Process Operability
An integration of process design and operations
The material in this
section provides teaching and learning materials for undergraduate
education in process operability. For the purposes of this
presentation, operability is defined concisely in the following.
Operability
encompasses characteristics that ensure the process has the capacity
and flexibility to achieve a range of operating conditions safely,
reliably, profitably and with good dynamic performance and product
quality.
Operability must be
considered at the design stage to ensure excellent dynamic operation
can be achieved. Therefore, the topic links the process control
and process design courses, and the materials here are appropriate for
either or both courses.
None of the content in
operability is entirely new. However, the integration of these
many process systems engineering topics is novel. They can be
easily included in a process design course, with operability a natural
topic after flowsheeting and before/integrated with equipment sizing
and economic analysis.
In addition, the teaching and learning materials presented here are available at no cost to the student and to academic departments at not-for-profit academic institutions.
To introduce the
operability concepts and present the compelling reasons for including
operability in the undergraduate curriculum, a white paper and
accompanying conference presentation are available. If you are
interested, they may be downloaded by clicking on the following icons.
Teaching and Learning Materials
These materials are copyrighted, but a special
license for use is provided for the use at not-for-profit educational
institutions. For details, see PC-Education Disclaimer and Copyright.
Any other individuals or organizations should contact the author for terms of use.
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