CBE 463 Process Design and Economics for Chemical Engineering

Credits: (3-0) 3

Economics lecture topics may include time value of money, DCFROR/NPV analysis of projects and investment alternatives, after tax analysis, and estimation of process capital, equipment, and operating costs. Process design lecture topics may include process flow diagram synthesis, process recycle structures, process conditions, process simulation and optimization, and process design heuristics. Students will work in groups on a common process design project that includes detailed equipment designs, evaluation of reactor, separations, and recycle alternatives, and economic evaluation of various process improvement ideas.

Prerequisites: CBE 317, CBE 343, and CBE 417
Pre or Corequisites: CBE 318 and CBE 465

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