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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 Professor Fengqi You.

Northwestern University Chemical Process Design Open Text Book

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
Process Flowsheet Process alternatives and flowsheeting Reactors Separation processes Process hydraulics Heat transfer equipment: Heat exchangers, boilers, condensers, heaters and coolers Utility systems Pressure vessels
Process Economics Estimation of capital Estimation of production cost and revenue Engineering economic analysis Sensitivity analysis and design optimization
Other Process Design Considerations Process safety Process hazards Environmental concerns Controls and P&ID

Chemical Process Design Projects
Examples Sugar Cane Ethanol Plant (2011) Other examples
Glycerol to propylene glycol Design G1 (2014) Design G2 (2014)
Succinic acid to 1,4-butanediol Design S1 (2014) Design S2 (2014)
Hydrogen Student Design Contest Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling (2014)

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