Ethylene Plant design basis University of California, Los Angeles - CHEM 108A

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Scope of the project (1) Process Design- Develop Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), produce material and energy balances (2) Size Major Equipment (3) Estimate Capital and Operating Costs (4) Determine ... Economic Feasibility Ethylene Plant Design Basis In order to get the teams started on the design project, the client provides the following information. It is not by all means complete. It is the intent of the client to leave the project as open-ended as possible so that the teams can research and develop their own information and data. As the teams learn more about the process, they may discover that there are missing data or specifications. The teams are encouraged to communicate with the client through their project managers to ask for more data or clarifications. Feed Conditions Ethane and ethane are gases Naphtha is a liquid feed. The composition of natural gas, which supplies energy to the furnace is given in Table (1) Table (1) Natural Gas Conditions [Show More]

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