MY DESIGN PRINCIPLE FOR THE PLANT PROCESS ENGINEERING:

MY DESIGN PRINCIPLE FOR THE PLANT PROCESS ENGINEERING:

Rule 1) Safety first: First human safety, plant safety, environment safety
 
1^st Priority - Safe Design (Elimination of Risk/Hazard)
2^nd Mechanical Protection (i.e. Safety Valves etc.)
3^rd Instrumentation Protection (Control Protection)
4^th Administrative Protection (Locks etc.)
 
Rule 2) “Keep things simple”, by Igor Karassik the writer of well-known Pump Handbook.
More complication and more fancy design has more reliability issues.

Rule 3) Common Sense (common engineering principle) + applying correct industry codes and standards to that common sense.
 
Some system and equipment are standard, like Boiler, turbine, condenser, pumps, Heater etc.
These are standard components and we don’t replace it with something else.
Manufacturer also have their standard design options, we must select the best fit option for the plant we are working on.
 
Rule 4) Sometimes when assigned to project which is full of chaos / crisis.
Don’t panic, 1^st Look around in the project for nothing is wrong and if any make it right, and then start to make everything better as much possible.

Lesson from the history: I personally feel, all plant designer and operator should watch the "Chernobyl" TV Series (5 episode) released in 2019 on HBO.