ABSTRACT
ABST R AC T This paper presents a proposal for increased emphasis on operability in the Chemical Engineering capstone design courses. Operability becomes a natural aspect of the process design courses for a project that is properly dened with variation in operations and model uncertainty. Key topics in operability are operating window, exibility, reliability, safety, ef- ciency, operation during transitions, dynamic performance, and monitoring and diagnosis. The key barrier to improved teaching and learning of operability is identied as easily accessed and low cost educational materials, and a proposal is offered to establish a portal open to all educators.
