According to the nature of a project, engineering studies will include all or part of the following steps and all of these activities are fully managed by Chem-Eng.
Basic Engineering Design (BED) :
- Conceptual process studies (material balances, process flowsheets…) and preliminary layouts.
- Preliminary Piping and Instrument Diagrams (PID’s)
- Definition and sizing of main equipment
- Specification of effluents and by products
- Definition of control and safety devices
Detail Engineering Package (DEP) :
- Thermal rating of heat exchangers
- Development of Piping and Instrument Diagrams released for construction.
- Development of detailed piping drawings, including isometrics and stress calculations.
- Development of detailed drawings related to instrumentation, electrical facilities and civil works.
- Start-up procedures.
