Chemical Process Equipment - Selection and Design (Revised 2nd Edition)

Couper, James R., Fair, James R., Penney, W. Roy

ISBN 10: 0123725062 / ISBN 13: 9780123725066

Published by Elsevier Science & Technology, 2009

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Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chemical Process Equipment - Selection and Design (Revised 2nd Edition)
• Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0123725062
• ISBN 13: 9780123725066
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 4.81 pounds

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Synopsis

A facility is only as efficient and profitable as the equipment that is in it: this highly influential book is a powerful resource for chemical, process, or plant engineers who need to select, design or configures plant sucessfully and profitably. It includes updated information on design methods for all standard equipment, with an emphasis on real-world process design and performance.

• The comprehensive and influential guide to the selection and design of a wide range of chemical process equipment, used by engineers globally; Copious examples of successful applications, with supporting schematics and data to illustrate the functioning and performance of equipment
• Revised edition, new material includes updated equipment cost data, liquid-solid and solid systems, and the latest information on membrane separation technology
• Provides equipment rating forms and manufacturers’ data, worked examples, valuable shortcut methods, rules of thumb, and equipment rating forms to demonstrate and support the design process
• Heavily illustrated with many line drawings and schematics to aid understanding, graphs and tables to illustrate performance data

About the Authors

James R. Couper, D.Sc. is Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Unviersity of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.

W. Roy Penney, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, has taught graduate courses in Fluid Mixing for the last 25 years and he taught the AIChE “Industrial Fluid Mixing” course for 15 years. He spent 25 years in industry where he was involved in experimental and design work involving fluid mixing equipment. For the last 30 years he has had an academic career where he taught and researched fluid mixing technology. He consulted in the area of fluid mixing for several companies, including Chemineer, Dow Corning, Conoco, Unique Tire, Energy Transfer Partners et al. Dr. Penney is author or coauthor of over 60 papers, Patents and lectures and three books. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He has registration as a Professional Engineer in Missouri and Arkansas.