Work package · Design04Process design & engineering packages

Process design packages that translate the engineering basis into usable project documents.

Stage-appropriate Basis of Design, process descriptions, mass and energy balances, PFDs, P&IDs, equipment definition, utility requirements, controls concepts, and vendor-ready technical information.

Defined inputs · review points · issued outputs
Typical stageFEL-2/3 · pilot · detailed-design support
Primary inputsDesign basis · model · site constraints
Primary outputsPFDs · P&IDs · equipment package
Common interfacesClient · vendor · EPC · disciplines
01 · Purpose

Turn the process basis into documents that project teams can review and use.

Classical process engineering requires consistency across design cases, balances, drawings, equipment, utilities, controls, safeguards, and vendor information. Gaps or contradictions between those documents create rework and propagate risk into later disciplines.

ONB develops and updates stage-appropriate process design deliverables for feasibility, FEL, pilot, demonstration, vendor-package, and multidisciplinary project environments.

02 · Decision questions

What is the agreed design basis?

Define feed and product specifications, operating cases, battery limits, codes, assumptions, utilities, and project constraints.

Are the calculations and drawings consistent?

Reconcile design cases, mass and energy balances, equipment duties, stream data, utilities, and drawing information.

What must be specified for equipment and vendors?

Convert process intent into sizing calculations, equipment lists, datasheets, utility requirements, and technical bid information.

What remains open for later disciplines?

Identify interfaces, hold points, data gaps, discipline inputs, vendor data, and review actions required before design advances.

03 · Scope & capabilities

Basis of Design and process descriptions

Design cases, feed/product specifications, battery limits, codes and standards, assumptions, operating philosophy, and process narrative.

Mass and energy balances

Normal, minimum, maximum, startup, shutdown, and other design cases with traceable stream and utility data.

PFD and utility-flow development

Process flows, major control functions, equipment duties, stream numbering, utilities, and heat and material integration.

P&ID development and updating

Equipment, piping, valves, instruments, control loops, safeguards, isolation, vents, drains, tie-ins, and review-comment incorporation.

Equipment definition and datasheets

Sizing calculations, equipment lists, preliminary datasheets, materials considerations, nozzle and utility requirements, and vendor data needs.

Controls, safeguards and interfaces

Control philosophy, permissives and interlocks basis, relief and safeguarding inputs, utility summary, tie-ins, and coordination with vendors and other disciplines.

04 · Typical deliverables
Basis of Design
Process description and operating philosophy
Mass and energy balances
Process flow diagrams
Piping and instrumentation diagrams
Equipment list
Preliminary equipment datasheets
Utility consumption and distribution summary
Process design calculations
Control and safeguarding basis
Vendor RFQ technical information
Design-review and comment register
05 · Engineering principle

A process package is a controlled system of documents—not a set of disconnected drawings.

ONB maintains alignment among design cases, calculations, stream data, PFDs, P&IDs, equipment, utilities, controls, and open actions. Document maturity and review status are matched to the project stage.

06 · Representative applications
FEL-2 and FEL-3 process designPilot and demonstration systemsBrownfield modificationsVendor-package definitionModular plants and skidsGas processing and LNGChemical conversionSeparation systemsUtility systemsEquipment revampsP&ID updates and redlines
07 · Frequently asked questions
Can ONB prepare new P&IDs or update existing drawings?
Yes. ONB can develop stage-appropriate P&IDs from the process basis, update existing drawings, incorporate review comments, and coordinate process intent with controls, safety, equipment, vendor, and client interfaces.
What level of P&ID maturity can ONB provide?
The required maturity is defined by project stage. Deliverables may range from conceptual or preliminary P&IDs to more developed process-design drawings prepared for multidisciplinary continuation and vendor integration.
Does ONB provide detailed multidisciplinary design?
ONB’s core scope is process and reactor engineering, process-design calculations, drawings, preliminary equipment definition, and engineering-package support. Detailed mechanical, structural, civil, electrical, instrumentation, or fabrication design can be integrated through appropriate specialists or the client’s EPC team.
Can ONB review vendor packages and bids?
Yes. ONB can prepare technical requirements, issue clarification questions, review vendor data and deviations, compare technical bids, and help maintain the intended process basis through vendor selection.
Start with the scope

What decision, drawing, model, or study does the project need next?