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# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
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&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Process Flowsheet'''
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# [[Pressure Vessels| Pressure vessels]]
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&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Process Economics'''
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# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
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# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]

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&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Other Process Design Considerations'''
&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Other Process Design Considerations'''
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* [[Design G1]] (2014)
* [[Design G1]] (2014)
* [[Design G2]] (2014)
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&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol'''
&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol'''
* [[Design S1]] (2014)
* [[Design S1]] (2014)
* [[Design S2]] (2014)
* [[Design S2]] (2014)

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&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Hydrogen Student Design Contest'''
&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Hydrogen Student Design Contest'''
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]]
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]]

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Revision as of 16:51, 25 April 2014

Welcome to the Northwestern University Chemical Process Design Open Textbook.
This electronic textbook is a student-contributed open-source text covering the materials used in our chemical engineering capstone design courses at Northwestern.
If you have any comments or suggestions on this open textbook, please contact Professor Fengqi You.



Northwestern University Chemical Process Design Open Text Book


  Chemical Process Design Theory and Method

  Design Basis

  1. Define product and feed
  2. Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity
  3. Site condition and design
  4. Block flow diagram


  Process Flowsheet

  1. Process alternatives and flowsheeting
  2. Reactors
  3. Separation processes
  4. Process hydraulics
  5. Heat transfer equipment: Heat exchangers, boilers, condensers, heaters and coolers
  6. Utility systems
  7. Pressure vessels


  Process Economics

  1. Estimation of capital
  2. Estimation of production cost and revenue
  3. Engineering economic analysis
  4. Sensitivity analysis and design optimization


  Other Process Design Considerations

  1. Process safety
  2. Process hazards
  3. Environmental concerns
  4. Controls and P&ID
  Chemical Process Design Projects

  Glycerol to Propylene Glycol


  Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol


  Hydrogen Student Design Contest





Acknowledgement

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