Towler, Gavin P. <br/><br/>
Chemical engineering design :  principles, practice, and economics of plant and process design / 
Gavin Towler, Ray Sinnott. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Oxford ;  Waltham, Mass. :  Butterworth-Heinemann,  2013. 
 - 1 online resource (xvi, 1303 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I: Process design -- Introduction to design -- Process flowsheet development -- Utilities and energy efficient design -- Process simulation -- Instrumentation and process control -- Materials of construction -- Capital cost estimating -- Estimating revenues and production costs -- Economic evaluation of projects -- Safety and loss prevention -- General site considerations -- Optimization in design -- Part II: Plant design -- Equipment selection, specification and design -- Design of pressure vessels -- Design of reactors and mixers -- Separation of fluids -- Separation columns (distillation, absorption and extraction) -- Specification and design of solids-handling equipment -- Heat transfer equipment -- Transport and storage of fluids. 
<br/><br/> "Chemical Engineering Design is a complete course text for students of chemical engineering. Written for the Senior Design Course, and also suitable for introduction to chemical engineering courses, it covers the basics of unit operations and the latest aspects of process design, equipment selection, plant and operating economics, safety and loss prevention. It is a textbook that students will want to keep through their undergraduate education and on into their professional lives."--Publisher's website. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780080966601 0080966608 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Chemical engineering.<br/>Production engineering.<br/>SCIENCE--Chemistry--Industrial & Technical.<br/>TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Chemical & Biochemical.<br/>Chemical engineering.<br/>Production engineering.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TP155  / .T69 2013eb