Chemical Plant Design and Economics

• Structure of chemical process systems and systematic methods for capital and operating cost calculations
• Economic factors in design, economic balances, capital and operating cost estimation techniques, assessment of alternative investments and replacements, and application of compound interest calculations
• Simple optimization theory
• Evaluation of process alternatives
• Equipment and materials selection
• Factors such as energy, safety, hygiene, and environmental protection
• Familiarity with computer process simulation
• Intrinsically safe design
• Risk analysis

Suggested Reading Materials

Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers, fifth edition
M.S. Peters, K.D. Timmerhaus, R.E. West. McGraw-Hill, 2003.

Process Design Principles: Synthesis, Analysis and Evaluation
W.D. Seider, J.D. Seader, D.R. Lewin. John Wiley, 1999.

Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes, second edition
R. Turton, R.C. Bailie, W.B. Whiting, J.A. Shaeiweitz, Prentice Hall, 2003.