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Strong, Queen’s University, [strongd@appsci.queensu.ca](strongd@appsci.queensu.ca)  \nAbstract  \nThe nature of Chemical Process Design Engineering requires that it utilize methods of design that sometimes differ from product design, yet clearly, many overlaps exist. This paper describes the general procedure for designing a chemical plant, the common design documents, and today ’s tools for achieving a chemical plant design. Parallels and differences between process and product design are highlighted.  \n1. Introduction  \nDesign in its most simplistic viewpoint is composed of the following steps:  \n1. Determine the problem and its constraints  \n2. Generate potential solutions  \n3. Develop sufficient detail that solutions can be compared and eliminated  \n4. Implement the preferred solution  \nProduct Design and Chemical Process Design often share the objective of producing a product for a commercial purpose. In many ways the two are similar, but process design, as typically taught in the universities, has historically emphasised the manufacture of a known product more than the development of a completely new product. It should be noted that, to the chemical process engineer the word ‘product’ is meant to encompass not only chemicals, but also energy or other commercially useful “things”. A generic process can be described as follows:  \nInput   \nModification  \nSteps  \nOutput  \nFigure 1. Generic Process  \nThe invention of new chemical products (e.g. Nylon® or Lycra®) to suit specific end needs or properties such as strength, weight, colour fastness, abrasion resistance, high temperature capability, or  \nflexibility, [etc. is](etc. is) typically the role of the molecular/chemical designers who are usually located in chemistry laboratories and research centers. However, the design of the modification steps to generate the chemical product in production quantities is more firmly in the domain of the process design engineer. In the chemical industry the product and its manufacturing process are so intrinsically linked that these two roles sometimes blur into one ‘research and development’ person. However, as we shall see below, process design engineers sometimes find themselves indifferent situations, such as:  \n1. The Output is known and a desirable route to its production is to be designed, including selecting appropriate inputs.  \n2. The Inputs are known and a desirable output is required along with 1.  \n3. The desirable properties are known and a product along with its manufacturing process is to be designed.  \n4. The inputs, outputs and route are known, but an optimization of the route is to be performed.  \nIn either Product or Process Engineering, the primary objective of the design engineer is usually to produce something at the lowest possible cost, with the most commercially desirable attributes, and to do so ina way that meets all applicable laws and standards and ensures safety and protection of society.  \nIn the realm of the process designer, the objectives can be open ended, such as producing a more environmentally friendly or safer stream, or to meet a legislative requirement. But, more commonly, the end product is known and the route to its production is being designed, which tends to make the design problem less open ended. Another example of an open ended design problem would be when the objective of a process is to make use of a waste stream in any manner possible, which may or may not, require changing it’s molecular properties (i.e. convert it to a useful product, burn it to recover energy, or digest it using biological means) . In such a situation, the feeds  \nare defined and the product of the process is unknown. In either of these examples, there is a strong sense of the ‘product’ that will be produced and consumed, but this is not alwa","cbCaivrLUO6455O4","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivrLUO6455O4","pdf",1883054,"English","# Introduction\n## Design steps in engineering\n## Product vs process design\n## Types of design problems\n# The Steps of Chemical Process Design\n## Iterative bootstrapping methodology\n## Economic viability and documentation","[{\"question\":\"How does chemical process design differ from product design?\",\"answer\":\"Chemical process design uses methods that may differ from product design, yet many overlaps exist. The paper highlights how “product” can mean chemicals as well as energy or other useful commercial outputs.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the typical situations process design engineers face?\",\"answer\":\"The document lists cases where outputs and inputs are known, where desired properties are known, and where routes require optimization. It also mentions scenarios where feeds are defined but the product is unknown.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the main goals in the steps of chemical process design?\",\"answer\":\"The process design aims to eliminate non-optimal solutions with minimal effort, produce financial estimates, assess risks to society and the environment, and generate documentation required to build the plant.\"}]","An Overview of Chemical Process Design Engineering - General introduction and procedure | PDF"]