Description
Cost estimation and project management are essential activities in countless chemical process industries (CPI) activities.
Delivered in a PDF format. 152 pages.
The articles in this Chemical Engineering Guidebook provide a variety of practical strategies for carrying out cost estimation and budgeting related to CPI projects, and for managing the many aspects of such complex engineering undertakings.
Important topics, such as selecting materials of construction, proper supply chain management, waste management and energy efficiency — all of which must be handled properly to ensure optimal, cost-efficient operation — are covered.
Several articles focus on process safety and instrumentation, while others provide cost-estimation and project-management strategies related to pumps, valves, filtration systems and pilot plants. Articles are compiled from previous issues of Chemical Engineering.
Articles Include:
Achieving Excellence in Energy Efficiency
Effective energy-management programs provide motivation for behavioral, technical and business changes that improve efficiency
Supply Chain Challenges and Solutions
Transportation is vital to the CPI, so here are some tips to keep your products moving as the market for hazardous-materials shipping continues to tighten
Capital Costs Quickly Calculated
Estimating capital costs early can prevent unnecessary expenditures on dead-end projects
Making Sense of Your Project Cost Estimate
Using different estimation levels, determined throughout the engineering phase of a project, can save time and avoid surprises when it comes time to bid
Engineering for Plant Safety
Early process-hazards analyses can lead to potential cost savings in project and plant operations
Managing SIS Process Measurement Risk and Cost
With a focus on flowmeters, this article shows how advances in measurement technologies help safety system designers reduce risk and cost in their safety instrumented systems (SIS) design and lifecycle management
Construction- Cost Indices
The CPI Construction Boom: Project Delivery in a New Landscape
Companies need more creative ways to deal with complex and ever-changing market and technical challenges
Avoiding Project Failures
Recognize these key project-failure modes, so that corrective action can be taken
Improve Your Contingency Estimates for More Realistic Project Budgets
Reliable risk-analysis and contingency-estimation practices help to better manage costs in CPI projects of all sizes
Competitive Pricing of Process Plants
Accurate pricing of CPI plants involves integrating technical design with economic evaluation and accounting for many types of risk. Knowledge of costing methods from the perspective of EPCs and owner-operators is critical
Considerations for Estimating the Costs of Pilot-Scale Facilities
The differences between industrial-scale facilities and pilot plants go beyond size, and these intricacies must be understood when estimating the costs associated with pilot-scale facilities
The Next Step Change in Process Safety
Leveraging the convergence of operational and information technologies can aid in minimizing risk
Pilot Plant Cost Estimating: Make Intelligent Use of Contingency
In capital cost estimating, provision for contingency is often a misunderstood concept. Here are guidelines for applying it soundly to estimates involving pilot plants
Seven Tools for Project Success
Having the right tools is essential for success. These tools are of use to both novice and experienced project managers
Project Optimization Through Engineering
Follow these practical recommendations to reduce capital outlay and operating costs, deliver shorter schedules and improve design quality
Control Valve Selection: True Cost Savings Are Available
Control valves must respond quickly and accurately in a variety of process conditions. Selecting the proper equipment enhances process economics, safety and efficiency
The Integral Role of Waste Management in Capital Projects
To avoid unnecessary efforts and mitigate risks, all phases throughout the design and implementation of large capital projects should incorporate comprehensive planning for waste management
Materials Management — Evolving the Process for an Evolving Marketplace
The case examples presented here show that proper planning, communication and execution of tasks can add value and reduce unintended negative consequences for many capital-intensive projects
E&C projects Clarifying the Role of the Lead Process Engineer
The LPE can make or break a project, depending on how well he or she clarifies the project scope and produces thorough PFDs and P&IDs
Performance Trends of Top Performers in the CPI
Focusing on a ‘reliability culture,’ mechanical availability and optimum costs leads to top performance
Process Safety and Functional Safety in Support of Asset Productivity and Integrity
Approaches to plant safety continue to evolve based on lessons learned, as well as new automation standards and technology
Estimating the Total Cost of Cartridge and Bag Filtration
When changeout and disposal costs are added to the purchase cost of filters, the total cost of
disposable filters can more than quadruple. A proven method of reducing total life-cycle cost is larger surface-area filters
Improving the Operability of Process Plants
Turndown and rangeability have a big impact on the flexibility and efficiency of chemical process
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