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'''Welcome to the Northwestern University Chemical Process Design Open Textbook.''' <br /><br />
This electronic textbook is a student-contributed open-source text covering the materials used in our chemical engineering capstone design courses at Northwestern.<br />
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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].<br />
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<font size="5">Northwestern University Chemical Process Design Open Text Book</font><br />
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= Chemical Process Design Theory and Method =<br />
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==Design Basis==<br />
# Define product and feed<br />
# Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity<br />
# [[Site condition and design]]<br />
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]] <br />
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==Process Flow Diagram==<br />
# Process alternatives and flowsheeting<br />
# Reactors<br />
# Separation processes <br />
# Process hydraulics: Hydraulic systems, pressure drop, valves, pumps, and compressors<br />
# [[Heat Transfer Equipment| Heat transfer equipment: Heat exchangers, boilers, condensers, heaters and coolers]]<br />
# Utility systems<br />
# Pressure vessels<br />
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==Process Economics==<br />
# Estimation of capital<br />
# Estimation of production cost and revenue<br />
# Engineering economic analysis<br />
# Sensitivity analysis and design optimization <br />
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==Other Process Design Considerations==<br />
# Process safety<br />
# Process hazards <br />
# Environmental concerns<br />
# Controls and P&ID <br />
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=Chemical Process Design Projects=<br />
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== Examples ==<br />
* [[Sugar Cane Ethanol Plant]] (2011)<br />
* Other examples<br />
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==Glycerol to propylene glycol==<br />
* Design 1 (2014)<br />
* Design 2 (2014)<br />
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==Succinic acid to 1,4-butanediol==<br />
* Design 1 (2014)<br />
* Design 2 (2014)<br />
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==Hydrogen Student Design Contest==<br />
* Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)<br />
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