Calculates the net present value (NPV) for a project using cash flow and time value of money as well as the investor's rate of return (IRR).

1. Basics of BFDs, PFDs, & PIDs
2. Block Flow Diagram Examples
3. BFD: Avoiding Common Mistakes
4. Rule of Thumb: Adding an Expander to a System
5. Rule of Thumb: Energy Losses in a Piping System
6. Temperature Interval Method for Heat Exchanger Networks
7. Designing a Heat Exchanger Network
8. Working in a Team (Part 1)
9. Working in a Team (Part 2)
10. Working in a Team (Part 3)
11. Gross Economic Profit Analysis
12. Net Present Value and Investor's Rate of Return
13. Approximate Profitability Measures
14. Capital Cost Comparison: Present Worth Analysis
15. Capital Cost Comparison: Capitalized Cost Analysis
16. Excel User Form: Heat Exchanger Cost Estimator
17. SuperPro Designer: Fermentation Simulation
18. SuperPro Designer: Adding a Stock Mixture
19. SuperPro Designer: Modeling a Reactor and Separator
20. SuperPro Designer: Modeling a Batch Reactor

LearnChemE features faculty prepared engineering education resources for students and instructors produced by the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder and funded by the National Science Foundation, Shell, and the Engineering Excellence Fund. In these screencasts, LearnChemE covers topics such as Block Flow Diagrams, Designing a Heat Exchanger Network, Modeling a Batch Reactor, and PFD's.