Rules of Thumb for Chemical Engineers - Softcover

Hall, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0128110376 ISBN 13: 9780128110379

Publisher: Elsevier, 2017

Synopsis

Rules of Thumb for Chemical Engineers, Sixth Edition, is the most complete guide for chemical and process engineers who need reliable and authoritative solutions to on-the-job problems. The text is comprehensively revised and updated with new data and formulas. The book helps solve process design problems quickly, accurately and safely, with hundreds of common sense techniques, shortcuts and calculations. Its concise sections detail the steps needed to answer critical design questions and challenges. The book discusses physical properties for proprietary materials, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical sector heuristics, process design, closed-loop heat transfer systems, heat exchangers, packed columns and structured packings.

This book will help you: save time you no longer have to spend on theory or derivations; improve accuracy by exploiting well tested and accepted methods culled from industry experts; and save money by reducing reliance on consultants. The book brings together solutions, information and work-arounds from engineers in the process industry.

• Includes new chapters on biotechnology and filtration
• Incorporates additional tables with typical values and new calculations
• Features supporting data for selecting and specifying heat transfer equipment

About this title

About the Author

Steve brings proven and trustedexpertise to drive engineered capital projects for pharmaceuticalmanufacturers. He leverages his technical know-how with his managementbackground and broad regulatory compliance experience to benefit the engineers,scientists, and operators who are tasked with executing the design,construction, start-up and qualification of new or renovated manufacturingfacilities.
 
As Chief Process Engineer atGenesis Engineers (Plymouth Meeting, PA), he solves problems for clients. Hedeveloped complex hydraulic models to optimize the design of water and cleansteam distribution systems, performed Monte Carlo analyses with control systemPID algorithms for wastewater neutralization systems, facilitated processhazard analyses for dust-generating and solvent handling operations, andcompleted a manufacturing capacity and resource simulation for a multi-productand multi-site product portfolio. His duties include project management,technical leadership and mentoring, and engineering calculations, flowsheetdevelopment, equipment specifications, etc.
 
Steve maintains his personalwebsite, pipesizingsoftware.com, where he offers "almost free" software thatsolves fluid flow and heat transfer problems that are commonly encountered by chemicaland mechanical engineers. His customers compliment him for his diligentafter-sale support and willingness to share his expertise. His readers mayfreely download spreadsheets that illustrate the use of algorithms in Rules of Thumb.
 
Steve earned his B.S., ChemicalEngineering, from the University of Pennsylvania and his MBA from DrexelUniversity. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania, NewJersey and California. His career includes positions at operating companies (MannKindCorp., Bristol-Myers Squibb, SmithKline Beckman, Hooker Chemicals &Plastics), engineering service providers (Genesis Engineers, Life SciencesInternational), and private consulting.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0128110376
• ISBN 13: 9780128110379
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 516