A REPORT

ON

“STUDY OF ORE PROCESSING, DESIGN OF HEAT

EXCHANGER, PIPE DIAMETER CALCLATION,PUMP HEAD
CALCULTION,CONVERSION OF PFD INTO P AND ID, AND
DESIGN OF PRESSURE VESSEL AND TANK ”

BY

RAKHI PAULAT

Development Consultants Pvt. Ltd, Kolkata

UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA
 A REPORT
ON
“STUDY OF ORE PROCESSING, PUMP HEAD
CALCULATIONS,CALCULATION OF PIPE
DIAMETER,DESIGNING OF HEAT EXCHANGER,PRESSURE
VESSEL AND TANK AND CONVERSION OF PFD TO P&ID”
BY
TRINA DHARA AT
Development Consultants Pvt. Ltd, Kolkata

UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA
 CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. URENIUM ORE PROCESSING

2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.2 CHEMICAL REACTION
2.3 PROCESS DESCRIPTION

I. CRUSHIBG SYSTEM
II. FINE ORE STORAGE
III. GRINDING
IV. NATURAL THICKENING
V. NEUTRAL FILTRATION
VI. PRESSURE LEACHING
VII. LEACH PULP FILTRATION
VIII. CLARIFICATION
IX. SODIUM DIURANATE PRECIPITATION
X. PRODUCT FILTRATION AND DRYING
XI. CAUSTICISATION
XII. EVAPORATION STAGE -I
XIII. SODIUM SULPHATE RECOVERY
XIV. EVAPORATION STAGE –II
XV. CARBONATION
XVI. SAND/LIME SEPARATION
XVII. TAILING DISPOSAL

3. DESIGN OF A HEAT EXCHANGER

4. CALCULTION OF PIPE DIAMETER
5. CALCULATION OF PUMP HEAD
6. CONVERSION OF PFD INTO P AND ID
7. DESIGN OF A PRESSURE VESSEL
8. DESIGN OF A TANK
9. CONCLUSSION
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The author wishes to thank the following people without whom this report would
not have been possible:

 Dr. A.R. Ghosal, Director, DCPL, for giving me the opportunity to work in a
technical field highly relevant to my discipline.
 Mr. Kishor Chatterjee, Cell-in-charge, for giving me the opportunity to
work.
 Mr. SubirChakraborty , Deputy Gen. Manager, Chemical & Mineral Cell,
DCPL, for agreeing to guide and supervise me on this project.
 Mr. Swapan Kr. Ghosh,Deputy Gen. Manager, Chemical & Mineral Cell
DCPL, for taking time out from his busy schedule in order to answer my
doubts regarding the project.
 Mr. D.K.Ghosh,Head of the department of Process, DCPL, for guiding and
supervising me.
 Mr. Sandipan Sarkar, Senior design engineer, for effortlessly co-ordinating
and ensuring that it ran