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• Title:Chemical engineering design : principles, practice, and economics of plant and process design / Gavin Towler, Ray Sinnott.
  
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• Author/Creator:Towler, Gavin P.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Sinnott, R. K.
  
• Published/Created:Oxford ; Waltham, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2013.
  

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  • Call Number: TP155 .T69 2013
    
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• Library of Congress Subjects:Chemical engineering.
  
• Edition:2nd ed.
  
• Description:xvi, 1, 303 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
  
• Summary:"Chemical Engineering Design is a complete course text for students of chemical engineering. Written for the Senior Design Course, and also suitable for introduction to chemical engineering courses, it covers the basics of unit operations and the latest aspects of process design, equipment selection, plant and operating economics, safety and loss prevention. It is a textbook that students will want to keep through their undergraduate education and on into their professional lives."--Publisher's website.
  
• Notes:Machine generated contents note: Part I: Process Design Chapter 1 Introduction to Design Chapter 2 Process Flowsheet Development Chapter 3 Utilities and Energy Efficient Design Chapter 4 Process Simulation Chapter 5 Instrumentation and Process Control Chapter 6 Materials of Construction Chapter 7 Capital Cost Estimating Chapter 8 Estimating Revenues and Production Costs Chapter 9 Economic Evaluation of Projects Chapter 10 Safety and Loss Prevention Chapter 11 General Site Considerations Chapter 12 Optimization in Design Part II: Plant Design Chapter 13 Equipment Selection, Specification and Design Chapter 14 Design of Pressure Vessels Chapter 15 Design of Reactors and Mixers Chapter 16 Separation of Fluids Chapter 17 Separation Columns (Distillation, Absorption and Extraction) Chapter 18 Specification and Design of Solids-Handling Equipment Chapter 19 Heat Transfer Equipment Chapter 20 Transport and Storage of Fluids.
  Includes index.
  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9780080966595 (hardback)
  0080966594 (hardback)
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 PROCESS DESIGN
  ch. 1 Introduction to Design
  1.1. Introduction
  1.2. Nature of Design
  1.3. Organization of a Chemical Engineering Project
  1.4. Project Documentation
  1.5. Codes and Standards
  1.6. Design Factors (Design Margins)
  1.7. Systems of Units
  1.8. Product Design
  References
  Nomenclature
  Problems
  ch. 2 Process Flowsheet Development
  2.1. Introduction
  2.2. Flowsheet Presentation
  2.3. Anatomy of a Chemical Manufacturing Process
  2.4. Selection, Modification, and Improvement of Commercially-Proven Processes
  2.5. Revamps of Existing Plants
  2.6. Synthesis of Novel Flowsheets
  2.7. PFD Review
  2.8. Overall Procedure for Flowsheet Development
  References
  Nomenclature
  Problems
  ch. 3 Utilities and Energy Efficient Design
  3.1. Introduction
  3.2. Utilities
  3.3. Energy Recovery
  3.4. Waste Stream Combustion
  3.5. Heat-exchanger Networks
  3.6. Energy Management in Unsteady Processes
  References
  Nomenclature
  Problems
  ch. 4 Process Simulation
  4.1. Introduction
  4.2. Process Simulation Programs
  4.3. Specification of Components
  4.4. Selection of Physical Property Models
  4.5. Simulation of Unit Operations
  4.6. User Models
  4.7. Flowsheets With Recycle
  4.8. Flowsheet Optimization
  4.9. Dynamic Simulation
  References
  Nomenclature
  Problems
  ch. 5 Instrumentation and Process Control
  5.1. Introduction
  5.2. P&I Diagram
  5.3. Process Instrumentation and Control
  5.4. Conventional Control Schemes
  5.5. Alarms, Safety Trips, and Interlocks
  5.6. Batch Process Control
  5.7. Computer Control Systems
  References
  Problems
  ch. 6 Materials of Construction
  6.1. Introduction
  6.2. Material Properties
  6.3. Mechanical Properties
  6.4. Corrosion Resistance
  6.5. Selection for Corrosion Resistance
  6.6. Material Costs
  6.7. Contamination
  6.8. Commonly Used Materials of Construction
  6.9. Plastics as Materials of Construction for Chemical Plant
  6.10. Ceramic Materials (Silicate Materials)
  6.11. Carbon
  6.12. Protective Coatings
  6.13. Design for Corrosion Resistance
  References
  Nomenclature
  Problems
  ch. 7 Capital Cost Estimating
  7.1. Introduction
  7.2. Components of Capital Cost
  7.3. Accuracy and Purpose of Capital Cost Estimates
  7.4. Order of Magnitude Estimates
  7.5. Estimating Purchased Equipment Costs
  7.6. Estimating Installed Costs: The Factorial Method
  7.7. Cost Escalation
  7.8. Location Factors
  7.9. Estimating Offsite Capital Costs
  7.10. Computer Tools for Cost Estimating
  7.11. Validity of Cost Estimates
  References
  Nomenclature
  Problems
  ch. 8 Estimating Revenues and Production Costs
  8.1. Introduction
  8.2. Costs, Revenues, and Profits
  8.3. Product and Raw Material Prices
  8.4. Estimating Variable Production Costs
  8.5. Estimating Fixed Production Costs
  8.6. Summarizing Revenues and Production Costs
  References
  Nomenclature
  Problems
  ch. 9 Economic Evaluation of Projects
  9.1. Introduction
  9.2. Cash Flows during a Project
  9.3. Project Financing
  9.4. Taxes and Depreciation
  9.5. Simple Methods for Economic Analysis
  9.6. Present Value Methods
  9.7. Annualized Cost Methods
  9.8. Sensitivity Analysis
  9.9. Project Portfolio Selection
  References
  Nomenclature
  Problems
  ch. 10 Safety and Loss Prevention
  10.1. Introduction
  10.2. Materials Hazards
  10.3. Process Hazards
  10.4. Analysis of Product and Process Safety
  10.5. Failure-Mode Effect Analysis
  10.6. Safety Indices
  10.7. Hazard and Operability Studies
  10.8. Quantitative Hazard Analysis
  10.9. Pressure Relief
  References
  Nomenclature
  Problems
  ch. 11 General Site Considerations
  11.1. Introduction
  11.2. Plant Location and Site Selection
  11.3. Site Layout
  11.4. Plant Layout
  11.5. Environmental Considerations
  References
  ch. 12 Optimization in Design
  12.1. Introduction
  12.2. Design Objective
  12.3. Constraints and Degrees of Freedom
  12.4. Trade-Offs
  12.5. Problem Decomposition
  12.6. Optimization of a Single Decision Variable
  12.7. Search Methods
  12.8. Optimization of Two or More Decision Variables
  12.9. Linear Programming
  12.10. Nonlinear Programming
  12.11. Mixed Integer Programming
  12.12. Optimization in Industrial Practice
  References
  Nomenclature
  Problems
  pt. 2 PLANT DESIGN
  ch. 13 Equipment Selection, Specification, and Design
  13.1. Introduction
  13.2. Sources of Equipment Design Information
  13.3. Guide to Equipment Selection and Design
  References
  ch. 14 Design of Pressure Vessels
  14.1. Introduction
  14.2. Pressure Vessel Codes and Standards
  14.3. Fundamentals of Strength of Materials
  14.4. General Design Considerations for Pressure Vessels
  14.5. Design of Thin-Walled Vessels Under Internal Pressure
  14.6. Compensation for Openings and Branches
  14.7. Design of Vessels Subject to External Pressure
  14.8. Design of Vessels Subject to Combined Loading
  14.9. Vessel Supports
  14.10. Bolted Flanged Joints
  14.11. Welded Joint Design
  14.12. Fatigue Assessment of Vessels
  14.13. Pressure Tests
  14.14. High-Pressure Vessels
  14.15. Liquid Storage Tanks
  References
  Nomenclature
  Problems
  ch. 15 Design of Reactors and Mixers
  15.1. Introduction
  15.2. Reactor Design: General Procedure
  15.3. Sources of Reaction Engineering Data
  15.4. Choice of Reaction Conditions
  15.5. Mixing
  15.6. Heating and Cooling of Reacting Systems
  15.7. Multiphase Reactors
  15.8. Reactor Design for Catalytic Processes
  15.9. Design of Bioreactors
  15.10. Multifunctional Batch Reactors
  15.11. Computer Simulation of Reactors
  15.12. Determining Actual Reactor Performance
  15.13. Safety Considerations in Reactor Design
  15.14. Capital Cost of Reactors
  References
  Nomenclature
  Problems
  ch. 16 Separation of Fluids
  16.1. Introduction
  16.2. Gas-Gas Separations
  16.3. Gas-Liquid Separators
  16.4. Liquid-Liquid Separation
  16.5. Separation of Dissolved Components
  References
  Nomenclature
  Problems
  ch. 17 Separation Columns (Distillation, Absorption, and Extraction)
  17.1. Introduction
  17.2. Continuous Distillation: Process Description
  17.3. Continuous Distillation: Basic Principles
  17.4. Design Variables in Distillation
  17.5. Design Methods for Binary Systems
  17.6. Multicomponent Distillation: General Considerations
  17.7. Multicomponent Distillation: Shortcut Methods for Stage and Reflux Requirements
  17.8. Multicomponent Distillation: Rigorous Solution Procedures (Computer Methods)
  17.9. Other Distillation Processes
  17.10. Plate Efficiency
  17.11. Approximate Column Sizing
  17.12. Plate Contactors
  17.13. Plate Hydraulic Design
  17.14. Packed Columns
  17.15. Column Auxiliaries
  17.16. Solvent Extraction (Liquid-Liquid Extraction)
  17.17. Capital Cost of Separation Columns
  References
  Nomenclature
  Problems
  ch. 18 Specification and Design of Solids-Handling Equipment
  18.1. Introduction
  18.2. Properties of Granular Materials
  18.3. Storage and Transport of Solids
  18.4. Separation and Mixing of Solids
  18.5. Gas-Solids Separations (Gas Cleaning)
  18.6. Separation of Solids from Liquids
  18.7. Separation of Liquids from Solids (Drying)
  18.8. Solids Formation, Shaping, and Size Enlargement Processes
  18.9. Particle Size Reduction (Comminution)
  18.10. Heat Transfer to Flowing Solid Particles
  18.11. Hazards of Solids Processing
  References
  Nomenclature
  Problems
  ch. 19 Heat-Transfer Equipment
  19.1. Introduction
  19.2. Basic Design Procedure and Theory
  19.3. Overall Heat-Transfer Coefficient
  19.4. Fouling Factors (Dirt Factors)
  19.5. Shell and Tube Exchangers: Construction Details
  19.6. Mean Temperature Difference (Temperature Driving Force)
  19.7. Shell and Tube Exchangers: General Design Considerations
  19.8. Tube-Side Heat-Transfer Coefficient and Pressure Drop (Single Phase)
  19.9. Shell-Side Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop (Single Phase)
  19.10. Condensers
  19.11. Reboilers and Vaporizers
  19.12. Plate Heat Exchangers
  19.13. Direct-Contact Heat Exchangers
  19.14. Finned Tubes
  19.15. Double-Pipe Heat Exchangers
  19.16. Air-Cooled Exchangers
  19.17. Fired Heaters (Furnaces and Boilers)
  19.18. Heat Transfer to Vessels
  19.19. Capital Cost of Heat Transfer Equipment
  References
  Nomenclature
  Problems
  ch. 20 Transport and Storage of Fluids
  20.1. Introduction
  20.2. Storage of Fluids
  20.3. Transport of Gases and Liquids
  20.4. Pressure Drop in Pipelines
  20.5. Valves
  20.6. Compression and Expansion of Gases
  20.7. Pumping of Liquids
  20.8. Selection of Drivers for Rotating Equipment
  20.9. Mechanical Design of Piping Systems
  20.10. Pipe Size Selection
  20.11. Sizing of Control Valves
  References
  Nomenclature
  Problems
  Appendices
  A. Graphical Symbols for Piping Systems and Plant
  B. Corrosion Charts
  Contents note continued: C. Physical Property Data Bank
  D. Conversion Factors
  E. Design Projects (Shorter Problem Statements)
  F. Design Projects (Longer Problem Statements)
  G. Equipment Specification (Data) Sheets
  H. Typical Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Tube-Sheet Layouts
  I. Material Safety Data Sheet.