Principles of Chemical Engineering Practice (PDF)

Enables chemical engineering students to bridge theory and
practice

Integrating scientific principles with practical engineering
experience, this text enables readers to master the fundamentals of
chemical processing and apply their knowledge of such topics as
material and energy balances, transport phenomena, reactor design,
and separations across a broad range of chemical industries. The
author skillfully guides readers step by step through the execution
of both chemical process analysis and equipment design.

Principles of Chemical Engineering Practice is divided
into two sections: the Macroscopic View and the Microscopic View.
The Macroscopic View examines equipment design and behavior from
the vantage point of inlet and outlet conditions. The Microscopic
View is focused on the equipment interior resulting from conditions
prevailing at the equipment boundaries. As readers progress through
the text, they'll learn to master such chemical engineering
operations and equipment as:

* Separators to divide a mixture into parts with desirable
concentrations

* Reactors to produce chemicals with needed properties

* Pressure changers to create favorable equilibrium and rate
conditions

* Temperature changers and heat exchangers to regulate and change
the temperature of process streams

Throughout the book, the author sets forth examples that refer
to a detailed simulation of a process for the manufacture of
acrylic acid that provides a unifying thread for equipment sizing
in context. The manufacture of hexyl glucoside provides a thread
for process design and synthesis.

Presenting basic thermodynamics, Principles of Chemical
Engineering Practice enables students in chemical engineering
and related disciplines to master and apply the fundamentals and to
proceed to more advanced studies in chemical engineering.