Process Data Modeling—New Challenges for Education of Chemical Engineers

The process design confronts chemical engineers with many challenges. These days they are predominantly related to customer requirements regarding project delivery time and cost. It forces us to apply the appropriate design philosophy. Currently, many countries are implementing a design process system called Building Information Modeling (BIM). According to the BIM methodology, object design should take into account 2D documentation, 3D models and the appropriate way to manage and share the design data. The BIM methodology also constitutes a challenge for high education universities that educate process and chemical engineers, since equipment or process design has so far been limited to creating 2D documentation without being able to manage and share it with other branches. Taking BIM into account, it is therefore advisable to introduce the ability to create 3D models for the equipment and the entire installations as well as to emphasize the management of design data. The chapter presents the management of design data introduced at the Faculty of Chemical Technology of the Poznan University of Technology as part of the student design classes in chemical and process engineering. Within this framework, the current design method was complemented by the creation of intelligent P&ID (2D) schematics, 3D models and process data management (1D). Data management is connected with the proper configuration of process data, the introduction of design progress control (statuses), and the creation of data sheets for each designed equipment. The chapter also presents the basis for the design as well as information about BIM and its current implementation in Poland.