Software
Developed By Students, For Students
Each software package started as either a capstone design project or paid student project, and is now introduced to Vanderbilt students in their Process and Product Design course. Students are allowed to use these tools on homework and exams throughout the course.
WADE
(Water Allocation Design and Engineering Software)
Design Single and Multi-Component Water Recycle Networks
Equipment Costing Spreadsheet
Estimate the Costs of Various Industrial Process Equipment
& Entire Chemical Plants
Commercial Software
The following software packages are provided free of charge for the success of chemical engineering students.
Aspen Plus™
Model and Simulate Chemical Process Equipment
MATLAB®
Solve Systems of Differential Equations + Develop and Model Reactor Designs and Process Control Systems
Profitability Analysis Spreadsheet
Calculate Complex Internal Rates of Return
(Includes the Time Value of Money)
Provided with the design textbook
Process and Product Design Principles by W. Seider, et.al.