CL 402  Project Engineering                                                                                                          2    1    0    6

Discussion on project in India. Causes for time and cost over runs - some case studies. Project evaluation and assessment of project profitability. Organization of project Engineering. Basic. Basic Engineering data. Project development and commercialization. Licensing and contract. Plant location and layout. Piping Engineering. Project Engineering management. Selection of alternatives. Selection of plant capacity. Optimum project design - a few examples. Problems of standardization and commissioning. Project scheduling - its importance. Use of PERT/CPM techniques.

Texts/References

• E.E. Ludwig, “Applied Project Engineering”, 2^nd Ed., Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, 1988.

• V.W. Uhl and A.W. Hawkins, “Technical Economics for Chemical Engineers” AIChE, 1971.

• J. Modes and Philips, “Project Engineering with CPM & PERT, Reinhold.