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==Design Basis==
==Design Basis==
# [[Define product and feed]] (S1)
# [[Define product and feed]]
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]] (G2)
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
# [[Site condition and design]] (H)
# [[Site condition and design]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]] (S2)
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
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==Process Flowsheet==
==Process Flowsheet==
# [[Process alternatives and flowsheeting]] (H)
# [[Process alternatives and flowsheeting]]
# [[Reactors]] (G2)
# [[Reactors]]
# [[Separation processes]] (S2)
# [[Separation processes]]
# [[Process hydraulics]] (S1)
# [[Process hydraulics]]
# [[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]]
# [[Utility systems]]
# [[Utility systems]]
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==Process Economics==
==Process Economics==
# [[Estimation of capital]] (H)
# [[Estimation of capital]]
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]] (S2)
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]]
# [[Engineering economic analysis]] (S1)
# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]] (G1)
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]
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==Other Process Design Considerations==
==Other Process Design Considerations==
# [[Process safety]] (G1)
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]] (G1)
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]] (G2)
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# Controls and P&ID
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==Glycerol to propylene glycol==
==Glycerol to propylene glycol==
* [[Design 1]] (2014)
* [[Design G1]] (2014)
* [[Design 2]] (2014)
* [[Design G2]] (2014)
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Revision as of 17:46, 17 March 2014

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 Text Book


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

Process Economics

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

Other Process Design Considerations

  1. Process safety
  2. Process hazards
  3. Environmental concerns
  4. Controls and P&ID

Chemical Process Design Projects

Examples

Glycerol to propylene glycol

Succinic acid to 1,4-butanediol

Hydrogen Student Design Contest


Guide to Use Wiki