Course detail

Construction of Process Equipment I

FSI-KKPAcad. year: 2020/2021

The course is focused on basics of structural design of process equipment, especially pressure vessels, apparatuses, reactors, tanks and piping systems. It includes material and structural requirements of equipment and its fabrication and assembly methods. There is also introduction to basic theory for strength calculations that are required by standards used in practice.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Vítězslav Máša, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Process Engineering (ÚPI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Ability to choose materials, structural details and to design basic dimensions of simple pressure equipment and tanks. Application of knowledge in subsequent study in area of structural design as well as in area of residual lifetime calculations of equipment.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of elasticity and strength of structures, mechanics, theory of materials and details of machines.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course-unit credit requirements: Active attendance at seminars is checked. The exam has written and oral parts, students have to prove their evident theoretical and practical knowledge.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Objective of the course is to provide overview of basic structural requirements of pressure equipment and tanks, their fabrication and assembly. Also to provide theoretical basis for subsequent courses as well as for process equipment design in practice.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Active attendance at seminars is checked. The written report has to be done when training was missed. This report has to be produced for verification.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BROWNELL, Lloyd E. a Edwin H. YOUNG. Process equipment design: vessel design. Nachdr. New York: Wiley, 1976. ISBN 978-0-471-11319-5. (EN)
NICHOLS, R. W., ed. Pressure vessel engineering technology. Barking, New York: Elsevier, 1971. ISBN 978-0-444-20061-7. (EN)
SCHNEIDER, Petr. Základy konstruování procesních zařízení. Brno: PC-DIR Real, 1999. ISBN 978-80-214-1483-9. (CS)
SINNOTT Ray K. a Gavin TOWLER. Chemical engineering design, 5. ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2009. ISBN 0750685514. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-PRI-P Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Dušan Vincour, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Revision – stress and strain, limit states, beams and plates
Thin shell theory
Application of thin shell theory on axisymmetric cases
Application of thin shell theory on shell thickness calculation and dimensioning of ring stiffeners
Elastic solution of cylindrical shell with internal pressure
Thick shells
Edge effect and applications
Flat ends
Beam and plate models with pressure loads
Design of pressure vessels and piping systems
Finite element analysis

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Tomáš Létal, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Thematic problems: 1) Membrane shell state solution. 2) Static method, slope deflection method. 3) Analysis of spatial piping branch systems by the static method. 4) Analysis of statically indeterminate systems by the static method. 5) Design of removable joints. 6) Reinforcement of openings. 7) Design of tank 8) Design of silo.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course