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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==
# Set design specifications
# [[Control Systems| Control Systems:]] Measurement devices
# Preliminary site selection and market analysis
# [[TemperatureSensors| Temperature sensors ]]
# Block flow diagram
# [[PressureSensors| Pressure sensors]]
# [[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


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==Process Flow Diagram==
# Literature review
# Process alternatives and technology options
# Define the major unit operations
# Process flow diagram


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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==Process simulation==
# Reactors
# Separation processes
# Heat Exchangers
# Storage vessels
# Other vessels
# Pumps
# HYSYS
# Aspen Plus


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==Modeling Case Studies==
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# [[Surge Tank Model| Surge tank model]]
==Economic analysis==
# [[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]
# Estimation of capital
# [[Bacterial Chemostat Model| Bacterial chemostat]]
# Estimation of production cost
# [[CSTRHeatExchangeModel| ODE & Excel CSTR model w/ heat exchange]]
# Estimation of revenue
More information on chemical process modeling in general at [http://eweb.chemeng.ed.ac.uk/courses/control/restricted/course/fourth/course/casestudy/index.html ECOSSE example 2]
# Profitability measures

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==Other process design considerations==
# Safety analysis
# Environmental concerns
# Controls and P&ID
# Sensitivity analysis
# Process Optimization

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=Chemical Process Design Projects=
=Chemical Process Design Projects=
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== Example ==
== Mathematics for Control Systems ==


# Sugar Cane Ethanol Plant (2011)
# [[Dirac delta (impulse) function| Dirac delta (impulse) function (10/09)]]
# Other examples
# [[First-order differential equations| First-order differential equations (12/14/09)]]
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==Glycerol to propylene glycol==

# Design 1
==MIMO Control==
# Design 2
# [[Decouple| Determining if a system can be decoupled]]
# Design 3
# [[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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==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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Revision as of 20:00, 20 December 2013

Welcome to the Northwestern University Chemical Engineering Process Design Open Textbook.
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Northwestern University Chemical Process Design Open Text Book


Chemical Process Design Theory and Method

Design Basis

  1. Set design specifications
  2. Preliminary site selection and market analysis
  3. 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 simulation

  1. Reactors
  2. Separation processes
  3. Heat Exchangers
  4. Storage vessels
  5. Other vessels
  6. Pumps
  7. HYSYS
  8. Aspen Plus

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

Example

  1. Sugar Cane Ethanol Plant (2011)
  2. Other examples

Glycerol to propylene glycol

  1. Design 1
  2. Design 2
  3. Design 3

3-Hydroxypropionic acid to 1,3-propanediol

  1. Design 1
  2. Design 2
  3. Design 3

Succinic acid to 1,4-butanediol

  1. Design 1
  2. Design 2
  3. Design 3

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