flowsheet

Operations sequence chart

A flowsheet is a diagram showing the sequence of steps in a process, used especially in chemical engineering, manufacturing, and mining.

It maps inputs, outputs, and operations in visual form: The flowsheet showed where the ore would be crushed, separated, and refined.

Also called a flow diagram or process flow diagram.

engineering

piping

Tubes for fluid transport

absorption · filtration · pump · valve · compressor · vessel · tank · stream · equipment · simulation

diagram

schematic

Simplified technical diagram

  • layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
  • symbolRepresentational mark or sign
  • arrowPointed shaft for shooting

stream · node · connection · legend · annotation · revision · drawing · template · outline · representation

process

batch

Quantity produced together

crystallization · drying · mixing · blending · granulation · centrifugation · sedimentation · flotation · leaching · calcination

documentation

standard

Level of quality accepted

compliance · audit · record · reference · version · update · archive · protocol · procedure · SOP

Categories
Opposites
information format

flowsheetprose

Unversified language

written account · essay · linear narrative

organizational structure

flowsheetstream of consciousness

Narrative mimicking uninterrupted thought

Family

flow, sheet, flows, flowed, flowing, flowage, overflow, inflow, outflow

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G