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2023-10-08T19:43:18Z

Fyo464:

'''Welcome!''' This electronic textbook is a student-contributed open-source text covering the materials used in the capstone process design courses taught by Prof. Fengqi You at Northwestern University.
 
If you have comments or suggestions regarding this open textbook, please contact [//www.engineering.cornell.edu/faculty-directory/fengqi-you Professor Fengqi You], who is currently at Cornell University. 
Due to security measures, this site is restricted to invited registrations only.
 
----
 
Chemical Process Design Open Textbook

{| class="wikitable" style="padding: 1em; text-align:left"
|- valign="top"
|width = "550pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Theory and Method'''
----
  '''Design Basis'''
# [[Define product and feed]]
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
# [[Site condition and design]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
 
----
  '''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]]
 
----
  '''Process Simulation'''
# [[Property package]]
# [[Mixer and Splitter]]
# [[Separator]]
# [[Heat exchanger]]
# [[Column]]
# [[Reactor]]
# [[Pressure changer]]
# [[Solids-involved equipment]]
 
----
  '''Process Economics'''
# [[Equipment sizing]]
# [[Estimation of capital]]
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]]
# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]
 
----
  '''Other Process Design Considerations'''
# [[Materials of construction]]
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# [[Process controls]]
# [[Process location and layout decisions]]
 

|width = "400pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Projects'''
----
  '''Design projects 2014'''
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
 
----
  '''Design projects 2015'''
* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
 
----
  '''Design projects 2016'''
* [[Desalination - Team A]]
* [[Desalination - Team B]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_D|Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_E|Los Angeles Droughts - Team E]]
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
 
----
|}

 

'''Acknowledgement'''

[[File:Centennial_Logo.jpg|left|180px]] [[File:Peese-logo.jpg|Cornell Prof. Fengqi You Research Group |link=https://www.peese.org]]

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2023-10-08T19:43:04Z

Fyo464:

'''Welcome to the Process Design Open Textbook.''' This electronic textbook is a student-contributed open-source text covering the materials used in the capstone process design courses taught by Prof. Fengqi You at Northwestern University.
 
If you have comments or suggestions regarding this open textbook, please contact [//www.engineering.cornell.edu/faculty-directory/fengqi-you Professor Fengqi You], who is currently at Cornell University. 
Due to security measures, this site is restricted to invited registrations only.
 
----
 
Chemical Process Design Open Textbook

{| class="wikitable" style="padding: 1em; text-align:left"
|- valign="top"
|width = "550pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Theory and Method'''
----
  '''Design Basis'''
# [[Define product and feed]]
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
# [[Site condition and design]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
 
----
  '''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]]
 
----
  '''Process Simulation'''
# [[Property package]]
# [[Mixer and Splitter]]
# [[Separator]]
# [[Heat exchanger]]
# [[Column]]
# [[Reactor]]
# [[Pressure changer]]
# [[Solids-involved equipment]]
 
----
  '''Process Economics'''
# [[Equipment sizing]]
# [[Estimation of capital]]
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]]
# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]
 
----
  '''Other Process Design Considerations'''
# [[Materials of construction]]
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# [[Process controls]]
# [[Process location and layout decisions]]
 

|width = "400pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Projects'''
----
  '''Design projects 2014'''
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
 
----
  '''Design projects 2015'''
* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
 
----
  '''Design projects 2016'''
* [[Desalination - Team A]]
* [[Desalination - Team B]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_D|Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_E|Los Angeles Droughts - Team E]]
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
 
----
|}

 

'''Acknowledgement'''

[[File:Centennial_Logo.jpg|left|180px]] [[File:Peese-logo.jpg|Cornell Prof. Fengqi You Research Group |link=https://www.peese.org]]

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2023-10-08T19:42:37Z

Fyo464:

'''Welcome to the Chemical Process Design Open Textbook.''' 
This electronic textbook is a student-contributed open-source text covering the materials used in the capstone process design courses taught by Prof. Fengqi You at Northwestern University.
 
If you have comments or suggestions regarding this open textbook, please contact [//www.engineering.cornell.edu/faculty-directory/fengqi-you Professor Fengqi You], who is currently at Cornell University. 
Due to security measures, this site is restricted to invited registrations only.
 
----
 
Chemical Process Design Open Textbook

{| class="wikitable" style="padding: 1em; text-align:left"
|- valign="top"
|width = "550pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Theory and Method'''
----
  '''Design Basis'''
# [[Define product and feed]]
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
# [[Site condition and design]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
 
----
  '''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]]
 
----
  '''Process Simulation'''
# [[Property package]]
# [[Mixer and Splitter]]
# [[Separator]]
# [[Heat exchanger]]
# [[Column]]
# [[Reactor]]
# [[Pressure changer]]
# [[Solids-involved equipment]]
 
----
  '''Process Economics'''
# [[Equipment sizing]]
# [[Estimation of capital]]
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]]
# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]
 
----
  '''Other Process Design Considerations'''
# [[Materials of construction]]
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# [[Process controls]]
# [[Process location and layout decisions]]
 

|width = "400pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Projects'''
----
  '''Design projects 2014'''
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
 
----
  '''Design projects 2015'''
* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
 
----
  '''Design projects 2016'''
* [[Desalination - Team A]]
* [[Desalination - Team B]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_D|Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_E|Los Angeles Droughts - Team E]]
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
 
----
|}

 

'''Acknowledgement'''

[[File:Centennial_Logo.jpg|left|180px]] [[File:Peese-logo.jpg|Cornell Prof. Fengqi You Research Group |link=https://www.peese.org]]

About

2023-10-08T19:42:15Z

Fyo464:

The goal of this project is to provide the broader process engineering community with a valuable and relevant resource on chemical process design methods and case studies. The project is spearheaded by the instructor, Fengqi You, along with the TAs and students from the "CHEM_ENG 352: Chemical Engineering Design Projects" course at Northwestern University. The inception of this resource took place in Winter 2014, and it was further developed until 2016 with the contribution of subsequent student cohorts.

Articles on this page are authored by teams comprising 3-4 senior chemical engineering students. These articles are then reviewed by the course instructor and the TAs. In this arrangement, the instructor and TAs serve as managing editors, steering the overall direction of the content and recommending references. Unlike in other courses, students here play a pivotal role in their learning journey. They determine the most pertinent content within their assigned sections and choose the best way to present it.

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2023-10-08T19:37:24Z

Fyo464:

'''Welcome to the Chemical Process Design Open Textbook.''' 
This electronic textbook is a student-contributed open-source text covering the materials used in the capstone process design courses taught by Prof. Fengqi You at Northwestern University.
 
If you have comments or suggestions regarding this open textbook, please contact [//www.engineering.cornell.edu/faculty-directory/fengqi-you Professor Fengqi You], who is currently at Cornell University. Due to security measures, this site is restricted to invited registrations only.
 
----
 
Chemical Process Design Open Textbook

{| class="wikitable" style="padding: 1em; text-align:left"
|- valign="top"
|width = "550pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Theory and Method'''
----
  '''Design Basis'''
# [[Define product and feed]]
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
# [[Site condition and design]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
 
----
  '''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]]
 
----
  '''Process Simulation'''
# [[Property package]]
# [[Mixer and Splitter]]
# [[Separator]]
# [[Heat exchanger]]
# [[Column]]
# [[Reactor]]
# [[Pressure changer]]
# [[Solids-involved equipment]]
 
----
  '''Process Economics'''
# [[Equipment sizing]]
# [[Estimation of capital]]
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]]
# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]
 
----
  '''Other Process Design Considerations'''
# [[Materials of construction]]
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# [[Process controls]]
# [[Process location and layout decisions]]
 

|width = "400pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Projects'''
----
  '''Design projects 2014'''
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
 
----
  '''Design projects 2015'''
* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
 
----
  '''Design projects 2016'''
* [[Desalination - Team A]]
* [[Desalination - Team B]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_D|Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_E|Los Angeles Droughts - Team E]]
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
 
----
|}

 

'''Acknowledgement'''

[[File:Centennial_Logo.jpg|left|180px]] [[File:Peese-logo.jpg|Cornell Prof. Fengqi You Research Group |link=https://www.peese.org]]

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2023-10-08T19:37:12Z

Fyo464:

'''Welcome to the Chemical Process Design Open Textbook.''' 
This electronic textbook is a student-contributed open-source text covering the materials used in the capstone process design courses taught by Prof. Fengqi You at Northwestern University.
 
If you have comments or suggestions regarding this open textbook, please contact [//www.engineering.cornell.edu/faculty-directory/fengqi-you Professor Fengqi You], who is currently at Cornell University. Due to security measures, this site is restricted to invited registrations only.
 
----
 
Chemical Process Design Open Textbook

{| class="wikitable" style="padding: 1em; text-align:left"
|- valign="top"
|width = "550pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Theory and Method'''
----
  '''Design Basis'''
# [[Define product and feed]]
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
# [[Site condition and design]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
 
----
  '''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]]
 
----
  '''Process Simulation'''
# [[Property package]]
# [[Mixer and Splitter]]
# [[Separator]]
# [[Heat exchanger]]
# [[Column]]
# [[Reactor]]
# [[Pressure changer]]
# [[Solids-involved equipment]]
 
----
  '''Process Economics'''
# [[Equipment sizing]]
# [[Estimation of capital]]
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]]
# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]
 
----
  '''Other Process Design Considerations'''
# [[Materials of construction]]
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# [[Process controls]]
# [[Process location and layout decisions]]
 

|width = "400pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Projects'''
----
  '''Design projects 2014'''
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
 
----
  '''Design projects 2015'''
* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
 
----
  '''Design projects 2016'''
* [[Desalination - Team A]]
* [[Desalination - Team B]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_D|Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_E|Los Angeles Droughts - Team E]]
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
 
----
|}

 

'''Acknowledgement'''

[[File:Centennial_Logo.jpg|left|150px]] [[File:Peese-logo.jpg|Cornell Prof. Fengqi You Research Group |link=https://www.peese.org]]

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2023-10-08T19:36:49Z

Fyo464:

'''Welcome to the Chemical Process Design Open Textbook.''' 
This electronic textbook is a student-contributed open-source text covering the materials used in the capstone process design courses taught by Prof. Fengqi You at Northwestern University.
 
If you have comments or suggestions regarding this open textbook, please contact [//www.engineering.cornell.edu/faculty-directory/fengqi-you Professor Fengqi You], who is currently at Cornell University. Due to security measures, this site is restricted to invited registrations only.
 
----
 
Chemical Process Design Open Textbook

{| class="wikitable" style="padding: 1em; text-align:left"
|- valign="top"
|width = "550pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Theory and Method'''
----
  '''Design Basis'''
# [[Define product and feed]]
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
# [[Site condition and design]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
 
----
  '''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]]
 
----
  '''Process Simulation'''
# [[Property package]]
# [[Mixer and Splitter]]
# [[Separator]]
# [[Heat exchanger]]
# [[Column]]
# [[Reactor]]
# [[Pressure changer]]
# [[Solids-involved equipment]]
 
----
  '''Process Economics'''
# [[Equipment sizing]]
# [[Estimation of capital]]
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]]
# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]
 
----
  '''Other Process Design Considerations'''
# [[Materials of construction]]
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# [[Process controls]]
# [[Process location and layout decisions]]
 

|width = "400pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Projects'''
----
  '''Design projects 2014'''
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
 
----
  '''Design projects 2015'''
* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
 
----
  '''Design projects 2016'''
* [[Desalination - Team A]]
* [[Desalination - Team B]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_D|Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_E|Los Angeles Droughts - Team E]]
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
 
----
|}

 

'''Acknowledgement'''

[[File:Centennial_Logo.jpg|left|150px]] [[File:Peese-logo.jpg|Cornell Prof. Fengqi You Research Group |link=https://www.peese.org]]

File:Peese-logo.jpg

2023-10-08T19:36:32Z

Fyo464:

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2023-10-08T19:32:08Z

Fyo464:

'''Welcome to the Chemical Process Design Open Textbook.''' 
This electronic textbook is a student-contributed open-source text covering the materials used in the capstone process design courses taught by Prof. Fengqi You at Northwestern University.
 
If you have comments or suggestions regarding this open textbook, please contact [//www.engineering.cornell.edu/faculty-directory/fengqi-you Professor Fengqi You], who is currently at Cornell University. Due to security measures, this site is restricted to invited registrations only.
 
----
 
Chemical Process Design Open Textbook

{| class="wikitable" style="padding: 1em; text-align:left"
|- valign="top"
|width = "550pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Theory and Method'''
----
  '''Design Basis'''
# [[Define product and feed]]
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
# [[Site condition and design]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
 
----
  '''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]]
 
----
  '''Process Simulation'''
# [[Property package]]
# [[Mixer and Splitter]]
# [[Separator]]
# [[Heat exchanger]]
# [[Column]]
# [[Reactor]]
# [[Pressure changer]]
# [[Solids-involved equipment]]
 
----
  '''Process Economics'''
# [[Equipment sizing]]
# [[Estimation of capital]]
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]]
# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]
 
----
  '''Other Process Design Considerations'''
# [[Materials of construction]]
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# [[Process controls]]
# [[Process location and layout decisions]]
 

|width = "400pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Projects'''
----
  '''Design projects 2014'''
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
 
----
  '''Design projects 2015'''
* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
 
----
  '''Design projects 2016'''
* [[Desalination - Team A]]
* [[Desalination - Team B]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_D|Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_E|Los Angeles Droughts - Team E]]
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
 
----
|}

 

'''Acknowledgement'''

[[File:Centennial_Logo.jpg|left|150px]] [[File:/Peese-logo.jpg|Cornell Prof. Fengqi You Research Group |link=https://www.peese.org]]

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2023-10-08T19:29:23Z

Fyo464:

'''Welcome to the Chemical Process Design Open Textbook.''' 
This electronic textbook is a student-contributed open-source text covering the materials used in the capstone process design courses taught by Prof. Fengqi You at Northwestern University.
 
If you have comments or suggestions regarding this open textbook, please contact [//www.engineering.cornell.edu/faculty-directory/fengqi-you Professor Fengqi You], who is currently at Cornell University. Due to security measures, this site is restricted to invited registrations only.
 
----
 
Chemical Process Design Open Textbook

{| class="wikitable" style="padding: 1em; text-align:left"
|- valign="top"
|width = "550pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Theory and Method'''
----
  '''Design Basis'''
# [[Define product and feed]]
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
# [[Site condition and design]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
 
----
  '''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]]
 
----
  '''Process Simulation'''
# [[Property package]]
# [[Mixer and Splitter]]
# [[Separator]]
# [[Heat exchanger]]
# [[Column]]
# [[Reactor]]
# [[Pressure changer]]
# [[Solids-involved equipment]]
 
----
  '''Process Economics'''
# [[Equipment sizing]]
# [[Estimation of capital]]
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]]
# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]
 
----
  '''Other Process Design Considerations'''
# [[Materials of construction]]
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# [[Process controls]]
# [[Process location and layout decisions]]
 

|width = "400pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Projects'''
----
  '''Design projects 2014'''
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
 
----
  '''Design projects 2015'''
* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
 
----
  '''Design projects 2016'''
* [[Desalination - Team A]]
* [[Desalination - Team B]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_D|Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_E|Los Angeles Droughts - Team E]]
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
 
----
|}

 

'''Acknowledgement'''

[[File:Centennial_Logo.jpg|left|150px]] [[File:Peese-logo.jpg|Cornell Prof. Fengqi You Research Group |link=https://www.peese.org]]

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2023-10-08T19:28:57Z

Fyo464:

'''Welcome to the Chemical Process Design Open Textbook.''' 
This electronic textbook is a student-contributed open-source text covering the materials used in the capstone process design courses taught by Prof. Fengqi You at Northwestern University.
 
If you have comments or suggestions regarding this open textbook, please contact [//www.engineering.cornell.edu/faculty-directory/fengqi-you Professor Fengqi You], who is currently at Cornell University. Due to security measures, this site is restricted to invited registrations only.
 
----
 
Chemical Process Design Open Textbook

{| class="wikitable" style="padding: 1em; text-align:left"
|- valign="top"
|width = "550pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Theory and Method'''
----
  '''Design Basis'''
# [[Define product and feed]]
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
# [[Site condition and design]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
 
----
  '''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]]
 
----
  '''Process Simulation'''
# [[Property package]]
# [[Mixer and Splitter]]
# [[Separator]]
# [[Heat exchanger]]
# [[Column]]
# [[Reactor]]
# [[Pressure changer]]
# [[Solids-involved equipment]]
 
----
  '''Process Economics'''
# [[Equipment sizing]]
# [[Estimation of capital]]
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]]
# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]
 
----
  '''Other Process Design Considerations'''
# [[Materials of construction]]
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# [[Process controls]]
# [[Process location and layout decisions]]
 

|width = "400pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Projects'''
----
  '''Design projects 2014'''
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
 
----
  '''Design projects 2015'''
* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
 
----
  '''Design projects 2016'''
* [[Desalination - Team A]]
* [[Desalination - Team B]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_D|Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_E|Los Angeles Droughts - Team E]]
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
 
----
|}

 

'''Acknowledgement'''

[[File:Centennial_Logo.jpg|left|150px]] [[File:Peese-logo.jpg|Cornell Prof. Fengqi You Research Group |link=https://www.peese.org]]

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2023-10-08T19:19:38Z

Fyo464:

'''Welcome to the Chemical Process Design Open Textbook.''' 
This electronic textbook is a student-contributed open-source text covering the materials used in the capstone process design courses taught by Prof. Fengqi You at Northwestern University.
 
If you have any comments or suggestions on this open textbook, please contact [//www.engineering.cornell.edu/faculty-directory/fengqi-you Professor Fengqi You], who is now at Cornell University.
 
----
 
Chemical Process Design Open Textbook

{| class="wikitable" style="padding: 1em; text-align:left"
|- valign="top"
|width = "550pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Theory and Method'''
----
  '''Design Basis'''
# [[Define product and feed]]
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
# [[Site condition and design]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
 
----
  '''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]]
 
----
  '''Process Simulation'''
# [[Property package]]
# [[Mixer and Splitter]]
# [[Separator]]
# [[Heat exchanger]]
# [[Column]]
# [[Reactor]]
# [[Pressure changer]]
# [[Solids-involved equipment]]
 
----
  '''Process Economics'''
# [[Equipment sizing]]
# [[Estimation of capital]]
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]]
# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]
 
----
  '''Other Process Design Considerations'''
# [[Materials of construction]]
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# [[Process controls]]
# [[Process location and layout decisions]]
 

|width = "400pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Projects'''
----
  '''Design projects 2014'''
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
 
----
  '''Design projects 2015'''
* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
 
----
  '''Design projects 2016'''
* [[Desalination - Team A]]
* [[Desalination - Team B]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_D|Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_E|Los Angeles Droughts - Team E]]
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
 
----
|}

 

'''Acknowledgement'''

[[File:Centennial_Logo.jpg|left|150px]] [[File:Peese-logo.jpg|Cornell Prof. Fengqi You Research Group |link=https://www.peese.org]]

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2023-10-08T19:16:25Z

Fyo464:

'''Welcome to the 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 University.
 
If you have any comments or suggestions on this open textbook, please contact [//www.engineering.cornell.edu/faculty-directory/fengqi-you Professor Fengqi You at Cornell University].
 
----
 
Chemical Process Design Open Textbook

{| class="wikitable" style="padding: 1em; text-align:left"
|- valign="top"
|width = "550pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Theory and Method'''
----
  '''Design Basis'''
# [[Define product and feed]]
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
# [[Site condition and design]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
 
----
  '''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]]
 
----
  '''Process Simulation'''
# [[Property package]]
# [[Mixer and Splitter]]
# [[Separator]]
# [[Heat exchanger]]
# [[Column]]
# [[Reactor]]
# [[Pressure changer]]
# [[Solids-involved equipment]]
 
----
  '''Process Economics'''
# [[Equipment sizing]]
# [[Estimation of capital]]
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]]
# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]
 
----
  '''Other Process Design Considerations'''
# [[Materials of construction]]
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# [[Process controls]]
# [[Process location and layout decisions]]
 

|width = "400pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Projects'''
----
  '''Design projects 2014'''
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
 
----
  '''Design projects 2015'''
* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
 
----
  '''Design projects 2016'''
* [[Desalination - Team A]]
* [[Desalination - Team B]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_D|Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_E|Los Angeles Droughts - Team E]]
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
 
----
|}

 

'''Acknowledgement'''

[[File:Centennial_Logo.jpg|left|150px]] [[File:Peese-logo.jpg|Cornell Prof. Fengqi You Research Group |link=https://www.peese.org]]

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2023-10-08T19:13:44Z

Fyo464:

'''Welcome to the 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 University.
 
If you have any comments or suggestions on this open textbook, please contact [//www.engineering.cornell.edu/faculty-directory/fengqi-you Professor Fengqi You at Cornell University].
 
----
 
Chemical Process Design Open Textbook

{| class="wikitable" style="padding: 1em; text-align:left"
|- valign="top"
|width = "550pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Theory and Method'''
----
  '''Design Basis'''
# [[Define product and feed]]
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
# [[Site condition and design]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
 
----
  '''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]]
 
----
  '''Process Simulation'''
# [[Property package]]
# [[Mixer and Splitter]]
# [[Separator]]
# [[Heat exchanger]]
# [[Column]]
# [[Reactor]]
# [[Pressure changer]]
# [[Solids-involved equipment]]
 
----
  '''Process Economics'''
# [[Equipment sizing]]
# [[Estimation of capital]]
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]]
# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]
 
----
  '''Other Process Design Considerations'''
# [[Materials of construction]]
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# [[Process controls]]
# [[Process location and layout decisions]]
 

|width = "400pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Projects'''
----
  '''Design projects 2014'''
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
 
----
  '''Design projects 2015'''
* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
 
----
  '''Design projects 2016'''
* [[Desalination - Team A]]
* [[Desalination - Team B]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_D|Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_E|Los Angeles Droughts - Team E]]
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
 
----
|}

 

'''Acknowledgement'''

[[File:Centennial_Logo.jpg|left|150px]]

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2023-10-08T19:13:14Z

Fyo464:

'''Welcome to the 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 University.
 
If you have any comments or suggestions on this open textbook, please contact [//https://www.engineering.cornell.edu/faculty-directory/fengqi-you Professor Fengqi You at Cornell University].
 
----
 
Chemical Process Design Open Textbook

{| class="wikitable" style="padding: 1em; text-align:left"
|- valign="top"
|width = "550pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Theory and Method'''
----
  '''Design Basis'''
# [[Define product and feed]]
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
# [[Site condition and design]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
 
----
  '''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]]
 
----
  '''Process Simulation'''
# [[Property package]]
# [[Mixer and Splitter]]
# [[Separator]]
# [[Heat exchanger]]
# [[Column]]
# [[Reactor]]
# [[Pressure changer]]
# [[Solids-involved equipment]]
 
----
  '''Process Economics'''
# [[Equipment sizing]]
# [[Estimation of capital]]
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]]
# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]
 
----
  '''Other Process Design Considerations'''
# [[Materials of construction]]
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# [[Process controls]]
# [[Process location and layout decisions]]
 

|width = "400pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Projects'''
----
  '''Design projects 2014'''
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
 
----
  '''Design projects 2015'''
* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
 
----
  '''Design projects 2016'''
* [[Desalination - Team A]]
* [[Desalination - Team B]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_D|Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_E|Los Angeles Droughts - Team E]]
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
 
----
|}

 

'''Acknowledgement'''

[[File:Centennial_Logo.jpg|left|150px]]

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2017-01-25T00:32:24Z

Fyo464:

'''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 [//www.cheme.cornell.edu/cbe/people/profile.cfm?netid=fy86 Professor Fengqi You].
 
----
 
Northwestern University Chemical Process Design Open Textbook

{| class="wikitable" style="padding: 1em; text-align:left"
|- valign="top"
|width = "550pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Theory and Method'''
----
  '''Design Basis'''
# [[Define product and feed]]
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
# [[Site condition and design]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
 
----
  '''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]]
 
----
  '''Process Simulation'''
# [[Property package]]
# [[Mixer and Splitter]]
# [[Separator]]
# [[Heat exchanger]]
# [[Column]]
# [[Reactor]]
# [[Pressure changer]]
# [[Solids-involved equipment]]
 
----
  '''Process Economics'''
# [[Equipment sizing]]
# [[Estimation of capital]]
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]]
# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]
 
----
  '''Other Process Design Considerations'''
# [[Materials of construction]]
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# [[Process controls]]
# [[Process location and layout decisions]]
 

|width = "400pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Projects'''
----
  '''Design projects 2014'''
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
 
----
  '''Design projects 2015'''
* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
 
----
  '''Design projects 2016'''
* [[Desalination - Team A]]
* [[Desalination - Team B]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_D|Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_E|Los Angeles Droughts - Team E]]
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
 
----
|}

 

'''Acknowledgement'''

[[File:Centennial_Logo.jpg|left|150px]]

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2016-10-17T14:37:28Z

Fyo464:

'''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 [//www.cheme.cornell.edu/cbe/people/profile.cfm?netid=fy86 Professor Fengqi You].
 
----
 
Northwestern University Chemical Process Design Open Textbook

{| class="wikitable" style="padding: 1em; text-align:left"
|- valign="top"
|width = "550pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Theory and Method'''
----
  '''Design Basis'''
# [[Define product and feed]]
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
# [[Site condition and design]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
 
----
  '''Process Flowsheet'''
# [[Process flow diagram]]
# [[Process alternatives and flowsheeting]]
# [[Reactors]]
# [[Fluidized Bed Reactor]]
# [[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]]
 
----
  '''Process Simulation'''
# [[Property package]]
# [[Mixer and Splitter]]
# [[Separator]]
# [[Heat exchanger]]
# [[Column]]
# [[Reactor]]
# [[Pressure changer]]
# [[Solids-involved equipment]]
 
----
  '''Process Economics'''
# [[Equipment sizing]]
# [[Estimation of capital]]
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]]
# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]
 
----
  '''Other Process Design Considerations'''
# [[Materials of construction]]
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# [[Process controls]]
# [[Process location and layout decisions]]
 

|width = "400pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Projects'''
----
  '''Design projects 2014'''
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
 
----
  '''Design projects 2015'''
* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
 
----
  '''Design projects 2016'''
* [[Desalination - Team A]]
* [[Desalination - Team B]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_D|Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_E|Los Angeles Droughts - Team E]]
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
 
----
|}

 

'''Acknowledgement'''

[[File:Centennial_Logo.jpg|left|150px]]

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2016-03-13T17:02:26Z

Fyo464:

'''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 [//www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/directory/profiles/Fengqi-You.html Professor Fengqi You].
 
----
 
Northwestern University Chemical Process Design Open Textbook

{| class="wikitable" style="padding: 1em; text-align:left"
|- valign="top"
|width = "550pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Theory and Method'''
----
  '''Design Basis'''
# [[Define product and feed]]
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
# [[Site condition and design]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
 
----
  '''Process Flowsheet'''
# [[Process flow diagram]]
# [[Process alternatives and flowsheeting]]
# [[Reactors]]
# [[Fluidized Bed Reactor]]
# [[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]]
 
----
  '''Process Simulation'''
# [[Property package]]
# [[Mixer and Splitter]]
# [[Separator]]
# [[Heat exchanger]]
# [[Column]]
# [[Reactor]]
# [[Pressure changer]]
# [[Solids-involved equipment]]
 
----
  '''Process Economics'''
# [[Equipment sizing]]
# [[Estimation of capital]]
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]]
# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]
 
----
  '''Other Process Design Considerations'''
# [[Materials of construction]]
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# [[Process controls]]
# [[Process location and layout decisions]]
 

|width = "400pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Projects'''
----
  '''Design projects 2014'''
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
 
----
  '''Design projects 2015'''
* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
 
----
  '''Design projects 2016'''
* [[Desalination - Team A]]
* [[Desalination - Team B]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_D|Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_E|Los Angeles Droughts - Team E]]
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
 
----
|}

 

'''Acknowledgement'''

[[File:Centennial_Logo.jpg|left|150px]]

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2016-03-13T17:02:02Z

Fyo464:

'''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 [//www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/directory/profiles/Fengqi-You.html Professor Fengqi You].
 
----
 
Northwestern University Chemical Process Design Open Textbook

{| class="wikitable" style="padding: 1em; text-align:left"
|- valign="top"
|width = "550pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Theory and Method'''
----
  '''Design Basis'''
# [[Define product and feed]]
# [[Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity]]
# [[Site condition and design]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
 
----
  '''Process Flowsheet'''
# [[Process flow diagram]]
# [[Process alternatives and flowsheeting]]
# [[Reactors]]
# [[Fluidized Bed Reactor]]
# [[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]]
 
----
  '''Process Simulation'''
# [[Property package]]
# [[Mixer and Splitter]]
# [[Separator]]
# [[Heat exchanger]]
# [[Column]]
# [[Reactor]]
# [[Pressure changer]]
# [[Solids-involved equipment]]
 
----
  '''Process Economics'''
# [[Equipment sizing]]
# [[Estimation of capital]]
# [[Estimation of production cost and revenue]]
# [[Engineering economic analysis]]
# [[Sensitivity analysis and design optimization]]
 
----
  '''Other Process Design Considerations'''
# [[Materials of construction]]
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# [[Process controls]]
# [[Process location and layout decisions]]
 

|width = "400pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Projects'''
----
  '''Design projects 2014'''
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
 
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  '''Design projects 2015'''
* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
 
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  '''Design projects 2016'''
* [[Desalination - Team A]]
* [[Desalination - Team B]]
* [[Desalination_-_Team_D|Team D - A New San Diego: Reverse Osmosis Moving Forward]]
* [[Los Angeles Droughts - Team E]]
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
 
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|}

 

'''Acknowledgement'''

[[File:Centennial_Logo.jpg|left|150px]]

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'''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 [//www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/directory/profiles/Fengqi-You.html Professor Fengqi You].
 
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Northwestern University Chemical Process Design Open Textbook

{| class="wikitable" style="padding: 1em; text-align:left"
|- valign="top"
|width = "550pt"| '''  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 Flowsheet'''
# [[Process flow diagram]]
# [[Process alternatives and flowsheeting]]
# [[Reactors]]
# [[Fluidized Bed Reactor]]
# [[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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  '''Process Simulation'''
# [[Property package]]
# [[Mixer and Splitter]]
# [[Separator]]
# [[Heat exchanger]]
# [[Column]]
# [[Reactor]]
# [[Pressure changer]]
# [[Solids-involved equipment]]
 
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  '''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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  '''Other Process Design Considerations'''
# [[Materials of construction]]
# [[Process safety]]
# [[Process hazards]]
# [[Environmental concerns]]
# [[Process controls]]
# [[Process location and layout decisions]]
 

|width = "400pt"| '''  Chemical Process Design Projects'''
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  '''Design projects 2014'''
* [[Design G1 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G1)]]
* [[Design G2 | Glycerol to Propylene Glycol (G2)]]
* [[Design S1 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S1)]]
* [[Design S2 | Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol (S2)]]
* [[Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)]] for (Hydrogen Design Contest)
 
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  '''Design projects 2015'''
* [[Ethanol to Ethylene (B1)]]
* [[Biomass to Ethylene (B2)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G1)]]
* [[Shale Gas to Ethylene (G2)]]
* [[Natural Gas to Hydrogen (H)]]
 
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  '''Design projects 2016'''
* [[Desalination - Team A]]
* [[Desalination - Team B]]
* [[Desalination - Team D]]
* [[Desalination - Team E]]
* [[Nueces Desalination Center: Production of Drinking Water by Multi-Stage Flash Distillation]]
* [[Desalination - Team G]]
 
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|}

 

'''Acknowledgement'''

[[File:Centennial_Logo.jpg|left|150px]]

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2016-02-12T22:23:32Z

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'''Welcome to ''processdesign''!'''
We hope you will contribute much and well.
You will probably want to read the [[Help:Contents|help pages]].
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2016-02-05T19:32:46Z

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I am a McCormick Senior in Northwestern University, double majoring in Chemical Engineering and Applied Mathematics while at the meantime earned the Segal Design Certificate.

I am currently looking for a CO-OP/Intern position in Chemical Engineering. I am passionate in applying my currents skills as a young engineer to modern technical problems and aspire to enhance my skill set to become a capable and knowledgeable engineer.

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2016-02-02T19:59:40Z

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2016-02-02T19:59:39Z

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I am a Northwestern University student studying chemical engineering in McCormick. I will be graduating from Northwestern in March 2016 and I will then be beginning graduate school in August or September of 2016. I am interested in biotechnology, synthetic biology, and pharmaceutical development among other topics within chemical engineering and engineering in general.

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My name is Kedric Daly and I am currently a senior chemical engineering major in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. This wiki is for CHBE 352 which is the chemical process design course, the second course in the senior design sequence. I need access to this wiki in order to complete an assignment and graduate on time. The main goal for my involvement is to create a page that discusses modeling pressure changers using modeling software.

This is my second request for access as it has been over 2 weeks since last requesting access.

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2016-01-27T00:51:10Z

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My name is Cindy Chen and I am a senior studying Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University. My name is Cindy Chen and I am a senior studying Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University. My name is Cindy Chen and I am a senior studying Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University. My name is Cindy Chen and I am a senior studying Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University. My name is Cindy Chen and I am a senior studying Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University.

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2016-01-27T00:51:07Z

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2016-01-27T00:51:06Z

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My name is Lauren Burke, I am a Senior Chemical Engineering major at Northwestern University. I am currently taking a process design course, working on designing a water desalination plant. I need access to the wiki to review topics for the project and to edit a page for an individual assignment in the class.

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2016-01-27T00:50:49Z

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2016-01-27T00:50:49Z

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ChE 352 account
Chemical Engineering Bachelor of Science 2016
Chemical Engineering Master of Science 2016
Class of 2016

Goal of this account is to be able to further the information contained within this wiki with regards to chemical engineering process design.
I will be working on modeling pressure changers such as pumps and compressors.

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2016-01-27T00:50:46Z

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2016-01-27T00:50:46Z

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Evan Randolph Rosati
Northwestern McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science,
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering,
Class of 2016

Master of Science in Chemical and Biological Engineering,
Class of 2016

Current Senior and require access for Che 352, Senior Design. I will be working on adding process safety specifications of legislation to the Wiki.

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2016-01-27T00:50:43Z

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I grew up in a small log cabin many years ago. It was an ancient age with ancient beasts. At the age of 5 it was customary in my clan to kill a dragon with two stones and a knife. I did it with my bare hands. The chief had challenged me to a duel at the age of 8 to prove my worth. I slew him to the ground. From then on I was known as "Chief Dragon" and ruled for 2000 years. I then decided to join Northwestern University and study chemical engineering.

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2016-01-27T00:50:38Z

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2016-01-27T00:50:37Z

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My name is KC Anderson and I am a senior in chemical engineering taking ChE 352. My name is KC Anderson and I am a senior in chemical engineering taking ChE 352. My name is KC Anderson and I am a senior in chemical engineering taking ChE 352. My name is KC Anderson and I am a senior in chemical engineering taking ChE 352.

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2016-01-27T00:50:34Z

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2016-01-27T00:50:34Z

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I am a student at Northwestern University. I am studying chemical engineering. I am creating this account so that I can finish a project for my senior design class. There is not much else about me relevant to this biography. I am hoping to greatly improve a page about air pollution.

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2016-01-27T00:50:33Z

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2016-01-27T00:50:33Z

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Studying B.S. Chemical Engineering in the Philippines. I am a male. I currently enjoy reading journals and articles about designing of industrial plants. I am hoping that after my graduation, I can work in big companies and be part of their R and D team. But for now, I am focusing on finishing my project study and review in preparation for my upcoming licensure examination that will be on November this year.

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2016-01-27T00:50:26Z

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2016-01-27T00:50:26Z

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Education
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
B.S in Chemical Engineering, Anticipated June 2016
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Anticipated June 2016
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Work Experience
Stepan Company, Northfield, IL Agriculture Formulations Intern (June-September 2015)
Developed a method for predicting agriculture emulsion stability
Performed laboratory experiments to develop new solvents
Independently ran trials to test the performance of new solvents and surfactants

Stepan Company, Elwood, IL Pilot Technology Division Intern (June-September 2013, June-September 2014)
Extensive experience in corrosion studies up to ASTM standards
Carried out laboratory filtrations on cGMP amine products
Created engineering drawings of process equipment
Performed process equipment calibrations
Produced written reports and presented findings at department meetings

Northwestern University Library (June-September 2015)
Assisted patrons with locating items and resolved technical support issues

Finstrom Carpentry, Plainfield IL, Subcontractor (May-September 2012)
Installed custom windows, siding, and doors according to relevant building codes

Research Experience
Torkelson Lab, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (January 2015-Present)
Investigated impact of initiator fragments on glass transition temperature, crucial for technological application of low molecular weight polymers
Analyzed samples using differential scanning calorimetery, and gel permeation chromatography

Publications
Zhang, Lanhe; Marsiglio, John; Lan, Tian; Torkelson, John. "Dramatic Tunability of the Glass Transition Temperature and Fragility of Low Molecular Weight Polystyrene by Initiator Fragments Located at Chain Ends." Manuscript submitted to Macromolecules December 2015.

Engineering Project and Design Experience
Chemical Process Design (Fall 2015)
Proposed design for acrylic acid production facility using AspenTech HYSYS and Aspen cost estimator
Chemical Product Design (Winter 2015)
Proposed a new food-grade red dye, and performed experiments to determine product feasibility

Skills
Microsoft Office, Visual Basic and Visio
AspenTech HYSYS and MATLAB

Extracurricular
Northwestern AIChE Technical Chair (May 2015- Present)
Symphony of Evanston Nursing Home Volunteer (August 2015-Present)
Northwestern University Goodrich House Treasurer (September 2013- June 2014)

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2016-01-27T00:50:24Z

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