week 3

Question 1

are the visual way to show how a process is intended to run, the
connections between the various unit operations and processes, and the
connections with raw material and utility supplies.

Answer 1

Flow sheets

Question 2

is normally not used for a particular unit but is used to
represent a chemical complex where each process unit is represented as a block.

Answer 2

Block Flow Diagram (BFD)

Question 3

is the key document in describing a
process. Such diagram is read in conjunction with the process
description and in addition contains stream details which are linked to the
heat and material balance of the process.

Answer 3

Process Flow Diagram (PFD)

Question 4

P&IDs generally come in two variants:

Answer 4

(1) the basic engineering level document and
(2) the detailed engineering level

Question 5

is a document predominantly generated by the process
engineer (with some inputs from the piping engineer).

Answer 5

Line list