CENG 124B

Prof. Powell
Prof. Russ
Lecture at a glance
• Proposal discussion
• Resume/job search discussion
• Review 124A topics covered
• CENG 124B Syllabus
• Safety and HAZOP begins
Proposal Comments
Some common writing issues
• Do not capitalize chemical names, eg Oxygen
• Citations (endnote #, then the reference at the end)
• Calculations- show them!
• Energy and mass tables
• No need to define common processes, like distillation (just
give a ref)
• Tables and figures need brief text to describe them. Figure 1
shows….. Table 2 lists….
• Table caption is above of the table. (Figure caption below the
figure).
• Use technical words: “approximately” instead of “roughly”,
“reacted” instead of “used up”; “liquid” instead of “wet fluid” ,
“reduce” instead of “bring down” , “connected” instead of
“hooked up”, “heating” instead of “heating up”
Writing… continued
• 6. Do not use “we” or “our”
• 7. Be aware specifications vs assumptions
• 8. Use of optimize or optimal; best (maybe use
promising or potential)
• 9. Be as specific as possible, giving values or range of
values
• 10. Define unfamiliar terms and processes (or at least
give a ref)
• 11. Use only 2 -3 significant figures
• 12. Do not start a sentence with a number: Use “One”
instead of “1”
• 13. Use simple, direct, clear, concise writing
Ok… so now what?
• HW#1 Project Schedule, due 4/5
• Process optimization/improvement
• Pick 1 or more characteristics to optimize
• Engineering design, calculations, optimization
• Simulation and modeling
• Safety
• Materials evaluation
• Economics

• Task list
This is HW#1
• Gantt chart
Task list example
Days to
Task # Task Start date complete Responsibility Complete
Develop parameters to optimize 1-Apr 4 Tony Stark X

Perform HAZOP on part A 6-Apr 2 Vision X

Perform HAZOP on part B 8-Apr 4 Vision
Perform FMEA analysis 8-Apr 5 Thor

Perform materials review 20-Apr 6 TBD

Select materials 25-Apr 6 TBD

Revise economics

Design Report
Update intro 1-Jun 5 Bruce Banner
Update background 1-Jun 5 Bruce Banner
Update base case 1-Jun 5 Peter Parker
Gantt Chart
1-Apr 11-Apr 21-Apr 1-May 11-May 21-May

Develop parameters to optimize

Perform HAZOP on part A

Perform HAZOP on part B

Perform FMEA analysis

Perform materials review

Select materials

Revise economics

Design Report

Update intro

Update background

Update base case

HW#1
This is a group assignment

• 1. Create Google Sheets doc of project schedule

• Include:
• Task
• Start
• Duration
• Responsible person
• Completed status

• 2. Create Gantt chart for project

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u_jm1211D4
 What are employers looking for?
• Ethical judgment and integrity
• Interpersonal and team work skills
• Able to solve complex problems
• Application of knowledge and skills to real-world critical
thinking skills
• The “capacity for continued new learning”
• Clear communication (oral and written)
• Respect for differences

Hart (2006). How should colleges prepare students to succeed in today’s

global economy? Retrieved September 6th 2013 from
www.aacu.org/leap/documents/Re8097abcombined.pdf

Hart (2013). It takes more than a major: Employer priorities for college
learning and student success. Liberal Education, Spring, 22-29.
Why do employers fire people?

Collegiate Employment Research Institute, Michigan State University

http://ceri.msu.edu/publications/pdf/brief1-07.pdf
Resumes and Your Job Search
• What’s your best resource?
Many tools and resources
A quick look at your resume
• Various formats are found at the Career Center website…
• How to put coursework and project work?

Chemical and Process Engineering: proficiency in chemical reaction

engineering, fluid dynamics, mass transfer, heat transfer, process
control, thermodynamics, separation processes, and HAZOP/safety.

Use active
Senior Design Project verbs.
Team Describe
Member the
(UCSD) (1/20XX-6/20XX)
• Managed the key accomplishments.
timeline for the project, coordinated and led progress
meetings, assigned division of labor including accountability.
• Designed a Methanol to Dimethyl-ether plant with ASPEN Plus
software in first project which involved optimizing conversion rate
while maintaining cost effectiveness and safety.
• Designed a thermochemical energy storage process in second project
in an effort to meet the standards set by a grant funding opportunity.
Cost was minimized, as solar energy is stored in order to power the
whole cyclical operation, thus electricity cost was lowered by 98%.
The project was simulated via ASPEN plus software.
Lab classes…
• Chemical Engineering Laboratory Experience (UCSD) )
(1/20XX-3/20XX)
• Hands-on engineering laboratory experience that incorporated
teamwork, data analysis, laboratory reports, and presentations in
the following topics: Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Low Pressure Chemical
Vapor Deposition Reactor, Plate Heat Exchanger, Liposome
Nanoparticle Synthesis, Photocatalytic Reactor, and Solid Oxide
Fuel Cell Simulation.

These are the topics you want to be asked about at an interview

Other technical activities…
• Jacobs School of Engineering, Global TIES program (1/20XX-
3/20XX)
• One village Philippines Project (Gawad Kalinga)
• Worked with clients to design household ceramic water filtration
system for communities in Philippines
• Project was among top 16 selected as top commitments in Clinton
Global Initiative 2013
• Utilized excel for budget report, cost benefit analysis, and Gantt chart

• Chemical engineering AIChE car competition (1/20XX-3/20XX)

• Collaborated with a team of chemical engineers to design and build a
chemically powered car.
• Referred to materials safety data sheet to assess the chemicals risks
and safety
• Organized fundraising event for the team
Some final guidelines
• Put the information you want to talk about first.
• The resume is your chance to set the outline for an interview
• Make sure you highlight your strengths and interests

• If you don’t like something you did, or did poorly, don’t put
it down.
Back to Process Design
• Last Quarter
• Process design “process”
• Process flowsheets
• BFD, PFD, P&ID
• Pressure vessel design
• Equipment selection
• Reactors
• Separators
• Plant utilities
• Pumps, compressors and valves
• Heat exchanger networks
• Economics
• Process control
• Large and small scale
 CENG 124B Syllabus Highlights
• Course Schedule
• Week 1 Intro & Safety & Loss Prevention (Chapter 10 T&S)
• Week 2 Safety & Loss Prevention, HAZOP (Chapter 10 T&S)
• Week 3 Materials of Construction (Chapter 6 T&S)
• Week 4 Aspen Economics (Chapter 17 Al-Malah)
• Week 5 Optimization (Chapter 12 T&S; Chapter 13 Schefflan)
• Week 6 Solids Handling (Chapter 18 T&S),
• Week 7 Site Considerations (Chapter 11 T&S)
• Week 8 TQM (total quality management); Six sigma (statistical quality
control)
• Week 9 Ethics
• Week 10 Green Engineering, Troubleshooting, Process Intensification
Grading
• Course Grade
• In-class Participation 15%
• Homework 20%
• Project Progress Meetings 10%
• Project Progress
• Memos 10%
• Project Design Report 30%
• Poster Presentation 15%

• There may be opportunities for extra credit during classes throughout the quarter
• No final exam
 Real Consequences

Intercontinental Terminals Company in Deer Park

Chemical spill in Germany after plant
accident

University of MN laboratory
Fume hood explosion
What are the areas of hazards?
½O2
• Chemical Heat

• Toxicity
• Flammable/Explosive
• Materials compatibility
800 °C
H2SO4 ½O2 + SO2 + H2O

• Reactions H2SO4 SO2 + H2O

• Endothermic Waste
Heat 120 °C
H2O
H2SO4 + 2HI I2 + SO2 + 2H2O

• Temperature
• Materials compatibility I2 2HI

• Startup/shutdown issues
• Operator exposure 450 °C
2HI I2 + H2

• Pressure
• 30-50 bar is standard pipeline pressure
• Materials compatibility H2
Chemical Hazards

• Toxicity
• Sulfur dioxide
• Iodine
• Hydriodic acid
• Sulfuric acid

• How bad is it?

• MSDS (or SDS internationally)