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Process Plant Utilities Guide

This document provides an overview of the course "Process Plant Utilities". The course covers 6 units: (1) introduction to process utilities, (2) water and steam systems, (3) compressors and vacuum pumps, (4) refrigeration systems, (5) insulation, and (6) inert gases. The course aims to teach students about various process utility systems used in chemical industries and plants, including water treatment and distribution, steam generation and use, compressors, refrigeration, insulation, and inert gases. Key topics include sources and treatment of water, steam generation and distribution, compressor and vacuum pump performance, refrigeration loads and equipment, insulation materials and thickness, and inert gas properties and generation.

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Process Plant Utilities Guide

This document provides an overview of the course "Process Plant Utilities". The course covers 6 units: (1) introduction to process utilities, (2) water and steam systems, (3) compressors and vacuum pumps, (4) refrigeration systems, (5) insulation, and (6) inert gases. The course aims to teach students about various process utility systems used in chemical industries and plants, including water treatment and distribution, steam generation and use, compressors, refrigeration, insulation, and inert gases. Key topics include sources and treatment of water, steam generation and distribution, compressor and vacuum pump performance, refrigeration loads and equipment, insulation materials and thickness, and inert gas properties and generation.

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Credit Lecture

Subject Code Subject Name Total Credits


(L-T-P)
CE210 Process Plant Utilities 2 0 0 6

Unit 1: Introduction

Importance of process utilities in chemical industries and plants. Introduction to the use of
various utilities.

Unit 2: Water and Steam

Sources of water, their characteristics, storage and distribution of water, water for boiler use, cooling
purposes, drinking and process water treatment reuse and conservation of water, water resources
management. Steam generation and its application in chemical process plants, distribution and utilization,
design of efficient steam heating systems, steam economy, condensate utilization, steam traps, their
characteristics, selection and application, waste heat utilization.

Unit 3: Compressors and vacuum pumps

Types of compressors and vacuum pumps and their performance characteristics. Methods of vacuum
development and their limitations, materials handling under vacuum, piping systems, lubrication and oil
removal in compressors in pumps

Unit 4: Refrigeration systems

Refrigeration system and their characteristics, load calculation and load calculation and humidification
and de humidification equipments, drying and cooling tower, air blending, exhaust, ventilation,
cryogenics, their characteristics and production of liquid N2 and O2.

Unit 5: Insulation

Importance of insulation for meeting for the process equipment, insulation material and their effect on
various materials of equipment piping, fitting and valves, insulation for high, intermediate, low and sub-
zero temperatures including cryogenic insulation, determination of optimum insulation thickness.

Unit 6: Inert gases

Introduction, properties of inert gases & their use, sources and methods of generation, comparison of nitro
generation routes, general arrangement for inerting system, operational, maintenance and safety aspects.

TEXT BOOK:
1. J. Broughton, Process utility systems, Institution of Chem. Engineers U.K
2. D. B. Dhone, Plant Utilities, Nirali Prakashan

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