Process Flow Diagram

A Process Flow Diagram (PFD) is a diagram which shows the relationships between the main components in a system. Process Flow Diagrams are widely used by engineers in chemical and process engineering, they allows to indicate the general flow of plant process streams and equipment, helps to design the petroleum refineries, petrochemical and chemical plants, natural gas processing plants, and many other industrial facilities. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software extended with powerful tools of Flowcharts Solution from the "Diagrams" Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park is effective for drawing: Process Flow Diagram, Flow Process Diagram, Business Process Flow Diagrams.

Crude oil distillation unit - PFD

This process flow diagram (PFD) of a typical crude oil distillation unit as used in petroleum crude oil refineries was redrawn from Wikipedia file: Crude Oil Distillation Unit.png. [en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ File:Crude_ Oil_ Distillation_ Unit.png]
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. [creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-sa/ 3.0/ deed.en]
"An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful products such as petroleum naphtha, gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas. Oil refineries are typically large, sprawling industrial complexes with extensive piping running throughout, carrying streams of fluids between large chemical processing units. In many ways, oil refineries use much of the technology of, and can be thought of, as types of chemical plants. The crude oil feedstock has typically been processed by an oil production plant. There is usually an oil depot (tank farm) at or near an oil refinery for the storage of incoming crude oil feedstock as well as bulk liquid products.
An oil refinery is considered an essential part of the midstream side of the petroleum industry." [en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Oil_ refinery]
The process flow diagram (PFD) example "Crude oil distillation" was drawn using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Chemical and Process Engineering solution from the Chemical and Process Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Process flow diagram (PFD)

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Chemical and Process Engineering

Oil and Gas

The Oil and Gas solution for ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software provides vector libraries of oil and gas symbols and a collection of samples for quick and simple designing of the oil and gas industry infographics, illustrations, presentations, diagrams. The resulting oil and gas graphics and illustrations help to clearly and quickly detail complex information. They are ideal for reporting on the development of best practices in oil and gas exploration and production. Use them to illustrate growth strategies and trends in the oil industry, conduct analysis, forecast the energy industry, and present the results of international energy forums.

Chemical and Process Engineering

Extending the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and drawing software with process flow diagram symbols, samples, process diagrams templates and libraries of design elements for creating process and instrumentation diagrams, block flow diagrams, process flow diagrams, and piping and instrumentation diagrams for chemical and process engineering, the Chemical and Process Engineering solution can be used by both chemical and project engineers, as well as the chemists for creating the needed drawings.

Process Flow Diagram Symbols

Chemical and Process Engineering Solution from the Industrial Engineering Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park is a unique tool which contains variety of predesigned process flow diagram symbols for easy creating various Chemical and Process Flow Diagrams in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM.

Technical Drawing Software

Technical drawing or draft is a form of specialized graphic communication, exchange of ideas in industry and engineering. It is a visual representation of object with indication of dimensions and used material, constructed with maintaining the proportions between its parts. Technical drawings are constructed by architects, technologists, engineers, designers, drafters, and other technical professionals according to defined rules, specifications, internationally accepted standards and standardized notations allowing to make unambiguous, clear and understandable technical drawings. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM extended with Electrical Engineering solution, Mechanical Engineering solution, Chemical and Process Engineering solution from Industrial Engineering Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park is ideal technical drawing software. Its powerful drawing tools, predesigned vector objects, templates, samples are helpful for creation all kinds of Technical Drawings and Technical Diagrams, Electrical and Mechanical Schematics, Circuit and Wiring Diagrams, Structural Drawings, and many other.

Process flow diagram - Typical oil refinery

This is a schematic process flow diagram of the processes used in a typical oil refinery.
This process flow diagram (PFD) example was redesigned from the Wikimedia Commons file: RefineryFlow.png. [commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/ File:RefineryFlow.png]
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. [creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-sa/ 3.0/ deed.en]
"An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful products such as petroleum naphtha, gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas. Oil refineries are typically large, sprawling industrial complexes with extensive piping running throughout, carrying streams of fluids between large chemical processing units. In many ways, oil refineries use much of the technology of, and can be thought of, as types of chemical plants. The crude oil feedstock has typically been processed by an oil production plant. There is usually an oil depot (tank farm) at or near an oil refinery for the storage of incoming crude oil feedstock as well as bulk liquid products.
An oil refinery is considered an essential part of the downstream side of the petroleum industry." [Oil refinery. Wikipedia]
The PFD example "Process flow diagram - Typical oil refinery" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Chemical and Process Engineering solution from the Chemical and Process Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Process Flow Diagram (PFD)

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Engineering >

Chemical and process engineering

Chemical Engineering Flow Chart

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM enhanced with Chemical and Process Engineering solution is for all professional chemists, students, lectors, and other stakeholders. Design efficiently the Process flowcharts to standardize and visualize chemical processes, chemical structures, chemical reactions, chemical technologies, document chemistry research, predict properties and effects, and streamline processes. Use effectively a series of predesigned symbols and notations from the solution libraries corresponding to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Process Flow Chart Examples

Process Flow Chart is a visual illustration of overall flow of activities in producing a product or service. How do you make a Process Flow Chart usually? Drawing process flow charts, diagrams and maps is quite complex and lengthy process, especially if you draw free-hand. But now thanks to the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software extended with Flowcharts solution from the "Diagrams" area of ConceptDraw Solution Park this process became simple and fast. A confirmation of this can serve many Process Flow Chart examples included in Flowcharts solution.

Flowchart Examples

It’s very simple, convenient and quick to design professional looking Flowcharts of any complexity using the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software extended with Flowcharts Solution from the "Diagrams" Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park which provides a wide set of predesigned objects, templates, samples and Flowchart examples.

Types of Flowcharts

A Flowchart is a graphical representation of process, algorithm, workflow or step-by-step solution of the problem. It shows the steps as boxes of various kinds and connects them by arrows in a defined order depicting a flow. There are twelve main Flowchart types: Basic Flowchart, Business Process Modeling Diagram (BPMN), Cross Functional Flowchart, Data Flow Diagram (DFD), IDEF (Integrated DEFinition) Flowchart, Event-driven Process Chain (EPC) Diagram, Influence Diagram (ID), Swimlane Flowchart, Process Flow Diagram (PFD), Specification and Description Language (SDL) Diagram, Value Stream Mapping, Workflow Diagram. Using the Flowcharts solution from the Diagrams area of ConceptDraw Solution Park you can easy and quickly design a Flowchart of any of these types. This solution offers a lot of special predesigned vector symbols for each of these widely used notations. They will make the drawing process of Flowcharts much easier than ever. Pay also attention for the included collection of ready Flowchart examples, samples and quick-start templates. This is business process improvement tools. If you are looking for MS Visio for your Mac, then you are out of luck, because it hasn't been released yet. However, you can use Visio alternatives that can successfully replace its functions. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is an alternative to MS Visio for Mac that provides powerful features and intuitive user interface for the same.

How to Simplify Flow Charting

Process Diagrams

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software extended with Chemical and Process Engineering Solution from the Industrial Engineering Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park offers you the set of useful tools for easy drawing various Process Diagrams.

Database Flowchart Symbols

Data base diagrams describes inter-related data and tables. It describes roles and relationships, internal and external dependencies, data exchange conventions and structures of knowledge domain. ConceptDraw Software provides number of data-base chart libraries including major 49 vector symbols. Use these DFD flowchart symbol libraries to design data-base structure and models, use it to design data base process-oriented models, or simple data-oriented models. The are special drawing tools for making data flowcharts, data process diagrams, structured analysis diagrams, and information flow diagrams.

Example Process Flow Chart

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is a powerful diagramming and vector drawing software. Extended with Flowcharts solution from the "Diagrams" area, ConceptDraw DIAGRAM became the ideal software for making an example Process Flow Chart.

Process and Instrumentation Diagram

If you need create a Process and Instrumentation Diagram, it is convenient to design it in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software which offers powerful Chemical and Process Engineering Solution from the Industrial Engineering Area.

Flow Chart in Chemistry

Flow charts are widely used in chemistry and simplify the understanding of the chemical processes, basic structure of a system, its components, and interactions, materials flow throughout a process. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software extended with Chemical and Process Engineering solution is the easiest for using a multifunctional diagramming tool, which helps to create a Flow Chart in chemistry, Chemistry diagrams of any type, and Chemistry flow diagrams with ease. Illustrate any chemical processes in minutes.

Pumps - Vector stencils library

The vector stencils library "Pumps" contains 82 symbols of pumps, compressors, fans, turbines, and power generators.
Use these icons to design pumping systems, air and fluid compression systems, and industrial process diagrams in the ConceptDraw PRO software extended with the Chemical and Process Engineering solution from the Chemical and Process Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
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In-line pump

In-line pump 2

Positive displacement

Centrifugal pump (arrows)

Centrifugal pump

Rotary pump 1

Rotary pump 2

Proportioning pump

Pump vacuum

Pump positive displacement

Pump piston

Pump liquid ring

Pump oil-sealed rotary (single)

Pump oil-sealed rotary (multi)

Pump roots

Pump gas ballast

Pump turbo molecular

Pump general

Pump centrifugal

Pump positive displacement 2

Pump gear

Pump screw

Pump helical rotor

Pump reciprocating

Pump diaphragm

Pump liquid jet

Pump centrifugal 2

Pump diaphragm 2

Pump gear 2

Pump general 2

Pump helical rotor 2

Pump reciprocating 2

Pump screw 2

Compressor general

Compressor container

Compressor rotary

Compressor screw

Compressor reciprocating

Compressor ejector

Compressor general 2

Compressor liquid ring

Compressor positive displacement

Compressor reciprocating 2

Compressor reciprocating diaphragm

Compressor roller vane

Compressor rotary 2

Compressor screw 2

Compressor turbo

Compressor general 3

Compressor reciprocating 3

Compressor reciprocating diaphragm 2

Compressor roller vane 2

Compressor rotary 3

Compressor screw 3

Rotary compressor

Motor driven turbine

Compressor (center line)

Compressor

Turbine

Turbine (center line)

Reciprocating pump/compressor

Reciprocating pump 2

Fan general

Fan radial

Fan axial

Fan general 2

Fan radial 2

Fan axial 2

Centrifugal fan 2 (center circle)

Centrifugal fan

Axial flow fan supply

Axial flow fan exhaust

Axial flow fan exhaust wall-type

Axial flow fan supply wall-type

Axial flow fan 2

Ejector / injector

Spray

Shower

Fan blades horizontal

Fan blades vertical

Fan blades (4)

Triple fan blades

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Engineering >

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Organizational Chart

Organizational Chart is useful and perspective tool, which helps to illustrate the structure of an organization and relationships between personnel or departments. It is simple, but at the same time capacious graphical representation. ConceptDraw MINDMAP software is powerful in questions of brainstorming, designing Mind Maps and Organizational Charts, making professional presentations, building effective strategies, preparing documents and conducting meetings. ConceptDraw Office applications allow create Organizational Chart from your map in one click. Use numerous advantages of hierarchical tree structure of Mind Map when developing the organizational structure of your organization. Pay also attention on helpful Business Productivity solutions supported by ConceptDraw Solution Park, which assist managers and knowledge workers in making their jobs easier and save their time. The flexibility of ConceptDraw Office and the use of content that has already been developed and offered by ConceptDraw Solution Park as well as ability to repurpose it according to your requirements, help you effectively respond to any eventuality.

Resources and energy - Vector stencils library

The vector stencils library "Resources and energy" contains 19 clipart images for drawing illustrations on resources and energy.
"Natural resources occur naturally within environments that exist relatively undisturbed by humanity, in a natural form. A natural resource is often characterized by amounts of biodiversity and geodiversity existent in various ecosystems.
Natural resources are derived from the environment. Some of them are essential for our survival while most are used for satisfying our wants. Natural resources may be further classified in different ways.
Natural resources are materials and components (something that can be used) that can be found within the environment. Every man-made product is composed of natural resources (at its fundamental level). A natural resource may exist as a separate entity such as fresh water, and air, as well as a living organism such as a fish, or it may exist in an alternate form which must be processed to obtain the resource such as metal ores, oil, and most forms of energy." [Natural resource. Wikipedia]
The clip art example "Resources and energy - Vector stencils library" was created in ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software using the Manufacturing and Maintenance solution from the Illustration area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Human resources

Batteries

Wind turbine

Transmission tower

Natural gas burner

Solar panel

Lightning

Ionizing radiation hazard sign

High voltage symbol

Atom

Incandescent light bulb

Oil barrels

Power station

Wood

Perpetuum mobile

Hydroelectric dam

Liquefied petroleum gas

Natural gas

Minecart with coal

Used Solutions

Illustrations >

Manufacturing and Maintenance

Manufacturing and maintenance solution extends ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software with illustration samples, templates and vector stencils libraries with clip art of packaging systems, industrial vehicles, tools, resources and energy.

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