Chemical process equipment : selection and design / James R. Couper [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Flowsheets -- Process control -- Drivers for moving equipment --Transfer of solids -- Flow of fluids -- Fluid transport equipment -- Heat transfer and heat exchangers -- Dryers and cooling towers -- Mixing and agitation -- Solid-liquid separation -- Disintegration, agglomeration, and size separation of particulate solids -- Distillation and gas absorption -- Extraction and leaching -- Adsorption and ion exchange -- Crystallization from solutions and melts -- Chemical reactors -- Process vessels -- Membrane separations -- Gas-solid separations -- Costs of individual equipment.

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Chemical Process Equipment is a results-oriented reference for engineers who specify, design, maintain or run chemical and process plant. 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, building understanding. Coverage emphasizes common real-world equipment design, rather than experimental or esoteric, and focuses on maximizing performance. Legacy reference for chemical and rel.

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