Analysis, Synthesis and Design of Chemical Processes (Bk/Disk) (Prentice Hall International Series in the Physical and Chemical Engineering Sciences) - Hardcover

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RICHARD TURTON, P.E., has taught the senior design course at WVU for the past 11 years. Prior to this, he spent 5 years in the design and construction industry. His main interests are in design education and fluid bed coating and agglomeration. RICHARD C. BAILIE has many years of experience in process evaluation, pilot plant operation, plant start-up, and industrial consulting. He also ran his own chemical company. He has taught chemical engineering design for over 20 years at WVU. WALLACE B. WHITING, P.E., is currently Professor and Chair of Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering at University of Nevada, Reno. He has been involved in the practice and teaching of chemical process design for 18 years. JOSEPH A. SHAEIWITZ has been involved in the senior design sequence and the unique sophomore and junior level integrated design projects at WVU for 10 years. His interests include design education and outcomes assessment.

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Integrate design principles throughout the engineering process for continuous improvement.

Good engineering design is a creative, dynamic, and iterative process. It demands an understanding of the big picture, the minute details, and the skills to balance them. Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes presents a holistic approach to process design, walking through each step from initial process cost estimation to final process optimization.

The emphasis on solving open-ended problems gives students a taste of real-life engineering in place of artificial classroom exercises. By stressing macro-level analysis, Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes concentrates on the elements that are common to all engineering projects, rather than specific nuts and bolts issues that change from one application to another.

Major topics include:

• Capital cost estimation and profitability analysis
• Structure and technical analysis of a process flow diagram
• Preliminary equipment design and performance evaluation
• Synthesis and optimization of a chemical process
• Environmental concerns, health and safety, and ethics
• Written and oral communications and report documentation

Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes grows out of thirty years of experience in engineering design at West Virginia University. The authors include suggestions for using it in both single-semester and year-long courses. Four case studies and six design projects offer practical applications. Extensive reference materials include design heuristics, flow diagrams, and cost equations.

CAPCOST, a Windows-based program for estimating the fixed capital cost of a process, is included with the text. By entering capacity, operating pressure, and materials of construction data for all major process equipment, the total installed cost of a chemical process can be estimated.