands the relationships among technology and the social, cultural, economic and environmental conditions of society, locally
and globally, in both the short-and long-term
9.2 Identifies and chooses alternative ways to mitigate or prevent adverse social, environmental, human health and safety impacts
9.3 Identifies legal issues relevant to an engineering activity

. 10 Ethics and equity: An ability to apply professional ethics, accountability, and equity.

10.1 Recognizes ethical and equity based dilemmas

10.2 Applies the Code of Ethics and equity principles
10.3 Acts ethically and demonstrates individual accountability

. 11 Economics and project management: An ability to appropriately incorporate economics and business practices including project, risk,
and change management into the practice of engineering and to understand their limitations.
.
11.1 Estimates the life-cycle economic and financial costs and benefits for relevant engineering activities
11.2 Evaluates the economic and financial performance of an engineering activity and compares alternative proposals on the basis of these
measures
11.3 Reads and understands financial statements for engineering activities
11.4 Plans and manages engineering activities to be within time and budget constraints

. 12 Life-long learning: An ability to identify and to address their own educational needs in a changing world in ways sufficient to maintain
their competence and to allow them to contribute to the advancement of knowledge.

12.1 Independently summarizes, analyzes, synthesizes and evaluates information from a wide variety of sources
12.2 Develops a strategy to identify and address gaps in knowledge

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18 - PERSONAL ETHICS AGREEMENT CONCERNING UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENTS
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 Personal Ethics Agreement Concerning University Assignments

Individual Assignment

I submit this assignment and attest that I have applied all the appropriate rules of quotation and
referencing in use at the University of Ottawa, http://web5.uottawa.ca/mcs-
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this work conforms to the regulations on academic integrity of the University of Ottawa.

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Group Assignment

We submit this assignment and attest that we have applied all the appropriate rules of quotation
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this work conforms to the regulations on academic integrity of the University of Ottawa. We
understand that this assignment will not be accepted or graded if it is submitted without the
signatures of all group members.

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