The design or layout of a plant is influenced by the concept of process intensification
The design or layout of a plant is influenced by the concept of process intensification in the specific area of heat and mass transfer intensifications due to a host of benefits that are realized at industry levels. This affords radical changes in the design and layout of these plants (Plant Layout, n.d).
Hydrodynamic and kinetic reactions within mass and heat transfers systems afford different plant designs and layouts. Issues such as waste disposal and the choice of materials to be used in the construction define a plants’ layout design. This is to optimize process intensification. In addition to that, material properties used in the construction of these plants are influenced by PI. One example is the production of ammonia. Pressurized synthesis of ammonia has experienced drastic drops in pressure to a few hundred bars. It further simplifies plant design, plant maintenance, operation, and control mechanisms
