Process Engineering Calculators

Verified engineering algorithms for equipment sizing, PDS generation, vendor procurement, and process calculations.

Equipment SizingSafety & Utilities

AHU Design

Perform psychrometric calculations for AHUs.

Equipment SizingReactors

Batch Reactor Scale-Up

Scale-up reactors based on P/V, tip speed, etc.

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Breathing Air Supply

Estimate service duration for SCBA cylinders.

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Civil & Structural Design & Costing

Multi-tier API synthesis block structural design basis: equipment loads, RCC column sizing (IS 456 / ACI 318), MTO density, and turnkey CAPEX.

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Cleaning Validation Surface Area & MACO Sizer

Calculate equipment wetted surface areas (Reactors, ANFDs, Multi-Mills, Centrifuges, Piping), Maximum Allowable Carryover (MACO per APIC/FDA), swab limits, and cleaning solvent volume.

Equipment SizingHydraulics

Control Valve Sizing (Cv / Kv & Flow) Calculator

Calculate Control Valve Flow Coefficient (Cv), Metric Flow Factor (Kv), choked sonic flow conditions, and required flow rates for liquid and gas media.

Equipment SizingThermodynamics

Cooling Tower Design & Thermal Rating

Calculate cooling duty (TR/kW), Merkel transfer units (NTU), PVC fill surface area, fan static power, and water balance.

Equipment SizingMass Transfer

Design & Sizing of Acid Gas Scrubbers

Size packed column scrubbers, exhaust blowers, recirculation pumps, and caustic neutralization demand for acid gas liberation (HCl, SO2, Cl2, H2S, NH3) from POCl3, SOCl2, and thiol batch reactions.

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Drying Rate

Estimate drying time based on constant/falling rates.

Equipment SizingSafety & Utilities

Electrical Cable Sizing & Load Sizer

Multi-criteria cable sizing (continuous ampacity, derating factors, running & starting voltage drop, and short-circuit fault withstand), plant-wide electrical load list, and turnkey BOQ in ₹ INR.

Equipment SizingSafety & Utilities

Emergency Vent Sizing

Vapor, liquid, and two-phase (DIERS) relief sizing.

Equipment SizingMass Transfer

Filtration Designer

Size filter presses using cake filtration theory.

Equipment SizingThermodynamics

Heat Exchanger Design

LMTD method for shell-and-tube heat exchangers.

Equipment SizingThermodynamics

Hot Water System (HWT) Sizing

Size closed-loop hot water utility skids for distillation, contact vacuum drying, and jacketed reactor heating.

Equipment SizingMass Transfer

MEE & VOC Stripper ZLD Sizer

Size 100 KLD Multiple Effect Evaporators (MEE), 10% VOC stripper condensers, TVR steam economy, LRVP vacuum pumps, and 40% TDS ATFD brine feed.

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MOC Corrosion Rate & Coupon Study

Calculate corrosion rates (mm/yr & mpy), alloy suitability ratings, and vessel service life per ASTM G1/G4.

Equipment SizingSafety & Utilities

NFPA 68 Explosion Vent Sizing

Size deflagration explosion vents for dusts (Kst) & gases (Kg), fluid bed dryers, ANFDs, cyclones, and spray dryers per NFPA 68:2023.

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Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Calculator

Calculate Availability (A), Performance Rate (P), Quality Rate (Q), 6 Big Losses breakdown, MTBF & MTTR reliability metrics for batch reactors and packaging lines.

Equipment SizingMass Transfer

Packed Column Design

Calculate diameter and height for absorption/stripping.

Equipment SizingThermodynamics

Pharma Equipment Heat Exchange Area Sizer

Calculate required and available heat transfer area, overall U-values, LMTD, and process cycle times across Glass-Lined & SS Reactors, ANFDs, and Industrial Dryers (RCVD, Nauta, VTD, ATD/ATFD, FBD).

Equipment SizingHydraulics

Pipe Line Sizing

Calculate pressure drop and velocity in pipes.

Equipment SizingSafety & Utilities

Pressure Vessel Sizing

Calculate wall thickness for shells and heads (ASME).

Equipment SizingHydraulics

Pump Sizing

Calculate TDH, NPSHa, and power for centrifugal pumps.

Equipment SizingReactors

Reactor Shaft Mechanical Sizing

ASME / DIN agitator shaft diameter, torque, dynamic bending, deflection, seal runout, and critical speed.

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Shortcut Distillation Column Calculator

Perform shortcut mass-basis (kg/h) and molar distillation column calculations using Fenske-Underwood-Gilliland and Souders-Brown hydraulic sizing.

Equipment SizingThermodynamics

Single Fluid System (TCU) Sizing

Size Monofluid Temperature Control Unit (TCU) skids: pump hydraulics, N2 expansion tank, and 3 PHEs (Steam, CW, Chilled Glycol).

Equipment SizingMass Transfer

Solvent Dehydration & Molecular Sieve Sizing Calculator

Calculate molecular sieve quantity (3A, 4A, 5A, 13X), bed volume, column dimensions, Ergun pressure drop, and recirculation loop kinetics for solvent moisture removal (IPA, Acetone, Methanol, EtOH, THF, Toluene).

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Static Electricity Sizing

Calculate streaming currents, relaxation times, and spark energy for liquids and powders.

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Tank & Reactor Inertization Calculator (N₂ Purging & LOC)

Calculate nitrogen consumption, vacuum swing cycles, continuous sweep purge rates, vacuum pump sizing, and inertization cycle times from atmospheric O2 (20.9%) to target LOC (e.g. 2%) per NFPA 69.

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Unit Converter

Convert various engineering units for pressure, flow, viscosity, and more.

Equipment SizingHydraulics

Vacuum Pump Sizing

Advanced sizing for vacuum pumps considering evacuation, leakage, and process loads for drying or distillation.

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Vapor Pressure (Antoine)

Estimate vapor pressure using Antoine equation.

Disclaimer

The sizing results, parameters, and algorithms provided by these calculators are for preliminary design screening and educational purposes only. They do not constitute formal engineering advice. All safety-critical systems, pressure reliefs, and fluid dynamics designs must be verified by a licensed professional engineer (PE) and comply with all local safety standards, process hazard analyses (PHA), and statutory regulations.