Engineering Economics And Economic Design for Process Engineers Book

Engineering Economics The Economic Side of Engineering
The Engineer’s Role in Profit Creation Economic Viability Project Authorization Types of Projects Funding Investments, Revenues, Expenses, and Profit Economic Work After Funding Corporate Cash Flow Summary Problems and Exercises References Time Value of Money
Cash Flow Diagrams Interest Present Worth, Future Worth, and Annuities Before- and After-Tax Considerations Inflation and Indices Summary Problems and Exercises Additional Topic: Compounding Other Than Annually Problems and Exercises Estimating Investments
Capital Costs Defined Estimating Capital Estimating the Other Investments Summary Problems/Exercises Additional Topic: Types of Estimates References Estimating Production Cost
Production Costs Defined Fixed and Variable Costs Estimating Methods Summary Problems and Exercises Additional Topic: Product Cost and General Expense Economic Evaluation Methods
Evaluation Methods Other Methods Analysis of Risk Summary Problems and Exercises Additional Topics: Creating Guidelines for Rapid ROI Calculation What To Use Constant Dollars Or Actual Dollars Economic Design
Economic Design: A Model
Defining Economic Design The Economic Design Model Summary Reference Defining Objectives
Why Define Objectives?
What Do Good Objectives Look Like?
An Example Project objectives How to Get Input from the Key Stakeholders (and Ensure it Is Correct)
Summary Problems and Exercises References
Creating Options: Flow Sheet Development.
Design (or Project) Phases Flowsheet Development Summary Problems and Exercises Additional Topic: Types of Flowsheets Creating Options: Creating the List
General Methods Process Development Methods Feasibility and Conceptual Engineering Summary Problems and Exercises References Option/Alternate Analysis
Technical Feasibility Comes First Economic Analysis Methodology The Economics of Selecting Equipment The Economics of Plant Siting Summary Problems and Exercises Additional Topic: How to Decide Whether to Install Capacity for an Assumed Future Need References Economic Design Case Studies
Optimal Cooling Water Temperature in a Cooler Optimal Catalyst Usage in a Reactor/Filter System Optimal Heat Recovery in a Heat Exchanger Loop What to Choose: A Grass-Roots Plant or the Expansion of an Existing Plant Optimum Number of Plants Appendices
Appendix I Definitions
Appendix II Indices
Appendix III Compound Interest Tables
Appendix IV Equipment Pricing Data
Appendix V Design Phases: Inputs and Outputs Index