COSTIQ v1.0.0

Initial release of COSTIQ: An Open-Source Tool for Equipment Cost Estimation in Chemical Process Design.

Features

• 36 equipment types across 10 categories
• 5 costing methods (B1B2, vessel, FBM, FBM-FP, tray)
• CEPCI temporal updating (2001-2024)
• Multi-equipment plant inventory with grassroots cost
• Sensitivity analysis (size, pressure, material comparison)
• USD/MXN currency conversion
• CSV export

Methodology

Based on Turton et al. (2018), Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes, 5th Ed., Appendix A.