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Process Flow Sheets

The document discusses different types of process flow diagrams used in chemical industries: 1) Block diagrams show process units as simple blocks without piping details. They provide simplified overviews for reports. 2) Process flow diagrams (PFDs) replace blocks with major equipment and controls. PFDs show mass and energy balances. 3) Process and instrumentation diagrams (PIDs) add further details to PFDs like piping sizes, equipment specifications, and all instrumentation. PIDs form the basis for plant construction.

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Process Flow Sheets

The document discusses different types of process flow diagrams used in chemical industries: 1) Block diagrams show process units as simple blocks without piping details. They provide simplified overviews for reports. 2) Process flow diagrams (PFDs) replace blocks with major equipment and controls. PFDs show mass and energy balances. 3) Process and instrumentation diagrams (PIDs) add further details to PFDs like piping sizes, equipment specifications, and all instrumentation. PIDs form the basis for plant construction.

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Process Flow Sheets

A picture / figure is
better than 1000 words
Process Description

• Any physical or chemical process can be explained by the


help of description or by use of blocks, or pictorially.
• Pictorial representation of a process makesit easier to
understand, and presentation of process by pictures uses
lesser sheets and words.
A student coming to university canbe represented by a
diagram

Car/Bike/
GETUP GETReady Breakfast
transport

Reach
University
• In a Similar way any process can be
represented described by the help of
diagram or picture
Try to describe any process with help of
apicture/diagram
Flow sheet
• The flow sheet is a key document in process design. it shows the
arrangement of the equipment selected to carry out the process;
the stream connections; stream flow-rate and compositions; and
the operating conditions.
• It is a diagrammatic model of the process.
• This will include piping, instrumentation, and equipment design
and plant layout
Types of process flow diagrams
•
• There are 3 types of process flow diagramin chemical
industry.
• Block diagram.
• Process flow diagram(PFD)
• Process and instrumentation diagram(PID)
Block diagrams
• It is a process description and flow direction depicted in the
form of blocks. Every unit operation is represented as a block.
In this you have no need to show anycontrols.
• Block diagram are use full for representing a process in a
simplified form in reports and textbooks, but have only a
limited use as engineering documents.
• The block can be of any shape, but it is usually convenient to use
a mixture of squares andcircle, drawn with atemplate.
Examples:
• Below are two examples of very simple process block flow
diagrams. One is adiagram of the processes used to produce
ammonia and the other is a diagram of a process for
producing petroleum asphalt:
Process flow diagram (PFD)
• In this u can simply replace the blocks in the Block Diagram and addition
to it you have to show some major controls which affects the process
more or without which plant can be prone to accidents. You have to
mention Mass and Energy balance on the same sheet. You can mention
stream no. and details of these streams on PFD.
• The PFDdisplays the relationship between major equipment of a plant
facility and does not show minor details such as piping details and
designations.Another commonly-used term for a PFDis a flowsheet
A process flow sheet includes
• Process piping
• Major bypass and recirculation lines
• Major equipment symbols, namesand identification
numbers
• Flow directions
• Control loops that affect operation ofthe system
• Interconnection with other systems
Process flow diagrams generally do not include:
•
• Pipe classes or piping line numbers
• Process control instrumentation (sensors and final elements)
• Minor bypass lines
• Isolation and shutoff valves
• Maintenance vents and drains
• Relief and safety valve
• Flanges
Example of a refinery operation
Process and instrumentations diagrams (PID)

•
• This is the next step to PFD. Where you can show all thecontrols, details of equipments like size,
design pressure/temp, insulation, nozzle details etc. You have to mention line sizes. It is the basic
document and considered as basis for the construction of plant. it is often called the Engineering
Flow-sheet or EngineeringLine Diagram
•
• The P& I diagram shows the arrangement of the processequipment,
piping, pumps, instruments, valves and other fittings. Itshould include:
• All process equipment identified by an equipment number. Theequipment should be drawn roughly
in proportion, and the location of nozzles shown.
• All pipes, identified by a number. the pipe size and materialof construction should be
shown.
• All valves control and block valves, with an identification number the type and the size should be
shown. The type may be shown by the symbol used for the valve or included in the code used for
valve number.
PID of refienry

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