WSF21502 Advanced Chemical Plant Engineering and Construction

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Chemical Engineering Program

Lecture Code WSF21502 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Advanced Chemical Plant Engineering and Construction

Subject Name
（Katakana）カガクプラントエンジニアリングトクロン

Subject Name in
English Advanced Chemical Plant Engineering and Construction

Instructor GOTOH TAKEHIKO

Instructor
(Katakana) ゴトウ　タケヒコ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Mon3-4,Thur1-2

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic

Course Area（Area） 25 : Science and Technology

Course Area（Discipline） 08 : Chemical Engineering

Eligible Students

Keywords chemical process design, engineering, transport phenomena, material balance, heat balance, reaction engineering

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Students will learn about chemical plant design methods based on the basic knowledge of chemical engineering learned during their undergraduate days, such as mass transfer and reaction engineering.

Class Schedule lesson1 Basic Design:  Basic Design Terms, Project Specifications, PFD, P&ID, plot plan, instrumentation
lesson2 Detailed design: Estimation of physical property values, types and selection of materials,  design standards
lesson3 Material balance and heat balance: What is the mass balance and heat balance, and how to calculate them
lesson4 Design of fluid equipment: Types of pumps and how to select hydraulic design
lesson5 Design of heat transfer equipment: Conductive heat transfer, convection heat transfer, heat exchanger design
lesson6 Distillation equipment design: Design of phase equilibrium, continuous distillation equipment and batch distillation equipment
lesson7 Absorber design:Equilibrium curve, probe line and solvent amount, absorption rate, HTU, NTU
lesson8 Mid-term exams
lesson9 Extraction equipment design: Liquid-liquid extraction, equilibrium curve, operating line, extraction tower design
lesson10 Design of Stirring device:  stirring blade, disturbing plate, stirring characteristics (stirring power, stirring time)
lesson11 Design of classification and dust collectors: Design of cyclones, bag filters, and gravity sedimentation devices
lesson12 Solid-liquid separation equipment design: Adsorption, crystallization, filtration
lesson13 Reactor design: Reaction rate equation, reaction rate analysis of batch reactor and CSTR, PFR"
lesson14 Cost calculation and process control: Estimation of construction costs, Estimation of plant costs
lesson15 Final exam

Reports after the each class, mid-term exam, final exam

Text/Reference
Books,etc. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN PRINCIPLES, PRACTICE AND ECONOMICS OF PLANT AND PROCESS DESIGN
by Gavin Towler, Ray Sinnott, Elsevier

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review You will be asked to write a report after the lecture, so please prepare and review using the textbook and handouts.

Requirements

Grading Method A passing score of 60 or higher is based on an overall evaluation of the exercises, reports, and examinations out of a maximum score of 100 points.

Practical Experience Experienced

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it Chemical plant design and equipment specifications using actual examples will be explained, based on the practical experience at an engineering company.

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Chemical Engineering Program
Lecture Code	WSF21502	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Advanced Chemical Plant Engineering and Construction
Subject Name （Katakana）	カガクプラントエンジニアリングトクロン
Subject Name in English	Advanced Chemical Plant Engineering and Construction
Instructor	GOTOH TAKEHIKO
Instructor (Katakana)	ゴトウ　タケヒコ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Mon3-4,Thur1-2
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face

Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area（Area）	25 : Science and Technology
Course Area（Discipline）	08 : Chemical Engineering
Eligible Students
Keywords	chemical process design, engineering, transport phenomena, material balance, heat balance, reaction engineering
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Students will learn about chemical plant design methods based on the basic knowledge of chemical engineering learned during their undergraduate days, such as mass transfer and reaction engineering.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Basic Design: Basic Design Terms, Project Specifications, PFD, P&ID, plot plan, instrumentation lesson2 Detailed design: Estimation of physical property values, types and selection of materials, design standards lesson3 Material balance and heat balance: What is the mass balance and heat balance, and how to calculate them lesson4 Design of fluid equipment: Types of pumps and how to select hydraulic design lesson5 Design of heat transfer equipment: Conductive heat transfer, convection heat transfer, heat exchanger design lesson6 Distillation equipment design: Design of phase equilibrium, continuous distillation equipment and batch distillation equipment lesson7 Absorber design:Equilibrium curve, probe line and solvent amount, absorption rate, HTU, NTU lesson8 Mid-term exams lesson9 Extraction equipment design: Liquid-liquid extraction, equilibrium curve, operating line, extraction tower design lesson10 Design of Stirring device: stirring blade, disturbing plate, stirring characteristics (stirring power, stirring time) lesson11 Design of classification and dust collectors: Design of cyclones, bag filters, and gravity sedimentation devices lesson12 Solid-liquid separation equipment design: Adsorption, crystallization, filtration lesson13 Reactor design: Reaction rate equation, reaction rate analysis of batch reactor and CSTR, PFR" lesson14 Cost calculation and process control: Estimation of construction costs, Estimation of plant costs lesson15 Final exam Reports after the each class, mid-term exam, final exam
Text/Reference Books,etc.	CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN PRINCIPLES, PRACTICE AND ECONOMICS OF PLANT AND PROCESS DESIGN by Gavin Towler, Ray Sinnott, Elsevier
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	You will be asked to write a report after the lecture, so please prepare and review using the textbook and handouts.
Requirements
Grading Method	A passing score of 60 or higher is based on an overall evaluation of the exercises, reports, and examinations out of a maximum score of 100 points.
Practical Experience	Experienced
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it	Chemical plant design and equipment specifications using actual examples will be explained, based on the practical experience at an engineering company.
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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