Process Technology Equipment and Systems - Softcover

Thomas, Charles E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1418030678 ISBN 13: 9781418030674

Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning, 2006

Synopsis

Process Technology: Equipment and Systems has withstood the test of time, successfully launching thousands of process technicians into the chemical processing industry. The Second Edition carries on this tradition of excellence by providing state-of-the-art graphics and photos alongside completely current information that keeps pace with industry developments. Key topics include valves, vessels, and piping, pumps and compressors, motors and turbines, heat exchangers, cooling towers, boilers and furnaces, reactors and distillation, extraction and separation systems, and process instrumentation.

About this title

About the Author:

Charles E. Thomas, Ph.D., is a professor and division chair at Lee College, where he teaches Process Technology, Safety Management, and Manufacturing Engineering. Widely regarded as the foremost textbook author on process technology, Dr. Thomas is credited with creating the discipline in the 1990s. His prior professional experience includes tenure with Exxon Research and Engineering and Exxon Chemicals in a variety of operational, research and development, and training system roles. He earned his B.A. from Western Illinois University, his M.S. from the University of Texas, and his Ph.D. from Texas A & M University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1418030678
• ISBN 13: 9781418030674
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 456