Blue Ammonia Research Study

I am a Chemical Engineering student working on my graduation Capstone Project. I am planning to design and simulate a Blue Ammonia Production Plant.

I would like to ask if you can provide paid professional engineering consulting/support for the project. The scope I am looking for includes:

1. Project Basis & Design Basis

* Plant capacity and production rate
* Feedstock specifications
* Operating hours and plant availability
* Design assumptions
* Product specifications
* Overall process description

2. Process Selection

* Blue ammonia production route
* Hydrogen production via natural-gas reforming
* Steam Methane Reforming (SMR)
* Water-gas shift
* CO₂ capture
* Hydrogen purification
* Haber-Bosch ammonia synthesis
* Ammonia separation and purification
* CO₂ compression and handling

3. Process Simulation

* Aspen HYSYS simulation
* Component selection
* Thermodynamic/property package selection
* Feed and product streams
* Material balances
* Energy balances
* Heat exchangers
* Reactors
* Compressors
* Pumps
* Separators
* Distillation/separation units where required
* Recycle and purge streams
* Convergence of the complete flowsheet

4. CO₂ Capture & Carbon Management

* CO₂ sources within the process
* CO₂ capture process
* CO₂ recovery
* CO₂ compression
* CO₂ transportation/storage assumptions
* Overall CO₂ capture rate
* CO₂ emissions calculation
* Carbon-intensity calculation

5. Process Design Calculations

* Complete material balance
* Complete energy balance
* Equipment duty calculations
* Heat and mass transfer calculations where applicable
* Utility requirements
* Steam requirements
* Cooling-water requirements
* Fuel requirements
* Electricity consumption

6. Equipment Design

* Equipment list
* Preliminary sizing of major equipment
* Reactors
* Heat exchangers
* Compressors
* Pumps
* Separators
* Columns if required
* CO₂ compression equipment
* Storage tanks
* Main design specifications for each major equipment item

7. Process Flow Diagrams

* Overall process flow diagram (PFD)
* Stream numbering
* Equipment numbering
* Operating conditions
* Flow rates
* Temperatures
* Pressures
* Compositions
* Material and energy balance summary

8. P&ID / Process Control

* Preliminary P&ID
* Control loops
* Main control valves
* Pressure, temperature and flow control
* Safety-related instrumentation
* Control philosophy for major units

9. Safety

* HAZOP-style review of major process sections
* Major process hazards
* High-pressure hydrogen/ammonia hazards
* CO₂ hazards
* Relief and safety considerations
* Basic safeguards

10. Utilities

* Cooling water
* Steam
* Electricity
* Fuel gas
* Instrument air
* Nitrogen if required
* Utility summary

11. Economic Evaluation

* CAPEX estimation
* Equipment cost estimation
* OPEX estimation
* Raw material costs
* Utility costs
* CO₂ capture/compression costs
* Ammonia production cost
* Hydrogen production cost
* Economic indicators such as NPV, IRR and payback period if appropriate
* Sensitivity analysis

12. Environmental Assessment

* CO₂ emissions
* CO₂ capture percentage
* Energy consumption
* Carbon intensity of ammonia
* Comparison with conventional ammonia if feasible

13. Final Deliverables

* Aspen HYSYS simulation file
* Complete process flowsheet
* PFD
* Preliminary P&ID
* Material and energy balances
* Equipment sizing calculations
* Equipment list
* Utility summary
* Safety analysis
* Economic analysis
* Environmental/CO₂ analysis
* Design assumptions and references
* Final technical report
* Presentation slides
* Clear explanation of the methodology and results so I can understand and present the project myself.

I understand that the exact scope may need to be adjusted according to my university’s Capstone requirements.

Could you please let me know which of these items you can provide support with, your estimated timeline, and your total price?

I can send you my university’s Capstone requirements, project template, and grading criteria before you give me a quotation.

Thank you.