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Notes on scaling a chemical process.
Working notes on the engineering questions that come up repeatedly — written for founders and technical teams who are about to spend real money.
Engineering practice
What a design basis memorandum should actually contain
The single most useful document in early process engineering, and the one most often skipped. A section-by-section breakdown.
Simulation
Aspen, HYSYS or DWSIM: choosing a simulator at pilot stage
Licence cost is the obvious difference and the least important one. What actually matters for an early-stage scale-up model.
Scale-up
What a pilot plant actually costs in India
An honest breakdown of where the money goes, and the four decisions that move the number most.