Basic Programs for Chemical Engineers

✍ Scribed by Dennis Wright (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1986
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 347
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The microcomputer has put a vast amount of computational power in the hands of the practicing chemical engineer. However, a microcomputer is of little use unless there are programs available to solve chemical engineer­ ing problems; In this book, I have put together a collection of BASIC pro­ grams that w~ll help the practicing engineer be more productive and able to solve complex problems that are normally handled on mainframe com­ puters. The plant engineer will find the book particularly useful. The plant en­ gineer is calle~ upon to investigate problems that range from simple trouble shooting to tQe detailed design of complex chemical plants. The larger proj­ ects are usually add-on jobs to the regular duties of keeping a chemical plant running. In t~day's business climate, answers to problems must be obtained quickly and ~ccurately. The computer is capable of testing hypothesis, thereby allo~ing engineers to evaluate alternative solutions to problems quickly and provide answers to management's questions that invariably shift like the sand~ in a desert.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Mathematics....Pages 1-31
Heat Transfer....Pages 32-62
Thermodynamics....Pages 63-95
Mass Transfer....Pages 96-135
Cost Estimation and Economics....Pages 136-180
Physical Properties of Pure Substances....Pages 181-241
Pollution Control....Pages 242-282
Miscellaneous....Pages 283-311
Back Matter....Pages 313-340

✦ Subjects

Biotechnology; Numeric Computing; Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering