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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.
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If you would like to suggest changes to these pages, please email you[at]northwestern.edu .
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Northwestern University Chemical Engineering Process Design Open Text Book
Chemical Process Design Theory and Method
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Design Basis
- Define product and feed
- Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity
- Define site condition
- Block flow diagram
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Process Flow Diagram
- Literature review
- Process alternatives and technology options
- Define the major unit operations
- Process flow diagram
- Byproducts and waste
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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
- Estimation of capital
- Estimation of production cost
- Estimation of revenue
- 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
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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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Guide to Use Wiki
