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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.

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Northwestern University Chemical Process Design Open Textbook

Chemical Process Design Theory and Method   Design Basis Define product and feed Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity Site condition and design Block flow diagram   Process Flowsheet Process flow diagram Process alternatives and flowsheeting Reactors Separation processes Process hydraulics Heat transfer equipment: Heat exchangers, boilers, condensers, heaters and coolers Pinch analysis Utility systems Pressure vessels   Process Simulation Property package Mixer and Splitter Separator Heat exchanger Column Reactor Pressure changer Solids-involved equipment   Process Economics Equipment sizing Estimation of capital Estimation of production cost and revenue Engineering economic analysis Sensitivity analysis and design optimization   Other Process Design Considerations Materials of construction Process safety Process hazards Environmental concerns Process controls Process location and layout decisions

Chemical Process Design Projects   Design projects 2014 Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1) Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2) Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1) Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2) Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014) for (Hydrogen Design Contest)   Design projects 2015 Ethanol to Ethylene (B1) Biomass to Ethylene (B2) Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1) Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2) Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)   Design projects 2016 Desalination - Team A Desalination - Team B Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward Los Angeles Droughts - Team E Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation Desalination - Team G

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