Flow sheet block diagram

Figure 1. Zinc flow sheet block diagram...

Most flow sheets have one or mote recycles, and trial-and-ettot becomes necessary for the calculation of material and energy balances. The calculations in a block sequential simulator ate repeated in this trial-and-ettot process. In the language of numerical analysis, this is known as convergence of the calculations. There ate mathematical techniques for speeding up this trial-and-ettot process, and special hypothetical calculation units called convergence, or recycle, units ate used in calculation flow diagrams that invoke special calculation routines. 

The next step is to connect the individual unit operations in a block diagram, creating a process flow sheet. Figure 1 is an example of a simplified process flow diagram for a pattem-etch process for a printed wiring-board operation. There are... 

The flow sheet is similar to the zinc block diagram with two extraction stages, containing three parallel mixers followed by a settler, and two stripping stages with normal mixer-settler arrangement. The pH is monitored and the acidity controlled by the addition of NaOH in the two first mixers. The extraction efficiency for nickel is better than 98%. 

A block diagram of the Monsanto process for acetic acid production is shown in Fig. 4.13. The process flow sheet is simple since the reaction conditions are mild (180°C/30-40 bar) when compared to the BASF process (250°C/700 bar). More than 40% of world s acetic acid is made by the Monsanto process. One of the problems with this process is the continuous loss of iodine. A block diagram of the Eastman process for acetic anhydride production is shown in Fig. 4.14. The process generates minimum waste, and all process tars are destroyed to recover iodine and rhodium. 

Figure 6-54 shows a simplified flow sheet for a single stage, high pressure attraction plant for aromatics, including an explanatory block diagram. 

Fig. 6-54. Flow sheet of a high pressure extraction plant for aromatics including block diagram.

The conceptual design starts with balance calculations and preliminary studies. After that the block diagrams of the processes are created, which can be completed into preliminary flow sheets in the basic engineering phase. In this phase all necessary main equipment inquiry specifications, as well as other process equipment, pump, motor and tank lists are created. 

Systematic search for specific chemical/physical hazards against plant preliminary flow sheet or block diagram. 

Take a section of any proposed plant in block diagram or preferably in flow sheet form. 

Fig. 7.2. Diagram of the PDS-1000/He, a stationary particle bombardment machine that is connected to a helium gas container. Controlled by adjustable valves, the gas stream (He) terminates in an acceleration tube, which is mounted on the top of a target chamber. This chamber is closed by a door and set under vacuum shortly before bombardment. When gas flows into the acceleration tube, the rupture disc bursts releasing the shock wave into the lower part of the tube. The gas pressure then accelerates the macrocarrier sheet containing the microprojectiles on its lower surface. The net-like stopping screen holds the macrocarrier sheet back and serves to block the shock wave, while the microprojectiles slip through the pores of the grid and continue on towards their final target.

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