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'''Welcome to the Northwestern University Chemical Engineering Process Design Open Textbook.''' <br />
'''Welcome to the Northwestern University Chemical Engineering Process Design Open Textbook.''' <br />
This electronic textbook is a student-contributed open-source text covering the materials and student design projects of our capstone design courses at Northwestern University.
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 would like to suggest changes to these pages, please email you[at]northwestern.edu .

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= Chemical Process Design Theory and Method =
= Chemical Process Design Theory and Method =
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==Design Basis==
==Sensors and Actuators==
# Define product and feed
# [[Control Systems| Control Systems:]] Measurement devices
# Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity
# [[TemperatureSensors| Temperature sensors ]]
# Define site condition
# [[PressureSensors| Pressure sensors]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
# [[LevelSensors| Level sensors]]
# [[FlowSensors| Flow sensors]]
# [[CompositionSensors| Composition sensors]]
# [[pHandViscositySensors| pH and viscosity sensors]]
# [[Miscellaneous Sensors| Miscellaneous sensors]]
# [[ValveTypesSelection| Valves: ]] types, kinds, and selection
# [[ValveModeling| Valves: ]] modeling dynamics


More information on sensors and actuators at [http://eweb.chemeng.ed.ac.uk/courses/control/restricted/course/second/course/outline4.html ECOSSE]
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==Modeling Case Studies==
==Process Flow Diagram==
# Literature review
# [[Surge Tank Model| Surge tank model]]
# Process alternatives and technology options
# [[Heated Surge Tank Model| Heated surge tank]] see also [http://eweb.chemeng.ed.ac.uk/courses/control/restricted/course/second/course/casestudy/index.html ECOSSE]
# Define the major unit operations
# [[Bacterial Chemostat Model| Bacterial chemostat]]
# Process flow diagram
# [[CSTRHeatExchangeModel| ODE & Excel CSTR model w/ heat exchange]]
# [[DistillationModel| ODE & Excel model of a simple distillation column]]
# [[HeatExchangeModel| ODE & Excel model of a heat exchanger]]
# [[AdiabaticPFR| ODE & Excel model of an adiabatic PFR]]
# [[ElectricVehicleCruiseControl | Cruise control for an electric vehicle]]
# [[Biology Application | Blood Glucose Control in Diabetic Patients]]
More information on chemical process modeling in general at [http://eweb.chemeng.ed.ac.uk/courses/control/restricted/course/advanced/outline5.html ECOSSE example 1] and [http://eweb.chemeng.ed.ac.uk/courses/control/restricted/course/fourth/course/casestudy/index.html ECOSSE example 2]
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=Process Design Projects=
==Process Modeling and Simulation==
# Reactors
# Separation processes
# Heat Exchangers
# Storage vessels
# Other vessels
# Plant hydraulics
# Utility systems
# HYSYS
# Aspen Plus
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==Process Economic Analysis==
== Mathematics for Control Systems ==
# Estimation of capital

# Estimation of production cost
# [[Dirac delta (impulse) function| Dirac delta (impulse) function (10/09)]]
# Estimation of revenue
# [[First-order differential equations| First-order differential equations (12/14/09)]]
# Profitability measures
# [[Second-order differential equations| Second-order differential equations (10/13)]]
# [[Taylor Series| Taylor Series]]
# [[Laplace Transforms]]
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==Other Process Design Considerations==
# Safety analysis
# Environmental concerns
# Controls and P&ID
# Sensitivity analysis
# Process optimization
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==MIMO Control==
# [[Decouple| Determining if a system can be decoupled]]
# [[RGA| MIMO control using RGA]] see also [http://eweb.chemeng.ed.ac.uk/courses/control/restricted/course/advanced/module6.html#three ECOSSE]
# [[MPC| MIMO using model predictive control]]
# [[NN | Neural Networks for automatic model construction]]
# [[In class example| Understanding MIMO Control Through Two Tanks Interaction]]
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== Examples ==
* Sugar Cane Ethanol Plant (2011)
* Other examples
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==Glycerol to propylene glycol==
* Design 1
* Design 2
* Design 3
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==3-Hydroxypropionic acid to 1,3-propanediol==
* Design 1
* Design 2
* Design 3
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==Succinic acid to 1,4-butanediol==
* Design 1
* Design 2
* Design 3
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Latest revision as of 18:28, 22 December 2013

Welcome to the Northwestern University Chemical Engineering 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 would like to suggest changes to these pages, please email you[at]northwestern.edu .


Northwestern University Chemical Engineering 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. Define site condition
  4. Block flow diagram

Process Flow Diagram

  1. Literature review
  2. Process alternatives and technology options
  3. Define the major unit operations
  4. Process flow diagram

Process Modeling and Simulation

  1. Reactors
  2. Separation processes
  3. Heat Exchangers
  4. Storage vessels
  5. Other vessels
  6. Plant hydraulics
  7. Utility systems
  8. HYSYS
  9. Aspen Plus

Process Economic Analysis

  1. Estimation of capital
  2. Estimation of production cost
  3. Estimation of revenue
  4. Profitability measures

Other Process Design Considerations

  1. Safety analysis
  2. Environmental concerns
  3. Controls and P&ID
  4. Sensitivity analysis
  5. Process optimization

Chemical Process Design Projects

Examples

  • Sugar Cane Ethanol Plant (2011)
  • Other examples

Glycerol to propylene glycol

  • Design 1
  • Design 2
  • Design 3

3-Hydroxypropionic acid to 1,3-propanediol

  • Design 1
  • Design 2
  • Design 3

Succinic acid to 1,4-butanediol

  • Design 1
  • Design 2
  • Design 3


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