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Article: Fast-Track Your Pilot Plant Project
- Article from:
- Chemical Engineering Progress
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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CopyrightCopyright American Institute of Chemical Engineers Jan 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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PILOT PLANTS - PART 1:
These tried-and-true tips and tricks can help speed the design and construction of your pilot plant, and save you money at the same time.
THE PILOT PLANT IS ON THE CRITICAL PATH of many commercialization projects, and its value can be many multiples of its cost. The schedule savings in the design and manufacture of the pilot plant can be disproportionately beneficial to the overall development project. Conversely, inappropriate shortcuts resulting in major oversights can be disproportionately problematic.
This article offers some suggestions and shortcuts, as well as areas requiring extra attention, for pilot plant projects. Some were demonstrated, and others learned ...