Chemical Engineering: An Introduction to Chemical Engineering Design

✍ Scribed by R.K. Sinnott

• Publisher: Pergamon
• Year: 1983
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 842
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

An introduction to the art and practice of design as applied to chemical processes and equipment. It is intended primarily as a text for chemical engineering students undertaking the design projects that are set as part of undergraduate courses in chemical engineering in the UK and USA. It has been written to complement the treatment of chemical engineering fundamentals given in Chemical Engineering volumes 1, 2 and 3. Examples are given in each chapter to illustrate the design methods presented

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Related Pergamon Titles in the CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Series by J M COULSON & J F RICHARDSON, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Author's Preface, Page v
Preface, Page vi
Acknowledgement, Page vi
CHAPTER 1 - Introduction to Design, Pages 1-28
CHAPTER 2 - Fundamentals of Material Balances, Pages 29-52
CHAPTER 3 - Fundamentals of Energy Balances, Pages 53-97
CHAPTER 4 - Flow-sheeting, Pages 98-147
CHAPTER 5 - Piping and Instrumentation, Pages 148-180
CHAPTER 6 - Costing and Project Evaluation, Pages 181-211
CHAPTER 7 - Materials of Construction, Pages 212-233
CHAPTER 8 - Design Information and Data, Pages 234-273
CHAPTER 9 - Safety and Loss Prevention, Pages 274-304
CHAPTER 10 - Equipment Selection, Specification and Design, Pages 305-389
CHAPTER 11 - Separation Columns (Distillation and Absorption), Pages 390-510
CHAPTER 12 - Heat-transfer Equipment, Pages 511-621
CHAPTER 13 - Mechanical Design of Process Equipment, Pages 622-713
CHAPTER 14 - General Site Considerations, Pages 714-724
APPENDIX A - Graphical Symbols for Piping Systems and Plant, Pages 725-733
APPENDIX B - A Simple Flow-sheeting Program MASSBAL, Pages 734-743
APPENDIX C - Corrosion Chart, Pages 745-763
APPENDIX D - Physical Property Data Bank, Pages 765-785
APPENDIX E - Conversion Factors for Some Common SI Units, Pages 786-787
APPENDIX F - Standard Flanges, Pages 788-794
APPENDIX G - Design Projects, Pages 795-820
Author Index, Pages 821-827
Subject Index, Pages 828-838