King Saud University- College of Engineering-

Dept of Chemical Engineering

GUIDELINES AND RECOMMANDATIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF GRADUATE PROJECT I AND II

(CHE 498 CHE499)

Capstone design project committeeOctober 2009

Guidelines

• 1 INTRODUCTION

• 2 PROJECT PROPOSAL

• 3 PROJECT FORMAT

• 4 ASSESMENTS

1 Introduction

– REQUIREMENT FOR PROJECT 1 (CHE498): 32 HOURS

– REQUIREMENTS FOR PROJECT 2 (CHE499): CHE 498

– Project Title: suggested title for the project – Supervisor (s): The name of Supervisor for

the student (team). If the project is for a company please include that information.

1 Introduction

– REQUIREMENTS FOR PROJECT 2 (CHE499): CHE 498– Project Title: suggested title for the project – REQUIREMENT FOR PROJECT 1 (CHE498): 32 HOURS– Objective of the project: TO apply c principles of Chemical

Engineering learnt over the previous years (mass and energy balances, heat and mass transfers, separation process, reactor eng, economics, thermodynamics, etc…)

– Project must be related to a design of a plant or part of a plant and must include mass and energy balances, as well as design of equipment, study of safety and environment aspects and cost calculations.

2 Project proposal form•

CHE 498 Project Decription Form•

• Student Name : Student No• Supervisor name:

• I PROJECT TITLE: (plant design project)

• II PROBLEM STATEMENT (Must be related to plant design and include Energy and mass balances calculations, design of major equipment, cost estimation of the whole plant, safety and environmental analysis of the plant),

• Objective:

• III WORK PLAN • 1ST SEMESTER• What is to be accomplished in the project, during semester 1 (CHE498) • • 2nd SEMESTER• -

• - What is to be accomplished in the project, during semester 2 (CHE499) • -•

2. PROJECT PROPOSAL

• PROJECT MUST BE RELATED TO A KNOWN PROCESS WITH AN AVAILABLE FLOW SHEET.

• GROUP PROJECT: MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENT PER PROJECT IS 2.

• GROUP PROJECT MUST BE JUSTIFIED (LARGE PLANT..) AND TASKS OF EACH STUDENT MUST BE WELL PRECISED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT.

• ONLY ONE SUPERVISOR PER PROJECT

2. PROJECT PROPOSAL

• ALL TASKS MUST BE DEFINED INITIALLY, A COPY OF THE PROPOSAL MUST BE ATTACHED IN THE FINAL PROJECTS.

• NO PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT THE SIGNATURE OF THE SUPERVISOR IN THE FIRST PAGE OF THE PROJECT.

• ALL PROJECTS MUST BE WRITTEN IN THE SAME FORMAT,(see part 3 ).

2 PROJECT 1 (CHE498)

• - PROJECT MUST INCLUDE MASS AND ENERGY BALANCES (OVERALL AND INDIVIDUAL)

• - CALCULATION MUST ME ‘HAND CALCULATIONS’.

• - SOFTWARE PACKAGES (ASPEN, CHEMCAD ETC..) CAN BE USED AFTER DOING HAND CALCULATIONS.

• - FOR A GROUP PROJECT: CONTRIBUTION OF EACH STUDENT MUST BE CLEAR

2 PROJECT 2 (CHE499)

• - PROJECT MUST INCLUDE DESIGN CALCULATION.

• AT LEAST TWO MAJOR EQUIPMENT MUST BE FULLY DESIGNED PER STUDENT.

• -OTHER EQUIPMENT MUST BE SIZED (DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT FOR EACH STUDENT IN THE CASE OF A GROUP PROJECT).

• - ALL DESIGN CALCULATIONS MUST BE MADE BY HAND AND FULLY EXPLAINED AND JUSTIFIED.

2 PROJECT 2 (CHE499)

• - SOFTWARE PACKAGES CAN BE USED ONCE HAND CALCULATIONS ACHIEVED.

• - CLEAR ECONOMIC STUDY MUST BE MADE.

• -ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY ISSUES MUST BE COVERED FOR THE APPROPRIATE PLANT AND PRODUCT.

3 FINAL REPORT FORMAT

• 3.1 GENERAL REPORT PREPARATION

• THE FINAL REPORT SHOULD INCLUDE IN SEQUENCE: • -TITLE PAGE (FIRST COVER PAGE).• - TABLE OF CONTENTS.• - ACKNOWLEDGEMENT• - LIST OF TABLES.• - LIST OF FIGURES• - ABSTRACT-• CHAPTERS (SECTIONS) OF THE REPORT FOLLOWED BY

RERENCES AND APPENDIX IF ANY.• THE STUDENT(S) IS/ ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A CD WITH

THE REPORT.

3 FINAL REPORT FORMAT (FRONT COVER PAGE)

• KING SAUD UNIVERSITY• COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING • DEPT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

• FINAL PROJECT I (II) – CHE 498 (CHE499)

• TITLE OF PROJECT

• STUDENT NAME (S) Supervisor Name• STUDENT NUMBER

• MONTH YEAR• (HAJRI) • (GREGORIAN)

Content for CHE 498- TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page

• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT• LIST OF TABLES.• LIST OF FIGURES• ABSTRACT-• CHAPTER1: INTRODUCTION• CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND (HISTORY, APPLICATIONS, USES CONSUMPTION,

PRODUCTIONS)• CHAPTER 3 : PROCESS SELECTION (REVIEW OF EXISTING PROCESS AND

FLOW SHEETS)• CHAPTER 4: MASS BALANCES CALCULATION (ASSUMPTINS, BASICS,

OVERALL, INDIVIDUAL)• CHAPTER 6: ENERGY BALANCES CALCULATION (ASSUMPTIONS, BASICS,

OVERALL, INDIVIDUAL)• CHAPTER 7; CONCLUSIONS- RECOMMANDATIONS• REFERENCES• APPENDICES.

Content for CHE 499- TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page

• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT• LIST OF TABLES.• LIST OF FIGURES• ABSTRACT-• CHAPTER1: INTRODUCTION (bref review of background CHE 498)• CHAPTER 2: FINAL PROCESS DESCRIPTION, BASIS OF ASSUMPTIONS, PRODUCTION

RATE, SELECTION OF PROCESS ETC..). • CHAPTER 3 : DESIGN CALCULATION (DESCRIPTION OF THE 2 OR MORE EQUIPMENT TO

BE DESIGNED, DESIGN METHODS, CALCULTION, SUMMARY OF RESULTS).• CHAPTER 4: SIZING OF EQUIPMENT • CHAPTER 5: COST CALCULATIONS (DETAILED COST ANALYSIS WITH REFERENCES AND

PRESENT COST DATA).• CHAPTER 6: SAFETY AND HAZARD STUDY OF THE PLANT (PART OF THE PLANT).• CHAPTER 7: ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS (PLANT, PRODUCT, BY PRODUCT). CHAPTER 8 : CONCLUSIONS- RECOMMANDATIONS• REFERENCES• APPENDICES: MUST CONTAIN FINAL MASS AND ENERGY BALANCES USED FOR DESIGN

.

3 FINAL REPORT FORMAT• 3.2 TYPING SPECIFICATIONS

• ARIAL (14) SHOULD BE USED FOR TYPING THE TEXT BODY.• A A4 SIZE SHEET WITH MARGINS OF 3.0CM ON EACH SIDE OF

THE PAGE,1.5 SPACE.• DO NOT VIOLATE MARGINS, TEXT, TABLES, FIGURES AND

EQUATIONS SHOULD NOT EXCEED THE MARGINS.• USE FULL JUSTIFICATIONS.• EACH CHAPTER OR MAIN SECTION OF THE REPORT SHOULD

HAVE AN APPROPRIATE TITLE WHICH SHOULD BE TYPED IN ARIAL (16) UPPER CASE BOLD.

• USE TWO SPACES BETWEEN SECTIONS.• MAIN HEADING SHOULD BE BOLD 14 BOLD• SUB HEADING SHOULD BE ARIAL 14 BOLD, INITIAL LETTER

SHOULD BE CAPITAL

3 FINAL REPORT FORMAT• 3.3 FIGURES AND TABLES

• ALL FIGURES , TABLES AND GRAPHICS SHOULD BE INSERTED ON SEPARATE PAGES CLOSE TO WHERE THEY ARE DESCRIBED AND MUST BE NUMBERED.

• FIGURES CAPTIONS SHOULD BE BELOW THE FIGURES.• TABLES CAPTIONS SHOULD BE ABOVE THE TABLES.• REFERENCES:A LIST OF REFERENCES MUST BE PROVIDED AT THE

END OF THE REPORT.• THIS LIST SHOULD BE ARRANGED IN THE ORDER OF CITATION IN

THE TEXT.• NUMBER REFERENCE CITATIONS CONSECUTEVLY IN SQUARE

BRACKETS [1].• REFER SIMPLY TO THE REFERNCE NUMBER [2].• THE REFENCE MUST COMPLETE AND PRECISE eg:• - NAME OF AUTHOD (BOOK, ENCYCLOPEDIA); Title, volume, pagination,

year month, editor, electronic address if any.

3 FINAL REPORT FORMAT• 3.4 CALCULATIONS• ALL CALCULATIONS MUST BE HAND CALCULATIONS,

DETAILED, EXPLAIND AND REFERRED TO FIGURES AND ILLUSTRATIONS WHERE NECESSARY.

• PACKAGE SOFTWARE CAN BE USED IN ADDTION TO HAND CALCULATION BUT MUST NOT REPLACE HAND CALCULATIONS.

• ALL SYMBOLS MUST BE DEFINED IN NOMENCLATURE

-UNITS• UNITS SYMBOLS SHOULD BE USED WITH MEASURED

QUANTITIES, 6KG, 3LBM , 51SECS• USE SAME SYSTEMS OF UNITS THROUGHOUT ALL THE

REPORT (SI UNITS, BRITISH UNITS

4 ASSESMENTS• 4.1 CHE 498 ( SUPERVISOR ASSESMENT) (50marks)

• PROJECT TITLE: (same title as proposal form)• FINAL PROJECT SUBMISSION APPROVAL: YES or NO.- IF NO: Specify reasons• Background review: Literature review- background of the project • Problem formulation: Knowledge of: Fundamentals of Chemical

Engineering, mathematics, Software packages • Problem evaluation: Performing mass and energy balances • Written communications: Report- references • Student’s performance : Attendance- contribution of student

• Date Supervisor signature• Important: This form must be filled and given prior the submission of

the project by the student

4 ASSESMENTS

• 4.2 Examiners assessments for CHE 498 (50 MARKS)

• Background Problem formulation and evaluation: Background of the project, knowledge of

fundamentals of Chem.Eng, mass and energy balances calculations

• Written communication skills: Report styles, contents, References, English.

• Oral communication skills: Slides contents, delivery and skills, responses

4 ASSESMENTS• 4.3 Supervisor assessment Project II (ChE 499). (50MARKS) • FINAL PROJECT SUBMISSION APPROVAL: YES NO• - IF NO: Specify reasons

• Design performance: Identify design parameters and assumptions, design and sizing of major equipment.

• Cost analysis: Performing cost and profitability analysis of the plant

• Safety and environmental issues: To deal with safety issues and environmental hazards in the process and the plant

• Written communications and performance Attendance-Report- references

4 ASSESMENTS

• 4.4 EXAMINERS ASSESSMENT CHE 499 (50 marks)

• Design performance Identify design parameters and assumptionsDesign and sizing of major equipment

• Cost analysis, Safety and environmental issues Cost and profitability analysis of the plant Safety issues and environmental hazards in the process and the plant

• Written communication skills Report styles, contents, references, language

• THIS PRESENTATION IS AVALAIBLE IN THE FOLLOWING SITE

• http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/mouradb