Course Name: Plant Design and Economics

Course abstract

This course covers two important aspects of Chemical Engineering: (a) the strategies used in the design of chemical processes, and (b) the basic economic analysis of a chemical plant. The objective of the course is to expose students to basic concepts in engineering economics, plant design, safety features and its importance to chemical engineering. By the end of the course, the students will be able to develop a chemical process and perform a complete economic analysis of the plant. Students will also appreciate the importance of safety in design and operation.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Debasis Sarkar

Debasis Sarkar is currently an Associate Professor at Chemical Engineering Department of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He received his BTech from Calcutta University, Master of Engineering from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and PhD from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, all in Chemical Engineering. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Western Ontario, Canada. Prior to joining IIT Kharagpur, he worked with ICES Singapore and HBTI Kanpur. His current research interests are in applications of process systems engineering approaches for crystallization engineering and biosystems engineering. His teaching interests include, among others, optimization techniques, instrumentation and process control, advanced heat transfer.
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 Course Duration : Sep-Dec 2020
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 Enrollment : 20-May-2020 to 21-Sep-2020
 Exam registration : 14-Sep-2020 to 02-Nov-2020
 Exam Date : 20-Dec-2020

Enrolled

1516

Registered

28

Certificate Eligible

20

Certified Category Count

Gold

2

Silver

3

Elite

8

Successfully completed

7

Participation

3

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




Legend

AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Plant Design and Economics - Toppers list

C G VIGNESH 94%

Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Limited

PRATYUSH TARUN BHAWSAR 90%

DR. VISHWANATH KARAD MIT WORLD PEACE UNIVERSITY, PUNE

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 1516

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 28

Assignment Statistics



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Final score

Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.