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'''Welcome to the Northwestern University Chemical Process Design Open Textbook.''' <br />
'''Welcome to the Northwestern University Chemical Process Design Open Textbook.''' <br />
This electronic textbook is a student-contributed open-source text covering the materials used in our chemical engineering capstone design courses at Northwestern.
This electronic textbook is a student-contributed open-source text covering the materials used in our chemical engineering capstone design courses at Northwestern.
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If you have any comments or suggestions on this open textbook, please contact [//www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/directory/profiles/Fengqi-You.html Professor Fengqi You].
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&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Design Basis'''
= Chemical Process Design Theory and Method =
# [[Define product and feed]]
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# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
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# [[Site condition and design]]
==Design Basis==
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
# [[Define product and feed]] (S1)
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# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]] (G2)
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# [[Site condition and design]] (H)
&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Process Flowsheet'''
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]] (S2)
# [[Process flow diagram]]
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# [[Process alternatives and flowsheeting]]
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# [[Reactors]]

# [[Separation processes]]
==Process Flow Diagram==
# [[Process alternatives and flowsheeting]] (H)
# [[Process hydraulics]]
# [[Reactors]] (G2)
# [[Separation processes]] (S2)
# [[Process hydraulics]] (S1)
# [[Heat Transfer Equipment| Heat transfer equipment: Heat exchangers, boilers, condensers, heaters and coolers]]
# [[Heat Transfer Equipment| Heat transfer equipment: Heat exchangers, boilers, condensers, heaters and coolers]]
# [[Pinch analysis]]
# [[Utility systems]]
# [[Utility systems]]
# [[Pressure Vessels| Pressure vessels]]
# [[Pressure Vessels| Pressure vessels]]
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&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Process Simulation'''
# [[Property package]]
# [[Mixer and Splitter]]
# [[Separator]]
# [[Heat exchanger]]
# [[Column]]
# [[Reactor]]
# [[Pressure changer]]
# [[Solids-involved equipment]]
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&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Process Economics'''
# [[Equipment sizing]]
# [[Estimation of capital]]
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]]
# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]
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&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Other Process Design Considerations'''
# [[Materials of construction]]
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# [[Process controls]]
# [[Process location and layout decisions]]
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==Process Economics==
# [[Estimation of capital]] (H)
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]] (S2)
# Engineering economic analysis (S1)
# Sensitivity analysis and design optimization (G1)
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==Other Process Design Considerations==
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# [[Process safety]] (G1)
&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Design projects 2014'''
# [[Process hazards]] (G1)
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
# [[Environmental concerns]] (G2)
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
# Controls and P&ID
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
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* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
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* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
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&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Design projects 2015'''
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* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
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* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]

* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
=Chemical Process Design Projects=
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
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* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
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== Examples ==
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* [[Sugar Cane Ethanol Plant]] (2011)
&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Design projects 2016'''
* Other examples
* [[Desalination - Team A]]
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* [[Desalination - Team B]]
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* [[Desalination_-_Team_D|Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward]]

* [[Desalination_-_Team_E|Los Angeles Droughts - Team E]]
==Glycerol to propylene glycol==
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
* Design 1 (2014)
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
* Design 2 (2014)
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==Succinic acid to 1,4-butanediol==
* Design 1 (2014)
* Design 2 (2014)
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==Hydrogen Student Design Contest==
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]]
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Latest revision as of 18:32, 24 January 2017

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 Textbook


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



  Process Simulation

  1. Property package
  2. Mixer and Splitter
  3. Separator
  4. Heat exchanger
  5. Column
  6. Reactor
  7. Pressure changer
  8. Solids-involved equipment



  Process Economics

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



  Other Process Design Considerations

  1. Materials of construction
  2. Process safety
  3. Process hazards
  4. Environmental concerns
  5. Process controls
  6. Process location and layout decisions




  Chemical Process Design Projects

  Design projects 2014



  Design projects 2015



  Design projects 2016




Acknowledgement

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