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"A process flow diagram (PFD) is a diagram commonly used in chemical and process engineering to indicate the general flow of plant processes and equipment. The PFD displays the relationship between major equipment of a plant facility and does not show minor details such as piping details and designations. Another commonly used term for a PFD is a flowsheet. ...
Process flow diagrams of multiple process units within a large industrial plant will usually contain less detail and may be called block flow diagrams or schematic flow diagrams." [Process flow diagram. Wikipedia]
The process flow diagram (PFD) template for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is included in the Chemical and Process Engineering solution from the Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Process flow diagram (PFD) template
Process flow diagram (PFD) template, off-sheet, pipelines, gate valve, autoclave, anchor agitator,
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How to Draw a Process Flow Diagram

Process Flow diagrams are used in chemical and process engineering to show the flow of chemicals and the equipment involved in the process. When it comes to creating a process flow diagram, it's important to use software that is capable of describing a wide range of processes, using techniques and graphical notation that are easily recognized by engineering workers. An ideal drawing platform will utilize functions that can cope with the output of a high volume of engineering processes, that may change rapidly from development to implementation stages. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM , with the extended functionality of the Chemical and Process Engineering Diagrams solution, is the ideal medium for creating designs of this type. The Chemical and Process Engineering Diagrams solution complements this feature with a library of selected icons to represent various steps — all instantly recognizable and applicable to a wide user base. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM allows you to draw the Process Flow diagram easily using the set of special libraries.
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]
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"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)
Process Flow Diagram (PFD), column,
This process flow diagram (PFD) example shows an amine treating system for the removal of gaseous hydrogen sulfide from gas streams. It is used in oil refineries and chemical plants. This PFD sample was redesigned from the Wikimedia Commons file: AmineTreating.png. [commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/ File:AmineTreating.png]
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"Amine gas treating, also known as gas sweetening and acid gas removal, refers to a group of processes that use aqueous solutions of various alkylamines (commonly referred to simply as amines) to remove hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and carbon dioxide (CO2) from gases. It is a common unit process used in refineries, and is also used in petrochemical plants, natural gas processing plants and other industries.
Processes within oil refineries or chemical processing plants that remove hydrogen sulfide are referred to as "sweetening" processes because the odor of the processed products is improved by the absence of hydrogen sulfide. An alternative to the use of amines involves membrane technology. Membranes are attractive since no reagents are consumed.
Many different amines are used in gas treating:
Diethanolamine (DEA),
Monoethanolamine (MEA),
Methyldiethanolamine (MDEA),
Diisopropanolamine (DIPA),
Aminoethoxyethanol (Diglycolamine) (DGA).
The most commonly used amines in industrial plants are the alkanolamines DEA, MEA, and MDEA. These amines are also used in many oil refineries to remove sour gases from liquid hydrocarbons such as liquified petroleum gas (LPG)." [Amine gas treating. Wikipedia]
The PFD example "Amine treating unit schematic diagram" 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)
Process Flow Diagram (PFD), kettle, reboiler, heater, cooler, diaphragm valve, dashed mid-line, indicator, discrete instrument, column, closed tank, centrifugal pump,
This PFD of jet fuel mercaptan oxidation treating was redrawn from Wikipedia file: ConvLPGMerox.png. [en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ File:ConvKeroMerox.png]
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"Merox is an acronym for mercaptan oxidation. It is a proprietary catalytic chemical process developed by UOP used in oil refineries and natural gas processing plants to remove mercaptans from LPG, propane, butanes, light naphthas, kerosene and jet fuel by converting them to liquid hydrocarbon disulfides.
The Merox process requires an alkaline environment which, in some of the process versions, is provided by an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH), a strong base, commonly referred to as caustic. In other versions of the process, the alkalinity is provided by ammonia, which is a weak base.
The catalyst in some versions of the process is a water-soluble liquid. In other versions, the catalyst is impregnated onto charcoal granules.
Processes within oil refineries or natural gas processing plants that remove mercaptans and/ or hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are commonly referred to as sweetening processes because they results in products which no longer have the sour, foul odors of mercaptans and hydrogen sulfide. The liquid hydrocarbon disulfides may remain in the sweetened products, they may be used as part of the refinery or natural gas processing plant fuel, or they may be processed further.
The Merox process is usually more economical than using a catalytic hydrodesulfurization process for much the same purpose." [en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Merox]
The process flow diagram (PFD) example "Jet fuel mercaptan oxidation treating" was drawn using the ConceptDraw PRO software extended with the Chemical and Process Engineering solution from the Chemical and Process Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Process flow diagram (PFD)
Process flow diagram (PFD), gate valve, electrically insulated, column, centrifugal pump,
This PFD sample was redesigned from the Wikipedia file: NaturalGasCondensate.png.
"This is a schematic flow diagram of a typical facility for separating and recovering liquid condensate from raw natural gas."
[en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ File:NaturalGasCondensate.png]
"Natural-gas condensate is a low-density mixture of hydrocarbon liquids that are present as gaseous components in the raw natural gas produced from many natural gas fields. It condenses out of the raw gas if the temperature is reduced to below the hydrocarbon dew point temperature of the raw gas.
The natural gas condensate is also referred to as simply condensate, or gas condensate, or sometimes natural gasoline because it contains hydrocarbons within the gasoline boiling range. Raw natural gas may come from any one of three types of gas wells:
(1) Crude oil wells - Raw natural gas that comes from crude oil wells is called associated gas. This gas can exist separate from the crude oil in the underground formation, or dissolved in the crude oil.
(2) Dry gas wells - These wells typically produce only raw natural gas that does not contain any hydrocarbon liquids. Such gas is called non-associated gas.
(3) Condensate wells - These wells produce raw natural gas along with natural gas liquid. Such gas is also non-associated gas and often referred to as wet gas." [Natural-gas condensate. Wikipedia]
The process flow diagram example "Natural gas condensate - PFD" was drawn using the ConceptDraw PRO software extended with the Chemical and Process Engineering solution from the Chemical and Process Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Process flow diagram (PFD)
Process flow diagram (PFD), vapor, horizontal, jacketed vessel, vaporizing equipment, reducer, off-sheet, pipelines, heater, cooler, diaphragm valve,

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chemical engineering, process engineering, process flow diagram symbols, process and instrumentation diagram, process diagrams
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.
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]
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"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)
Process flow diagram (PFD), vapor, horizontal, jacketed vessel, vaporizing equipment, heater, cooler, heat exchanger, intersecting flowlines, fired heater, column, centrifugal pump, air-blown, cooler,
This vector stencils library contains 22 symbols of process annotations for setting automatic labels to display a datasheet field for a pipeline shape, labels, captions, outlines, off-sheet labels, text balloons, annotations, outlines, tags, and descriptions.
Use these shapes for drawing Process Flow Diagrams (PFD) and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID) 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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Interface point
Interface point, interface point, flag, division of work, boundary point,
Interface point 2 (1st half filled)
Interface point 2 (1st half filled), interface point, flag, division of work, boundary point,
Interface point 3 (2nd half filled)
Interface point 3 (2nd half filled), interface point, flag, division of work, boundary point,
Interface point 4
Interface point 4, interface point, flag, division of work, boundary point,
Interface point 5 (1st half filled)
Interface point 5 (1st half filled), interface point, flag, division of work, boundary point,
Interface point 6 (2nd half filled)
Interface point 6 (2nd half filled), interface point, flag, division of work, boundary point,
Slope
Slope, slope,
Off-sheet label 1
Off-sheet label 1, off-sheet, pipelines,
Off-sheet label 2
Off-sheet label 2, off-sheet, pipelines,
Off-sheet label 3
Off-sheet label 3, off-sheet, pipelines,
Callout 1
Callout 1,
Callout 2
Callout 2,
Callout 3
Callout 3,
Callout 4
Callout 4,
Callout 5
Callout 5,
Callout 6
Callout 6,
8 pt text and line
8 pt text and line,
10 pt text and line
10 pt text and line,
12 pt text and line
12 pt  text and line,
12 pt Arial text block
12 pt Arial text block,
10 pt Arial text block
10 pt Arial text block,
8 pt Arial text block
8 pt Arial text block,
The vector stencils library "Heating equipment" contains 42 symbols of regenerators, intercoolers, heaters, and condensers.
Use these shapes for drawing cooling systems, heat recovery systems, thermal, heat transfer and mechanical design, and process flow diagrams (PFD) 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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Heat exchanger 3
Heat exchanger 3, heat exchanger, intersecting flowlines,
Heat exchanger 1
Heat exchanger 1, heat exchanger, intersecting flowlines,
Heat exchanger 2
Heat exchanger 2, heat exchanger, intersecting flowlines,
Tube bundle, floating head
Tube bundle, floating head, tube bundle, floating head,
U-Tube bundle
U-Tube bundle, tube bundle, U-tubes,
Tube bundle
Tube bundle, tube bundle, heat exchanger,
Shell and tube
Shell and tube, shell and tube, fixed tube sheet, heat exchanger,
Kettle reboiler
Kettle reboiler, kettle, reboiler,
Plate type
Plate type, plate type heat exchanger,
Finned tube
Finned tube, finned tube heat exchanger,
Double pipe type
Double pipe type, double pipe type, heat exchanger,
Oil burner
Oil burner, oil burner,
Boiler
Boiler, boiler,
Fired heater
Fired heater, fired heater,
Cooling tower 2
Cooling tower 2, cooling tower,
Cooling tower 1
Cooling tower 1, cooling tower,
Cooling tower 3
Cooling tower 3, natural draft, cooling tower,
Condenser
Condenser, water cooled, condenser,
Automatic stoker
Automatic stoker, automatic, stoker,
Refrigerator
Refrigerator, refrigerator,
Direct refrigerator
Direct refrigerator, refrigerator,
Indirect refrigerator
Indirect refrigerator, refrigerator,
Evaporative condenser
Evaporative condenser, evaporative, condenser,
Condenser (air cooled)
Condenser (air cooled), condenser, air cooled,
Oil separator
Oil separator, oil, separator,
Chilling evaporator
Chilling evaporator, water chilling, chilling, evaporator,
Air cooling evaporator
Air cooling evaporator, air cooling, evaporator,
Extractor hood (slot)
Extractor hood (slot), extractor hood, slot,
Extractor hood (open)
Extractor hood (open), extractor hood, open slot,
Autoclave (propeller)
Autoclave (propeller), autoclave, propeller agitator,
Autoclave (anchor)
Autoclave (anchor), autoclave, anchor agitator,
Autoclave (helical)
Autoclave (helical), autoclave, helical agitator,
Autoclave with motor (helical)
Autoclave with motor (helical), autoclave, helical agitator,
Autoclave with motor (anchor)
Autoclave with motor (anchor), autoclave, anchor agitator,
Autoclave with motor (propeller)
Autoclave with motor (propeller), autoclave, propeller agitator,
Fan blades horizontal
Fan blades horizontal, fan blades,
Fan blades vertical
Fan blades vertical, fan blades,
Fan blades (4)
Fan blades (4), fan blades,
Triple fan blades
Triple fan blades, triple fan blades,
Air-blown cooler
Air-blown cooler, air-blown, cooler,
Condenser
Condenser, condenser,
Heater / Cooler
Heater / Cooler, heater, cooler,
The vector stencils library "Instruments" contains 72 symbols of control instruments and measuring devices: meters and gauges, and callouts, text boxes, and inserts.
Use these shapes to create annotated process flow diagrams (PFD), flow control, manufacturing processes, and distribution system 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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Indicator local
Indicator local, indicator, discrete instrument,
Indicator remote
Indicator remote, indicator, discrete instrument,
Indicator auxiliary
Indicator auxiliary, indicator, discrete instrument,
CRT local
CRT local, CRT, shared display,
CRT remote
CRT remote,
CRT auxiliary
CRT auxiliary, CRT,  shared display,
PLC local
PLC local, PLC, programmable logic control,
PLC auxiliary
PLC auxiliary, PLC, programmable logic control,
PLC remote
PLC remote, PLC, programmable logic control,
Computer local
Computer local, computer, computer function,
Computer auxiliary
Computer auxiliary, computer, computer function,
Computer remote
Computer remote, computer, computer function,
Light local
Light local, light,
Light remote
Light remote, light,
Light auxiliary
Light auxiliary, light,
Indicator auxiliary (dashed)
Indicator auxiliary (dashed), dashed mid-line, indicator, discrete instrument,
Indicator remote (dashed)
Indicator remote (dashed), dashed mid-line, indicator, discrete instrument,
Steam traced auxiliary
Steam traced auxiliary, steam traced, steam traced instrument,
Steam traced remote
Steam traced remote, steam traced, steam traced instrument,
Steam traced local
Steam traced local, steam traced, steam traced instrument,
Level meter auxiliary
Level meter auxiliary, level meter,
Level meter remote
Level meter remote, level meter,
Level meter local
Level meter local, level meter,
Pressure gauge diaphragm
Pressure gauge diaphragm, pressure gauges,
Pressure gauge
Pressure gauge, pressure gauges,
Pressure gauge liquid filled
Pressure gauge liquid filled, pressure gauge,
Strain gauge
Strain gauge, strain gauge, pressure,
Thermometer bi-metallic
Thermometer bi-metallic, thermometer,
Thermometer gas
Thermometer gas, thermometer,
Thermometer general
Thermometer general, thermometer,
Thermometer glass
Thermometer glass, thermometer,
Thermometer liquid
Thermometer liquid, thermometer,
Thermometer resistance
Thermometer resistance, thermometer,
Thermometer thermocouple
Thermometer thermocouple, thermometer,
Flowmeter electromagnetic
Flowmeter electromagnetic, flowmeter,
Flowmeter general
Flowmeter general, flowmeter,
Flowmeter nozzle
Flowmeter nozzle, flowmeter,
Flowmeter orifice
Flowmeter orifice, flowmeter,
Flowmeter positive displacement
Flowmeter positive displacement, flowmeter,
Flowmeter turbine
Flowmeter turbine, flowmeter,
Flowmeter variable area
Flowmeter variable area, flowmeter,
Flowmeter Venturi
Flowmeter Venturi, flowmeter,
Level meter capacitive
Level meter capacitive, level meter,
Level meter conductive
Level meter conductive, level meter,
Level meter displacer
Level meter displacer, level meter,
Level meter float
Level meter float, level meter,
Level meter general
Level meter general, level meter,
Level meter sonic
Level meter sonic, level meter,
Indicator analoque
Indicator analoque, indicator,
Indicator digital
Indicator digital, indicator,
Indicator general
Indicator general, indicator,
Recorder analoque
Recorder analoque,  recorder,
Recorder digital
Recorder digital,  recorder,
Recorder general
Recorder general, recorder,
Converter
Converter, converter,
Converter 2 (1st half filled)
Converter 2 (1st half filled), converter,
Converter 3 (2nd half filled)
Converter 3 (2nd half filled), converter,
Venturi
Venturi, venturi, flow nozzle,
Venturi (pressure taps)
Venturi (pressure taps), venturi, flow nozzle,
Flowmeter
Flowmeter, flowmeter,
Rotameter
Rotameter, rotameter,
Vortex sensor
Vortex sensor, vortex sensor,
Propeller meter
Propeller meter, propeller meter,
Generic utility
Generic utility, generic utility,
Operator box
Operator box, operator box,
Operator box 2 (1st half filled)
Operator box 2 (1st half filled), operator box,
Operator box 3 (2nd half filled)
Operator box 3 (2nd half filled), operator box,
AND gate
AND gate, AND gate,
OR gate
OR gate,
NOT gate
NOT gate, NOT gate,
Correcting element
Correcting element, correcting element,
Diamond
Diamond, diamond,

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.
The vector stencils library "Chemical engineering" contains 24 symbols of chemical and process engineering equipment.
Use these shapes for drawing Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID), and Water Flow 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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Clarifier
Clarifier, clarifier, thickener, separating equipment,
Screen
Screen, screen, separating equipment,
Filter
Filter, electrostatic precipitator, bag filter, separating equipment,
Agitator
Agitator, agitator, radial turbine agitated tank, mixing equipment,
Vapor 1
Vapor 1, vapor, horizontal, jacketed vessel, vaporizing equipment,
Vapor 2
Vapor 2, vapor, vertical, jacketed vessel, vaporizing equipment,
Vessel
Vessel, vessel,
Pump mixer
Pump mixer, pump mixer, agitated-line, mixing equipment,
Centrifugal pump
Centrifugal pump, centrifugal pump,
Fan
Fan, fan, centrifugal fan,
Blower
Blower, blower, rotary blower,
Evaporator
Evaporator, evaporator, circulating evaporator,
Tower
Tower, tower, bubble tower, sparge, process vessel,
Flash drum
Flash drum, flash drum, knockout drum, process vessel,
Roll press
Roll press, roll press, roll-type press, size-enlargement equipment,
Cooling tower
Cooling tower, cooling tower, auxiliary facility,
Tank car
Tank car, tank car,
Tank truck
Tank truck, tank truck,
Kettle
Kettle, kettle, reboiler, heat exchanging equipment,
Valve
Valve, valve, in-line,
Motor valve
Motor valve, motor valve, valve,
Venturi
Venturi, venturi, flow nozzle,
Propeller
Propeller, propeller, mixing blade,
Instrument
Instrument, instrument, instrumentation,
The vector stencils library "Process annotations" contains 22 symbols of interface points, slope, off-sheet labels, callouts and textboxes.
Use these shapes for setting automatic labels to display a datasheet field for a pipeline shape, labels, captions, outlines, off-sheet labels, text balloons, annotations, outlines, tags, and descriptions.
"In engineering a process is a set of interrelated tasks that, together, transform inputs into outputs. These tasks may be carried out by people, nature, or machines using resources; so an engineering process must be considered in the context of the agents carrying out the tasks, and the resource attributes involved. Systems Engineering normative documents and those related to Maturity Models are typically based on processes. For example, System Engineering processes of the EIA-632 and processes involved in the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) institutionalization and improvement approach. Constraints imposed on the tasks and resources required to implement them are essential for executing the tasks mentioned.
A chemical process is a series of unit operations used to produce a material in large quantities.
In the chemical industry, chemical engineers will use the following to define or illustrate a process:
Process Flow Diagram (PFD),
Piping and instrumentation diagram
(P&ID),
Simplified process description,
Detailed process description,
Project management,
Process simulation." [Process (engineering). Wikipedia]
The example "Design elements - Process annotations" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Chemical and Process Engineering solution from the Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Process annotation symbols
Process annotation symbols, slope, off-sheet, pipelines, interface point, flag, division of work, boundary point,

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.

Process Flowchart

The main reason of using Process Flowchart or PFD is to show relations between major parts of the system. Process Flowcharts are used in process engineering and chemical industry where there is a requirement of depicting relationships between major components only and not include minor parts. Process Flowcharts for single unit or multiple units differ in their structure and implementation. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is Professional business process mapping software for making Process flowcharts, Process flow diagram, Workflow diagram, flowcharts and technical illustrations for business documents and also comprehensive visio for mac application. Easier define and document basic work and data flows, financial, production and quality management processes to increase efficiency of your business with ConcepDraw DIAGRAM. Business process mapping software with Flowchart Maker ConceptDraw DIAGRAM includes extensive drawing tools, rich examples and templates, process flowchart symbols and shape libraries, smart connectors that allow you create the flowcharts of complex processes, process flow diagrams, procedures and information exchange. Process Flowchart Solution is project management workflow tools which is part ConceptDraw Project marketing project management software. Drawing charts, diagrams, and network layouts has long been the monopoly of Microsoft Visio, making Mac users to struggle when needing such visio alternative like visio for mac, it requires only to view features, make a minor edit to, or print a diagram or chart. Thankfully to MS Visio alternative like ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software, this is cross-platform charting and business process management tool, now visio alternative for making sort of visio diagram is not a problem anymore however many people still name it business process visio tools.
How To Create a Process Flow Chart (business process modelling techniques)
How To Create a Process Flow Chart (business process modelling techniques)

Flow Chart Symbols

The Flowcharts are incredibly useful and popular tool used in science, business, software development, analytics, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, administration, architecture, government, politics, and many other fields thanks to a variety of existing types of flowcharts. A Flowchart is a visual graphical representation of the process, algorithm, or the set of steps taken for problem's solution. Widely used for designing, visualizing and documenting simple and complex processes and programs, they effectively help to understand the process and to find easier the flaws if they are. Each flowchart type supposes the use of its own set of notations for drawing corresponding diagram, which includes the symbols of process, decision, data, document, data base, termination, initiation processes, processing loops, conditions, etc. It is easily design a Flowchart using the special professional flowchart maker - ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagram software with numerous predesigned flow chart symbols grouped in libraries of Flowcharts solution from ConceptDraw Solution Park.
This Venn diagram sample depicts the path to sustainable development.
"Sustainable development is an organizing principle for human life on a finite planet. It posits a desirable future state for human societies in which living conditions and resource-use meet human needs without undermining the sustainability of natural systems and the environment, so that future generations may also have their needs met.
Sustainable development ties together concern for the carrying capacity of natural systems with the social and economic challenges faced by humanity. As early as the 1970s, 'sustainability' was employed to describe an economy "in equilibrium with basic ecological support systems." Scientists in many fields have highlighted The Limits to Growth, and economists have presented alternatives, for example a 'steady state economy', to address concerns over the impacts of expanding human development on the planet." [Sustainable development. Wikipedia]
The Venn diagram example "Path to sustainable development" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Venn Diagrams solution from the area "What is a Diagram" of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Venn diagram
Venn diagram, Venn diagram,
The vector stencils library "Logic gate diagram" contains 17 element symbols for drawing the logic gate diagrams.
"To build a functionally complete logic system, relays, valves (vacuum tubes), or transistors can be used. The simplest family of logic gates using bipolar transistors is called resistor-transistor logic (RTL). Unlike simple diode logic gates (which do not have a gain element), RTL gates can be cascaded indefinitely to produce more complex logic functions. RTL gates were used in early integrated circuits. For higher speed and better density, the resistors used in RTL were replaced by diodes resulting in diode-transistor logic (DTL). Transistor-transistor logic (TTL) then supplanted DTL. As integrated circuits became more complex, bipolar transistors were replaced with smaller field-effect transistors (MOSFETs); see PMOS and NMOS. To reduce power consumption still further, most contemporary chip implementations of digital systems now use CMOS logic. CMOS uses complementary (both n-channel and p-channel) MOSFET devices to achieve a high speed with low power dissipation." [Logic gate. Wikipedia]
The symbols example "Design elements - Logic gate diagram" was drawn using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Electrical Engineering solution from the Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Logic gate symbols
Logic gate symbols, operational amplifier, gate, open-collector output, gate, Schmitt trigger input, buffer, OR gate, Norton opamp, Norton operational amplifier, NOT gate, inverter, NOR gate, NOT OR, NAND gate, NOT AND, EX-OR gate, exclusive-OR gate, EX-NOR gate, exclusive-NOR gate, AND gate,