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Process Plant Layout
This document discusses updating a 1985 book on process plant layout. The author started with the original book and experience designing plants. He investigated what was outdated by reviewing the book, surveying practitioners, and drafting updated chapters. He identified issues like inconsistent structure, overemphasis on some topics and outdated content. To update it, he defined terms consistently, added hundreds of new pictures and case studies, and received feedback from practitioners. While methods have varied, the design process typically involves concept, front-end engineering design, detailed, and construction stages. Teaching layout is still valuable as it exercises spatial intelligence and makes hydraulic calculations meaningful.
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Process Plant Layout
- 1. Process Plant LayoutProcessPlant Layout What’s Changed In Layout Practice Since 1985?What’s Changed In Layout Practice Since 1985?
- 2. Part 1: InputsPart1: Inputs What did I start with?What did I start with?
- 3. Starting PointsStarting Points Hardcopy Of Mecklenburgh’s Process Plant Layout 20+ Years Of Plant Design/Operation/Troubleshooting Experience 4 Years Experience As Associate Professor /Coordinator Of Design Teaching 4000 Social Media Contacts Hardcopy Of Mecklenburgh’s Process Plant Layout 20+ Years Of Plant Design/Operation/Troubleshooting Experience 4 Years Experience As Associate Professor /Coordinator Of Design Teaching 4000 Social Media Contacts
- 4. What Was Wrong?WhatWas Wrong? And How Did I Find Out?And How Did I Find Out?
- 5. InvestigationsInvestigations Read TheBook/ Scan It In/Mark Up Where Obviously Out Of Date/Wrong Survey Of A Few Tens Of Practitioners On Certain Key Questions Production of Rough Draft of Updated Chapters Collection Of A Redundant Database Of Practitioners Willing To Assist Sending out Draft Chapters to Practitioners: Is this “Correct, Complete and Current”? Conversations and Correspondence Read The Book/ Scan It In/Mark Up Where Obviously Out Of Date/Wrong Survey Of A Few Tens Of Practitioners On Certain Key Questions Production of Rough Draft of Updated Chapters Collection Of A Redundant Database Of Practitioners Willing To Assist Sending out Draft Chapters to Practitioners: Is this “Correct, Complete and Current”? Conversations and Correspondence
- 6. Problems: Structure andContentProblems: Structure and Content Written By Committee: Inconsistency Overemphasised Certain Areas, Ignored Others Writing Style Definitions Single Methodology, Rather Academic Out of Date Text and Pictures Old (And Rather Academic) References Written By Committee: Inconsistency Overemphasised Certain Areas, Ignored Others Writing Style Definitions Single Methodology, Rather Academic Out of Date Text and Pictures Old (And Rather Academic) References
- 7. What Has Changed?WhatHas Changed? And How Do I Know That It Has?And How Do I Know That It Has?
- 8. What’s New?What’s New? Use of Computers (But Not How You Think) In-House vs Outsourced Design Process Architects and Pipers Speciation Layout No Longer Taught Layout No Longer Researched Use of Computers (But Not How You Think) In-House vs Outsourced Design Process Architects and Pipers Speciation Layout No Longer Taught Layout No Longer Researched
- 9. What Has Not?WhatHas Not? And How Do I Know That It Hasn’t?And How Do I Know That It Hasn’t?
- 10. What’s Old?What’s Old? The Nature of The Design Process The Importance of Drawings Layout Designers The Importance of Good Layout The Nature of The Design Process The Importance of Drawings Layout Designers The Importance of Good Layout
- 11. Fixing The ProblemsFixingThe Problems Had its own problems…Had its own problems…
- 12. What’s NewWhat’s New Definition Of Terms and Consistent Use Several Hundred New Pics Case Studies Appendixes Multiple Methodologies A Couple of Hundred New Pages Conservative Restyling SI Units etc. Definition Of Terms and Consistent Use Several Hundred New Pics Case Studies Appendixes Multiple Methodologies A Couple of Hundred New Pages Conservative Restyling SI Units etc.
- 13. The Common MethodologyTheCommon Methodology Look Behind The DifferencesLook Behind The Differences
- 14. Stages Of DesignStagesOf Design A Wide Range of Opinions But Basically Three or Four Concept FEED Detailed For Construction These Stages Are Strongly Conserved As They Serve To Minimise Abortive Design Costs A Wide Range of Opinions But Basically Three or Four Concept FEED Detailed For Construction These Stages Are Strongly Conserved As They Serve To Minimise Abortive Design Costs
- 15. ConceptConcept Define Project Identify Technologies PFD P+ID Unit Ops Layout Review Propose Define Project Identify Technologies PFD P+ID Unit Ops Layout Review Propose
- 16. FEEDFEED PFD P+ID Unit Ops Layout Multidisciplinary Review Redesign Review Propose PFD P+ID Unit Ops Layout Multidisciplinary Review Redesign Review Propose
- 17. DetailedDetailed Review IdentifyTeam Discipline Level Design Detailed Layout Reviews Conservative Redesign HAZOP Propose Review Identify Team Discipline Level Design Detailed Layout Reviews Conservative Redesign HAZOP Propose
- 18. For ConstructionFor Construction Review with Construction Team Input Very Detailed Design and Layout Simultaneous Procurement/Construction/Design Reviews Build Review with Construction Team Input Very Detailed Design and Layout Simultaneous Procurement/Construction/Design Reviews Build
- 19. Layout ProcessLayout Process Iterative Mecklenbergh Proposed Site Then Plot, Followed By Plot Then Site Identified Exact Positions For Various Types Of Review Reality May Well Be Messier Iterative Mecklenbergh Proposed Site Then Plot, Followed By Plot Then Site Identified Exact Positions For Various Types Of Review Reality May Well Be Messier
- 20. Why Teach Layout?WhyTeach Layout? Isn't It Old-Fashioned?Isn't It Old-Fashioned?
- 21. Pedagogic ReasonsPedagogic Reasons Exercises “Spatial Intelligence” Opportunity For An Additional Dimension to Design Evaluation Makes Hydraulic Calculations Meaningful Exercises “Spatial Intelligence” Opportunity For An Additional Dimension to Design Evaluation Makes Hydraulic Calculations Meaningful
- 22. Professional ReasonsProfessional Reasons Layout Still Important, But Skills Are Rare in Younger Engineers Enhanced Employability Testing Whether Students Have a Professional Engineer’s Spatial Intelligence Layout Still Important, But Skills Are Rare in Younger Engineers Enhanced Employability Testing Whether Students Have a Professional Engineer’s Spatial Intelligence
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