Super Pro Designer

Petrides D (2000), Bioprocess Design, Bioseparation Textbook (Intelligent Inc., Super-pro Designer), available at http //www.intelligen.com (accessed November 2006). 

Ernst et al.5 indicate that the Super Pro Designer contains models to help estimate the direct fixed capital cost based on 1995 dollars. These numbers may be suitably updated using the current CPI or other suitable index. Maintenance cost were set at 25% of the purchase cost of the equipment per year. Laboratory costs were allocated to capital costs. Labor costs were carefully calculated based on number of operator hours per equipment hour. This was done after analyzing scheduling of the entire process as well as noting that the operator time on each equipment was reasonable. 

In this chapter, the principles behind the use of several widely used flowsheet simulators are introduced. For processes in the steady state, these include ASPEN PLUS, HYSYS.Plant, CHEMCAD, and PRO/n. For batch processes, these include BATCH PLUS and SUPER-PRO DESIGNER. 

Be able to prepare a simulation of a batch process using BATCH PLUS and SUPER-PRO DESIGNER. 

Hy-Pro A process for recovering propane and heavier components from natural gas or refinery off-gases. Licensed by ABB Randall Corporation. A version called Super Hy-Pro is designed for removing liquid hydrocarbons from LPG. 

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