Rules of Thumb for Chemical Engineers
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Rules of Thumb for Chemical Engineers

  1. 456 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Rules of Thumb for Chemical Engineers

About this book

Rules of Thumb for Chemical Engineers, Fifth Edition, provides solutions, common sense techniques, shortcuts, and calculations to help chemical and process engineers deal with practical on-the-job problems. It discusses physical properties for proprietary materials, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical sector heuristics, and process design, along with closed-loop heat transfer systems, heat exchangers, packed columns, and structured packings.Organized into 27 chapters, the book begins with an overview of formulae and data for sizing piping systems for incompressible and compressible flow. It then moves to a discussion of design recommendations for heat exchangers, practical equations for solving fractionation problems, along with design of reactive absorption processes. It also considers different types of pumps and presents narrative as well as tabular comparisons and application notes for various types of fans, blowers, and compressors. The book also walks the reader through the general rules of thumb for vessels, how cooling towers are sized based on parameters such as return temperature and supply temperature, and specifications of refrigeration systems. Other chapters focus on pneumatic conveying, blending and agitation, energy conservation, and process modeling. Online calculation tools, Excel workbooks, guidelines for hazardous materials and processes, and a searchable Rules of Thumb library are included.Chemical engineers faced with fluid flow problems will find this book extremely useful.- Rules of Thumb for Chemical Engineers brings together solutions, information and work-arounds that engineers in the process industry need to get their job done.- New material in the Fifth Edition includes physical properties for proprietary materials, six new chapters, including pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical sector heuristics, process design with simulation software, and guidelines for hazardous materials and processes- Now includes SI units throughout alongside imperial, and now accompanied by online calculation tools and a searchable Rules of Thumb library

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Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Dedication
  5. Copyright
  6. Publisher’s Note
  7. 1. Fluid Flow
  8. 2. Heat Exchangers
  9. 3. Fractionators
  10. 4. Absorbers
  11. 5. Pumps
  12. 6. Fans, Blowers, and Compressors
  13. 7. Drivers
  14. 8. Vessels
  15. 9. Boilers
  16. 10. Cooling Towers
  17. 11. Refrigeration
  18. 12. Closed Loop Heat Transfer Systems
  19. 13. Biopharmaceutical Systems
  20. 14. Vacuum Systems
  21. 15. Pneumatic Conveying
  22. 16. Blending and Agitation
  23. 17. Process Evaluation
  24. 18. Reliability
  25. 19. Metallurgy
  26. 20. Safety
  27. 21. Controls
  28. 22. Troubleshooting
  29. 23. Startup
  30. 24. Energy Conservation
  31. 25. Process Modeling
  32. 26. Conversion Factors and Constants
  33. 27. Properties
  34. APPENDIX A. Resources
  35. APPENDIX B. Tank Cleaning
  36. Index