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.