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Process Flowchart

business process flowcharts, flowchart symbols, process flow diagram, workflow diagram, flowchart maker
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 PRO 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 PRO. Business process mapping software with Flowchart Maker ConceptDraw PRO 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 PRO 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)
The vector stencils library "Fire safety equipment" contains 19 clipart images of fire safety equipment which you can easy use in your presentations and illustrations.
"Fire safety refers to precautions that are taken to prevent or reduce the likelihood of a fire that may result in death, injury, or property damage, alert those in a structure to the presence of an uncontrolled fire in the event one occurs, better enable those threatened by fire to survive in and evacuate from affected areas, or to reduce the damage caused by a fire. Fire safety measures include those that are planned during the construction of a building or implemented in structures that are already standing, and those that are taught to occupants of the building.
Threats to fire safety are referred to as fire hazards. A fire hazard may include a situation that increases the likelihood a fire may start or may impede escape in the event a fire occurs." [Fire safety. Wikipedia]
The clip art example "Fire safety equipment - Vector stencils library" was created in the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software using the Presentation Clipart solution from the Illustration area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
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Figure
Figure, figure, man, person,
Fire door
Fire door, door, emergency exit, exit,
Alarm CO detector
Alarm CO detector, alarm, CO detector,
Bell
Bell, bell,
CO detector
CO detector, CO detector,
Manual call point
Manual call point, detector,
Smoke detector 2
Smoke detector 2, detector,
Fire Alarm Siren
Fire Alarm Siren, detector,
Loudspeaker
Loudspeaker, loudspeaker,
Fire extinguisher
Fire extinguisher, extinguisher,
Fire alarm control panel
Fire alarm control panel, fire detection,
Fire bucket
Fire bucket, fire bucket,
High-resolution CCD digital camera
High-resolution CCD digital camera, high-resolution, CCD, digital, camera,
Infrared system for early fire detection
Infrared system for early fire detection, infrared system, early fire detection, fire detection,
Infrared thermal imaging
Infrared thermal imaging, infrared thermal imaging,
Smoke detector
Smoke detector, smoke detector,
Security camera
Security camera, security camera,
Thermographic process control system
Thermographic process control system, thermographic, process control system,
Beacon
Beacon, beacon,
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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).
"Heating or cooling of processes, equipment, or enclosed environments are within the purview of thermal engineering.
One or more of the following disciplines may be involved in solving a particular thermal engineering problem:
Thermodynamics,
Fluid mechanics,
Heat transfer,
Mass transfer.
Thermal engineering may be practiced by mechanical engineers and chemical engineers.
One branch of knowledge used frequently in thermal engineering is that of thermofluids." [Thermal engineering. Wikipedia]
The design elements example "Heating equipment" 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.
Heating equipment symbols
Heating equipment symbols, water cooled, condenser, water chilling, chilling, evaporator, tube bundle, heat exchanger, tube bundle, floating head, tube bundle, U-tubes, triple fan blades, shell and tube, fixed tube sheet, heat exchanger, refrigerator, plate type, heat exchanger, oil, separator, oil burner, natural draft, cooling tower, kettle, reboiler, heater, cooler, heat exchanger, intersecting flowlines, fired heater, finned tube, heat exchanger, fan blades, extractor hood, slot, extractor hood, open slot, evaporative, condenser, double pipe type, heat exchanger, cooling tower, condenser, air cooled, condenser, boiler, automatic, stoker, autoclave, propeller agitator, autoclave, helical agitator, autoclave, anchor agitator, air-blown, cooler, air cooling, evaporator,
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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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Process Flow Diagram

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 PRO 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.

Process Flow Diagrams

Process Flow Diagrams
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. ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with Flowcharts Solution from the "Diagrams" Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park offers the extensive drawing tools for quick and easy design professional looking Process Flow Diagrams.
The vector stencils library "Industrial equipment" contains 81 symbols of pumps, compressors, fans, turbines, and power generators.
Use these shapes to design pumping systems, air and fluid compression systems, and industrial process diagrams.
"Process engineering focuses on the design, operation, control, and optimization of chemical, physical, and biological processes. Process engineering encompasses a vast range of industries, such as chemical, petrochemical, mineral processing, advanced material, food, pharmaceutical, and biotechnological industries. The application of systematic computer-based methods to process engineering is process systems engineering." [Process engineering. Wikipedia]
The example "Design elements - Industrial equipment" 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.
Industrial equipment symbols
Industrial equipment symbols, tank truck, tank car, skip hoist, screw conveyor, conveyor, screen, scraper conveyor, conveyor, rotary filter, filter, roll crusher, ribbon, blender, prill tower, overhead conveyor, conveyor, mixer rotary, mixer fluidized, mixer can, mixer, mill vibrator, mill roller, mill jet, mill impact, mill hammer, mill general, kneader wheel, kneader rolling, kneader blade, kneader ball, kneader, hoist with hook, hoist with grab, hoist, hammer crusher, gyratory, breaker, fluid separator, separator, filter, elevator, electromagnet, electric motor, double cone blender, double blender, blender, cyclone, hydroclone, cyclone, crusher single load, crusher roller, crusher medium, crusher jaw, crusher impact, crusher high-speed roller, crusher hammer, crusher fine, crusher cone, crusher coarse, crusher, conveyor wheel, conveyor, centrifuge, dehydrator, centrifuge submersion, centrifuge, briquetting machine, briquetting, boom loader, batch tray dryer, dryer, batch filter, filter, ball mill,
Used Solutions
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,
Used Solutions

Process Flow Chart

Process Flow Chart
A Process Flow Chart is a type of flowchart which is mostly used in industrial, chemical and process engineering for illustrating high-level processes, major plant processes and not shows minor details. ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with Flowcharts Solution from the "Diagrams" Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park is the best way to create Process Flow Chart and other types of flowcharts.

Processing Flow Chart

Processing Flow Chart
Processing Flow Chart is a simplified sketch which is used in chemical and process engineering for illustrating general plant streams, major equipments and key control loops.

ConceptDraw PRO enhanced with Flowcharts Solution from the "Diagrams" Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park is a powerful Processing Flow Chart software which will help save lots of your time.

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)
Process flow diagram (PFD), vapor, horizontal, jacketed vessel, vaporizing equipment, heater, cooler, heat exchanger, intersecting flowlines, fired heater, column, centrifugal pump, air-blown, cooler,
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The vector stencils library "Chemical engineering" contains 24 symbols of chemical and process engineering equipment.
Use these shapes for drawing block flow diagrams (BFD), process flow diagrams (PFD), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID), and water flow diagrams.
"Chemical engineering is a branch of engineering that applies the natural (or experimental) sciences (e.g., chemistry and physics) and life sciences (e.g. biology, microbiology and biochemistry) together with mathematics and economics to production, transformation, transportation and proper usage of chemicals, materials and energy. It essentially deals with the engineering of chemicals, energy and the processes that create and/ or convert them. Modern chemical engineers are concerned with processes that convert raw-materials or (cheap)chemicals into more useful or valuable forms. In addition, they are also concerned with pioneering valuable materials and related techniques – which are often essential to related fields such as nanotechnology, fuel cells and bioengineering. Within chemical engineering, two broad subgroups include design, manufacture, and operation of plants and machinery in industrial chemical and related processes ("chemical process engineers") and development of new or adapted substances for products ranging from foods and beverages to cosmetics to cleaners to pharmaceutical ingredients, among many other products ("chemical product engineers")." [Chemical engineering. Wikipedia]
The example "Design elements - Chemical engineering" 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.
Chemical engineering symbols
Chemical engineering symbols, vessel, venturi, flow nozzle, vapor, vertical, jacketed vessel, vaporizing equipment, vapor, horizontal, jacketed vessel, vaporizing equipment, valve, in-line, tower, bubble tower, sparge, process vessel, tank truck, tank car, screen, separating equipment, roll press, roll-type press, size-enlargement equipment, pump mixer, agitated-line, mixing equipment, propeller, mixing blade, motor valve, valve, kettle, reboiler, heat exchanging equipment, instrument, instrumentation, flash drum, knockout drum, process vessel, fan, centrifugal fan, evaporator, circulating evaporator, electrostatic precipitator, bag filter, separating equipment, cooling tower, auxiliary facility, clarifier, thickener, separating equipment, centrifugal pump, blower, rotary blower, agitator, radial turbine agitated tank, mixing equipment,
Used Solutions

Types of Flowcharts

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 PRO is an alternative to MS Visio for Mac that provides powerful features and intuitive user interface for the same.
How to Simplify Flow Charting
How to Simplify Flow Charting

Process Engineering

Process Engineering
ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software supplied with Chemical and Process Engineering Solution from the Industrial Engineering Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park is powerful and effective process engineering software.
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How to Draw a Process Flow Diagram in ConceptDraw PRO

Industrial 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 PRO, 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 PRO allows you to draw the Process Flow diagram easily using the set of special libraries.