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'''Welcome to the Northwestern University Chemical Engineering Process Design Open Textbook.''' <br />
'''Welcome to the Northwestern University Chemical Engineering Process Design Open Textbook.''' <br />
This electronic textbook is a student-contributed open-source text covering the materials and student design projects of our capstone design courses at Northwestern University.
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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= Chemical Process Design Theory and Method =
= Chemical Process Design Theory and Method =
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==Sensors and Actuators==
==Design Basis==
# [[Control Systems| Control Systems:]] Measurement devices
# Define product and feed
# [[TemperatureSensors| Temperature sensors ]]
# Preliminary market analysis and plant capacity
# [[PressureSensors| Pressure sensors]]
# Define site condition
# [[LevelSensors| Level sensors]]
# [[Block Flow Diagram| Block flow diagram]]
# [[FlowSensors| Flow sensors]]
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# [[pHandViscositySensors| pH and viscosity sensors]]
# [[Miscellaneous Sensors| Miscellaneous sensors]]
# [[ValveTypesSelection| Valves: ]] types, kinds, and selection
# [[ValveModeling| Valves: ]] modeling dynamics


 
==Process Flow Diagram==
More information on sensors and actuators at [http://eweb.chemeng.ed.ac.uk/courses/control/restricted/course/second/course/outline4.html ECOSSE]
# Literature review
# Process alternatives and technology options
# Define the major unit operations
# Process flow diagram
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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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==Modeling Case Studies==
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# [[Surge Tank Model| Surge tank model]] 
# [[Heated Surge Tank Model| Heated surge tank]] see also [http://eweb.chemeng.ed.ac.uk/courses/control/restricted/course/second/course/casestudy/index.html ECOSSE]
# [[Bacterial Chemostat Model| Bacterial chemostat]]
# [[CSTRHeatExchangeModel| ODE & Excel CSTR model w/ heat exchange]]
# [[DistillationModel| ODE & Excel model of a simple distillation column]]
# [[HeatExchangeModel| ODE & Excel model of a heat exchanger]]
# [[AdiabaticPFR| ODE & Excel model of an adiabatic PFR]]
# [[ElectricVehicleCruiseControl | Cruise control for an electric vehicle]]
# [[Biology Application | Blood Glucose Control in Diabetic Patients]]
More information on chemical process modeling in general at [http://eweb.chemeng.ed.ac.uk/courses/control/restricted/course/advanced/outline5.html ECOSSE example 1] and [http://eweb.chemeng.ed.ac.uk/courses/control/restricted/course/fourth/course/casestudy/index.html ECOSSE example 2]
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=Process Design Projects=
=Chemical Process Design Projects=
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== Mathematics for Control Systems ==
== Examples ==
 
* Sugar Cane Ethanol Plant (2011)
# [[Dirac delta (impulse) function| Dirac delta (impulse) function (10/09)]]
* Other examples
# [[First-order differential equations| First-order differential equations (12/14/09)]]
# [[Second-order differential equations| Second-order differential equations (10/13)]]
# [[Taylor Series| Taylor Series]]
# [[Laplace Transforms]]
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==Glycerol to propylene glycol==
==MIMO Control==
* Design 1
# [[Decouple| Determining if a system can be decoupled]]
* Design 2
# [[RGA| MIMO control using RGA]] see also [http://eweb.chemeng.ed.ac.uk/courses/control/restricted/course/advanced/module6.html#three ECOSSE]
* Design 3
# [[MPC| MIMO using model predictive control]]
# [[NN | Neural Networks for automatic model construction]]
# [[In class example| Understanding MIMO Control Through Two Tanks Interaction]]
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==3-Hydroxypropionic acid to 1,3-propanediol==
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* 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 23:28, 22 December 2013

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.

If you would like to suggest changes to these pages, please email you[at]northwestern.edu .


Northwestern University Chemical Engineering 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. Define site condition
  4. Block flow diagram

Process Flow Diagram

  1. Literature review
  2. Process alternatives and technology options
  3. Define the major unit operations
  4. Process flow diagram

Process Modeling and Simulation

  1. Reactors
  2. Separation processes
  3. Heat Exchangers
  4. Storage vessels
  5. Other vessels
  6. Plant hydraulics
  7. Utility systems
  8. HYSYS
  9. Aspen Plus

Process Economic Analysis

  1. Estimation of capital
  2. Estimation of production cost
  3. Estimation of revenue
  4. Profitability measures

Other Process Design Considerations

  1. Safety analysis
  2. Environmental concerns
  3. Controls and P&ID
  4. Sensitivity analysis
  5. Process optimization

Chemical Process Design Projects

Examples

  • Sugar Cane Ethanol Plant (2011)
  • Other examples

Glycerol to propylene glycol

  • Design 1
  • Design 2
  • Design 3

3-Hydroxypropionic acid to 1,3-propanediol

  • Design 1
  • Design 2
  • Design 3

Succinic acid to 1,4-butanediol

  • Design 1
  • Design 2
  • Design 3


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