Chemical Process Equipment
Selection and Design

The leading single volume reference for engineers who specify, design, maintain or run chemical and process plant: chemical engineers turn to Couper for results-oriented practical guidance

James R. Couper (Author), W Roy Penney (Author), James R. Fair, PhD (Author)

9780123969590, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 12 November 2012

864 pages
27.6 x 21.5 x 4.3 cm, 2.15 kg

"They guide especially new engineers in the design and specification of equipment in preparation for buying it, providing only the material they and their collaborators have found of practical use." --Reference and Research Book News, December 2012

Chemical Process Equipment is a results-oriented reference for engineers who specify, design, maintain or run chemical and process plants. This book delivers information on the selection, sizing and operation of process equipment in a format that enables quick and accurate decision making on standard process and equipment choices, saving time, improving productivity, and building understanding. Coverage emphasizes common real-world equipment design rather than experimental or esoteric and focuses on maximizing performance.

Rules of Thumb Summary1. Introduction2. Flowsheets3. Process Control4. Drivers for Moving Equipment5. Transfer of Solids6. Flow of Fluids7. Fluid Transport Equipment8. Heat Transfer and Heat Exchangers9. Dryers and Cooling Towers10. Mixing and Agitation11. Solid-Liquid Separation12. Disintegration, Agglomeration and Size Separation13. Distillation and Gas Absorption14. Extraction and Leaching15. Adsorption and Ion Exchange16. Crystallization from Solutions and Melts17. Chemical Reactors18. Process Vessels19. Membrane Separations20. Gas-Solid Separations21. Costs of Individual Equipment

Subject Areas: Biochemical engineering [TC]