1. Planning for AIChE Contest Problem
Terry Ring
Chemical Engineering
University of Utah

2. Objective Team/Individual Project Completed on Schedule This Lecture
Planning to meet this objective
Finish Design Report on Schedule Tuesday 23 April 2019 Midnight
Meet Reporting Requirements
Week 1 (Friday)
Planning Memo
Week 2 & 3 (Fridays)
Progress Reports
23-Apr Last Day of Classes (Tuesday) Contest Projects due at Midnight Report Due
20-Mar
Project Organization
22-Mar
AIChE Contest Problem Kick Off
Design Contest Problems Assigned 12
25-Mar
AIChE Contest Problem for 30 Days
Sieder Chapter 23
27-Mar
29-Mar
Memo 1 Due - Planning Memo
Memo 1 13
1-Apr
Class Will Meet This Day
5-Apr
Memo 2 Due - Progress Report
Memo 2 14
8-Apr
12-Apr
Memo 3 Due - Progress Report
Memo 3 15
15-Apr 16
22-Apr
23-Apr
Last Day of Classes (Tuesday)
Contest Projects due at Midnight
Report Due
No Final Exam
Note: Class on Each Wednesday
to coordinate and AIChE Info.

3. Deliverables Memo Due Each Friday for Each Team (5% of Grade)
Friday 3/29 Planning Memo
Example in Lectures Section of Course Website
4/5, 4/12 Progress Report Memos
4/23 Final Report Due at Midnight (45% of Grade)
Electronic copy in Canvas
For submission to AICHE
Team & Self Team Citizenship Rating Form
All HW Before Spring Break (50% of Grade)

4. Design Work Process Common to all design problems in all industries
Determine
Customer Needs
Set Design
Specifications
Build Performance
Models
Generate Design
Concepts
R&D if Needed
Predict Fitness
For Service
Evaluate Economics
& Select Design
Customer
Approval
Detailed Design &
Equipment Selection
Procurement
& Construction
Begin Operation
Common to all design problems in all industries
© 2012 G.P. Towler / UOP. For educational use in conjunction with
Towler & Sinnott Chemical Engineering Design only. Do not copy

5. CAPEX, OPEX, Profitability Measures and Annual Cash Flows
Design Work Process
AIChE Project
CAPEX, OPEX, Profitability Measures and Annual Cash Flows
Report
Determine
Customer Needs
Set Design
Specifications
Build Performance
Models
Generate Design
Concepts
R&D if Needed
Predict Fitness
For Service
Evaluate Economics
& Select Design
Customer
Approval
Detailed Design &
Equipment Selection
Procurement
& Construction
Begin Operation

6. “Stage Gated” Project Life Cycle
AIChE Contest Problem P2 P3 P4 P1
General Scope

7. What does AIChE give you?
Contest Rules
Design Specifications
AIChE will give you some
You will need to fill in the blanks to get a complete Design Specification
Design Concepts
AIChE will give you only a basic outline of some design concepts
You will need to flesh out a complete set
Build Performance Models and Test Models Fitness for Service
AIChE gives no information
AIChE gives a list of references and allows you to use all you ChE courses/books and www to fill in for R&D
Evaluate Economics and Select Design
AIChE gives some economic information
Detailed Design & Equipment Selection
AIChE gives some information on potential equipment
CAPEX, OPEX, Profitability Measures and Annual Cash Flows

8. Keep in Mind Why Are ChE’s Paid So Well To Work in So Many Different Industries? -the AIChE Contest is testing you on these skills
They can start from a vaguely defined problem statement such as a customer need or a set of experimental results
From the problem statement they develop an understanding of the important underlying physical science relevant to the problem
Using this understanding they can develop a plan of action and set of detailed specifications, which if followed will lead to a predicted financial outcome
The design course
addresses these
All the other ChE classes you took
© 2012 G.P. Towler / UOP. For educational use in conjunction with Towler & Sinnott Chemical Engineering Design only. Do not copy

9. Prioritizing/Schedule
Design Specifications This needs to get done ASAP
AIChE will give you some
You will need to fill in the blanks to get a complete Design Specification
Design Concepts This needs to be a 1st Priority
AIChE will give you only a basic outline of some design concepts
You will need to flesh out a complete set
Build Performance Models and Test Models Fitness for Service Done by Week 2
AIChE gives no information
AIChE gives a list of references and allows you to use all you ChE courses/books and www to fill in for R&D
Evaluate Economics and Select Design Done by Week 3
AIChE gives some economic information
Detailed Design & Equipment Selection Done by Week 3
AIChE gives some information on potential equipment
CAPEX, OPEX, Profitability Measures and Annual Cash Flows Done by Week 3.5
Report Writing Write up as parts are completed, Note Final Deadline!
Tuesday 23 April 2019 Midnight

10. Recommendations-I Everyone Read the Problem Statement-ASAP
Set Team Organizational Meeting in next few days (maybe later today) to
Set Design Specifications
Develop Design Concepts
Write Planning Memo and Submit it
Determine Who will be Responsible
Written Notes for your meetings collecting
To Dos – Who is responsible and What is Deadline Send these notes out to team members right after meeting!
Report to Prof. Ring
Planning Memo –week 1 Due Friday
Progress Memos –week 2&3 Due Friday
Plan to meet as a team each week
Set schedule for these meetings
Meeting Objectives
Keep each other abreast of individual work progress
Pass information from one team member to another
Provide written Notes of meeting
To Dos – Who is responsible and What is Deadline Send these notes out to team members right after meeting!
Develop progress report for Prof. Ring
If someone can not meet – let team members know ahead of meeting , reschedule? or plan to catchup with each team member and read meeting notes, keep working on your tasks

11. Planning Memo
This memo is to be done as a group if you are doing the AIChE contest problem as a team or as an individual if you are doing the contest problems as an individual.
The planning Memo and subsequent weekly progress report memos will constitute 5% of the class grade for this course.
Develop a plan of attack for the AIChE Contest Problem. Put that plan into a memo format (see example Planning memo in Lectures section of Course Website) with a Gantt chart as the key deliverable in this memo.

12. Planning Memo – Due Friday 3/29
Introduction Paragraph
The plan
Paragraph of Plan overview
Short Paragraph for each task
Gantt Chart
Sequential Order of Tasks
Times Required for Each Task
Conclusion Paragraph
Task
wk 1
wk 2
wk 3
wk 4
Design
Research Reactor Kinetics x
Aspen Simulation of Reactor
Aspen Simulation of Separation System
Heat Integration
Plant-wide Control
Plant Hazard Analysis and Chemical Safety
Costing of
Reactor
Separation System
Other
Report Writing

13. Progress Report Memo
This memo is to be done as a group if you are doing the AIChE contest problem as a group or as an individual if you are doing the contest problems as an individual.
The planning memo and subsequent weekly progress report memos will constitute 5% of the class grade for this course.
Provide weekly progress report memos (see example Progress Report memo in Lectures section of Course Website) with the same Gantt chart as the planning memo with progress and lack thereof noted.
Any lack of progress needs to have statements to explain how you or your team will correct the situation and deliver the report on time.

14. Progress Report Memo Introduction Body Conclusion
Give and Report on the Updated Old Gantt Chart
State past progress and list what has been finished
Discuss the progress since the last progress report.
Explain any overdue problems
Why they occurred
Implication on project
Efforts you will use to overcome problems
Conclusion
Give prognosis for total project
Progress Report Memo 1
After 1st Week
Task
wk 1
wk 2
wk 3
wk 4
Design
Research Reactor Kinetics
85%
Aspen Simulation of Reactor 5% x
Aspen Simulation of Separation System
Heat Integration
Plant-wide Control
Plant Hazard Analysis and Chemical Safety
25%
Costing of
Reactor
Separation System
Other
Report Writing

15. 1. Letter of Transmittal
2. Cover Page
3. Table of Contents
4. Abstract
5. Introduction
6. Process Flow Diagram and Material Balances
7. Process Description
8. Energy Balance and Utility Requirements
9. Equipment List and Unit Descriptions
10. Equipment Specification Sheets
11. Equipment Cost Summary
12. Fixed Capital Investment Summary
13. Safety, Health, and Environmental Considerations
14. Process Safety Considerations
a. Inherently Safer Design
b. Hazards Identification and Risk Analysis
c. Siting and Layout of Processes and Equipment
15. Other Important Considerations
16. Manufacturing/Operation Costs (exclusive of Capital Requirements)
17. Economic Analysis
18. Conclusions and Recommendations
19. Acknowledgements
20. Bibliography
21. Appendix
Report Format
The body of the report must be suitable for reproduction, that is, computer-generated and in a printable format. Tables, supporting calculations and other appendix material may be handwritten.
This report should follow the outline to the right. Further details on what should be included in the design report can be found in that text Seider, Seader and Lewin [Sieder, Ch 23. Write the document from the point of view of the organization’s engineer making a report and recommendation to their own organization management.
The solution itself must bear no reference to the students’ names and institution by which it might be identified. Please expunge all such references to the degree possible.
Final submission of solutions to AIChE must be in electronic format (PDF and MS-Word). The main text must be 125 pages or less, and an additional 100 page or less is allowed for supplementary material only. The final submission to AIChE must consist of no more than 2 electronic files.

16. Competition Rules Project Rules
Departments, including advisors, faculty, or any other instructor, cannot provide technical aid specifically directed at the solution of the national student design competition.
The problem may not be discussed with anyone (students, faculty, or others, in or out of class) before or during the period allowed for solutions.

17. Final Report & Grading
This report is to be done as a group if you are doing the AIChE contest problem as a group or as an individual if you are doing the contest problems as an individual.
The AIChE Contest Problem Report constitute 45% of the class grade for this course.
Please follow the report outline provided in the AIChE Contest Problem Description. The contents of the various sections can be found in Sieder, et. al. Chapter 23.
Grading Rubric
Process Simulation %
PFD/P&IDs %
Reaction Route
Process Control
Process Safety
PRVs, Process Safety System
Alarm, Flare, etc.
CAPEX/OPEX, etc %
Environmental %
Discharges
Air
Water
Consequence/Hazard Analysis
Report Quality %
Total %

18. Team & Self Team Citizenship Rating Form

19. Recommendations-II There is much to be done on this problem.
You will need to work in Parallel as a Team
Plan to keep meetings on task and efficient
Be honest about your progress and time available to work on things with your team. Commit to deadlines that are achievable for you.
Ask for help when you need it. Ask for help early not late, after a deadline.
Missing multiple deadlines is unacceptable to the team.
Everyone has a bad day occasionally or gets stuck occasionally. Your team is there to help.
Be a compassionate team member but get the job done.