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AKTU Plant Design and Economics (BCH701) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech 4th Year
Plant Design and Economics BCH701
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Official AKTU syllabus of Plant Design and Economics (BCH701) for B.Tech 4th Year – 3 credits, L-T-P 3-0-0. Read the unit-wise course content, course outcomes, evaluation pattern and recommended books online, or download the PDF.
Syllabus — Plant Design and Economics
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Course Objectives
- The objective of the course is to expose students to basic concepts in engineering economics, plant design, safety features and its importance to chemical engineering COURSE OUTCOME: On completion of this course, the students will be able to CO-1: Understand basic economics concept CO- 2: Apply this concepts in the project works undertaken and to chemical engineering situation by solving problem CO-3: Carry out the primary techno-economic feasibility of project. CO-4: Select appropriate process for a project. CO-5: Understand piping and instrumentation diagram CO-6: Evaluate the project cost including capital investment, product cost, breakeven point, depreciation cost for equipment and the total project cost.
Reference Books
| S. No | Name of Authors / Books / Publishers | Year Of Publication/Reprint |
| 1. | M.S. Peters and Timmerhaus, “Plant design and Economics for Chemical Engineers”, McGraw Hill, Inc. 4th Edition. | 1991 |
| 2. | F.C. Vibrandt and C.E. Dryden, “Chemical Engineering Plant Design”, McGraw Hill, 5th Edition. | 1959 |
| 3. | R. K. Sinnott, Chemical Engineering Design, Volume 6, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 4th Edition. | 2005 |
| 4. | V. V. Mahajani, S. M. Mokashi, Chemical Project Economics, Macmillan Publishers India Ltd., 1st Edition, 2005. | 2005 |
- O. P. Khanna, Industrial Engineering and Management, 2010 Dhanpat Rai Publications, 17th Edition, 2010.
- Coulson & Richardson’s Chemical Engineering Volume 6, 1999 Butterworth- Heinemann, 3rd Edition. CO/PO PO-1 PO-2 PO-3 PO-4 PO-5 PO-6 PO-7 PO-8 PO-9 PO-10 PO-11
| CO-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| CO-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| CO-3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| CO-4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| CO-5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| CO-6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 - |
| Avg | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 1.5 2.1 |
COURSE DETAILS:
| Units | Contents | Lecture Hours |
|---|---|---|
| I | Introduction: Basic considerations in chemical engineering plant design, optimization and feasibility of plant design. Plant location and layout: Factors affecting plant location, factors in planning layouts, principles of plant layout, use of scale models. | 8 |
| II | Process design aspects: Selection of process-factors affecting process selection. Types of project design, Importance of Laboratory development pilot plant, safety factors, types of flow diagrams. Selection of process equipment: Standard versus special equipment-material of construction for process equipment, selection criteria, and specification sheets. | 8 |
| III | Cost estimation: Cash flow and cumulative cash position for industrial operations, factors affecting estimation of investment and production cost, breakeven point and its significance, total capital investment, fixed and working capital investment & their estimations, type of estimates, cost indexes, method for estimating capital investment. Estimation of total product cost: Estimation of total product cost: manufacturing cost, general expenses, Manufacturing cost: direct production cost, fixed charges, plant overhead cost. | 10 |
| IV | Depreciation: Types of depreciation, Method for determining depreciation: straight line method, decline balance method, sum of the year digit method, shrinking fund method etc, single unit and group depreciation, adjustment of depreciation account, evaluation of depreciation methods | 7 |
| V | Profitability, alternative investments and replacement: Methods for profitability evaluation, Evaluation of Break Even Point, % rate of return, Practical factors in alternative investment and replacement Studies. TOTAL 40 | 7 |
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