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All rights reserved.  \nNo part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.  \nPermissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone: (+44) 1865 843830, fax: (+44) 1865 853333, E-mail: [permissions@elsevier.com. You may](permissions@elsevier.com. You may)[ ](permissions@elsevier.com. You may)also complete your request on-line via the Elsevier homepage ([http://elsevier.com](http://elsevier.com)), by selecting ‘‘Support & Contact’’ then ‘‘Copyright and Permission’’ and then ‘‘Obtaining Permissions.’’  \nNo responsibility is assumed by the publisher or the authors for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, of from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions, data or ideas contained in the material herein.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Application Submitted  \nBritish Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.  \nISBN 13: 978-0-7506-8423-1  \nFor information on all Butterworth-Heinemann publications  \nvisit our Web site [at www.books.elsevier.com](at www.books.elsevier.com)[ ](at www.books.elsevier.com)Printed in the United States of America  \n07 08 09 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Cover Design: Joe Tenerelli  \nGavin Towler is the Senior Manager of Process Design, Modeling and Equipment at UOP LLC. He manages the areas of process design and optimization, equipment design, and physical and kinetic modeling for UOP Research and Development. As adjunct professor at Northwestern University, he teaches the chemical engineering senior design classes. He is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of  \nthe Institute of Chemical Engineers.  \nRay Sinnott began his career in design and development with several major companies, including DuPont and John Brown. He later joined the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Wales, Swansea, UK, publishing the first edition of Chemical Engineering Design in 1983. He is a Chartered Engineer, Eur. Ing. and Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers.  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nCONTENTS  \nPREFACE xv  \nHOW TO USE THIS BOOK xvii  \nACKNOWLEDGMENTS xix  \n1 INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN 1  \n1.1. Introduction 2  \n1.2. Nature of Design 2  \n1.3. The Anatomy of a Chemical Manufacturing Process 8  \n1.4. The Organization of a Chemical Engineering Project 11 1.5. Project Documentation 13  \n1.6. Codes and Standards 16  \n1.7. Design Factors (Design Margins) 17  \n1.8. Systems of Units 18  \n1.9. Optimization 19  \n1.10. References 44  \n1.11. Nomenclature 44  \n1.12. Problems 45  \n2 FUNDAMENTALS OF MATERIAL BALANCES 49  \n2.1. Introduction 50  \n2.2. The Equivalence of Mass and Energy 50  \n2.3. Conservation of Mass 51  \n2.4. Units Used to Express Compositions 51  \n2.5. Stoichiometry 52  \n2.6. Choice of System Boundary 53  \n2.7. Choice of Basis for Calculations 56  \n2.8. Number of Independent Components 57  \n2.9. Constraints on Flows and Compositions 58  \n2.10. General Algebraic Method 59  \nviii CONTENTS  \n2.11. Tie Components 60  \n2.12. Excess Reagent 62  \n2.13. Conversion, Selectivity, and Yield 63  \n2.14. Recycle Processes 68 ","cbCaipuOoQer4rMu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipuOoQer4rMu","pdf",24073562,1263,"English","# Preface\n# How to Use This Book\n# Acknowledgments\n# Introduction to Design\n## Introduction\n## Nature of Design\n## The Anatomy of a Chemical Manufacturing Process\n## The Organization of a Chemical Engineering Project\n## Project Documentation\n## Codes and Standards\n## Design Factors (Design Margins)\n## Systems of Units\n## Optimization\n## References\n## Nomenclature\n## Problems\n# Fundamentals of Material Balances\n## Introduction\n## The Equivalence of Mass and Energy\n## Conservation of Mass\n## Units Used to Express Compositions\n## Stoichiometry\n## Choice of System Boundary\n## Choice of Basis for Calculations\n## Number of Independent Components\n## Constraints on Flows and Compositions\n## General Algebraic Method\n## Tie Components\n## Excess Reagent\n## Conversion, Selectivity, and Yield\n## Recycle Processes\n## Purge\n## Bypass\n## Unsteady-State Calculations\n## General Procedure for Material-Balance Problems\n## References\n## Nomenclature\n## Problems\n# Fundamentals of Energy Balances and Energy Utilization\n## Introduction\n## Conservation of Energy\n## Forms of Energy (Per Unit Mass of Material)\n## The Energy Balance\n## Calculation of Specific Enthalpy\n## Mean Heat Capacities\n## The Effect of Pressure on Heat Capacity\n## Enthalpy of Mixtures\n## Enthalpy-Concentration Diagrams\n## Heats of Reaction\n## Standard Heats of Formation\n## Heats of Combustion\n## Compression and Expansion of Gases\n## Energy Balance Calculations\n## Unsteady State Energy Balances\n## Energy Recovery\n## Heat Exchanger Networks\n## References\n## Nomenclature\n## Problems\n# Flowsheeting\n## Introduction\n## Flowsheet Presentation\n## Process Simulation Programs\n## Specification of Components and Physical Property Models\n## Simulation of Unit Operations\n## User Models\n## Flowsheets with Recycle\n## Flowsheet Optimization\n## Dynamic Simulation\n## References\n## Nomenclature\n## Problems\n# Piping and Instrumentation\n## Introduction\n## The P and I Diagram\n## Valve Selection\n## Pumps and Compressors\n## Mechanical Design of Piping Systems\n## Pipe Size Selection\n## Control and Instrumentation\n## Typical Control Systems\n## Alarms, Safety Trips, and Interlocks\n## Computers in Process Control\n## References\n## Nomenclature\n## Problems\n# Costing and Project Evaluation\n## Introduction\n## Costs, Revenues, and Profits\n## Estimating Capital Costs","[{\"question\":\"What topics does the book cover for chemical plant and process design?\",\"answer\":\"It covers design principles and practice, including material and energy balance fundamentals, flowsheeting and process simulation, piping and instrumentation, and costing and project evaluation.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book treat material balances in process design?\",\"answer\":\"It presents the equivalence of mass and energy, conservation of mass, stoichiometry, system boundaries, choice of basis, algebraic methods, and special cases like recycle, purge, bypass, and unsteady-state calculations.\"},{\"question\":\"What role do energy balances and utilities play in the design approach?\",\"answer\":\"The book develops conservation of energy, specific enthalpy and heat capacities, enthalpy-concentration relations, heats of reaction and formation, energy recovery, and heat exchanger networks for practical design calculations.\"}]","Chemical Engineering Design - Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design | PDF",3183]