CHE 425 - Process Design I

3 Credit(s)

Development of process design methods for continuous processing, with emphasis on an integrated industrial system, including chemical, reactors; relationship of reactor design choices to performance and physical design parameters; design basis; choice of unit operations; choice of process operating conditions; estimation of capital and operating costs, their effect on profitability; rules of thumb for equipment design choices; relationship between design choices and costs; process optimization; computer simulation techniques for equipment; and process design and flow sheeting.
Corequisite(s): CHE 332.