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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'''
# [[Define product and feed]]
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
# [[Site condition and design]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
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&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Process Flowsheet'''
# [[Process flow diagram]]
# [[Process alternatives and flowsheeting]]
# [[Reactors]]
# [[Separation processes]]
# [[Process hydraulics]]
# [[Heat Transfer Equipment| Heat transfer equipment: Heat exchangers, boilers, condensers, heaters and coolers]]
# [[Pinch analysis]]
# [[Utility systems]]
# [[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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= Chemical Process Design Theory and Method =
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==Design Basis==
# Define product and feed
# Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity
# Site condition and design
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
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==Process Flow Diagram==
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# Process alternatives and flowsheeting
&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Design projects 2014'''
# Reactors
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
# Separation processes
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
# Process hydraulics: Hydraulic systems, pressure drop, valves, pumps, and compressors
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
# [[Heat transfer equipment|Heat transfer equipment: Heat exchangers, boilers, condensers, heaters and coolers]]
* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
# Utility systems
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
# Pressure vessels
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&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Design projects 2015'''

* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
==Process Economics==
* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]
# Estimation of capital
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
# Estimation of production cost and revenue
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
# Engineering economic analysis
* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
# Sensitivity analysis and design optimization
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&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Design projects 2016'''

* [[Desalination - Team A]]
==Other Process Design Considerations==
* [[Desalination - Team B]]
# Process safety
* [[Desalination_-_Team_D|Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward]]
# Process hazards
* [[Desalination_-_Team_E|Los Angeles Droughts - Team E]]
# Environmental concerns
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
# Controls and P&ID
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
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=Chemical Process Design Projects=
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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 19:32, 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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