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Chemical Process Equipment James R. Couper (Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA)

Chemical Process Equipment By James R. Couper (Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA)

Summary

Suitable 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.

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Chemical Process Equipment: Selection and Design by James R. Couper (Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA)

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.

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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

About James R. Couper (Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA)

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.

Table of Contents

Rules of Thumb Summary 1. Introduction 2. Flowsheets 3. Process Control 4. Drivers for Moving Equipment 5. Transfer of Solids 6. Flow of Fluids 7. Fluid Transport Equipment 8. Heat Transfer and Heat Exchangers 9. Dryers and Cooling Towers 10. Mixing and Agitation 11. Solid-Liquid Separation 12. Disintegration, Agglomeration and Size Separation 13. Distillation and Gas Absorption 14. Extraction and Leaching 15. Adsorption and Ion Exchange 16. Crystallization from Solutions and Melts 17. Chemical Reactors 18. Process Vessels 19. Membrane Separations 20. Gas-Solid Separations 21. Costs of Individual Equipment

Additional information

CIN012396959XG
9780123969590
012396959X
Chemical Process Equipment: Selection and Design by James R. Couper (Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA)
Used - Good
Hardback
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
20121112
864
N/A
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