Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes, 5th edition

More than ever, effective design is the focal point of sound chemical engineering. Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes, Fifth Edition, presents design as a creative process that integrates the big-picture and small details, and knows which to stress when and why. Realistic from start to finish, it moves students beyond classroom exercises into open-ended, real-world problem solving. The authors introduce up-to-date, integrated techniques ranging from finance to operations, and new plant design to existing process optimization.

Coverage includes updated safety and ethics resources and economic factors indices, as well as an extensive section focused on process equipment design and performance, covering equipment design for common unit operations, such as fluid flow, heat transfer, separations, reactors, and more. For each equipment type, it presents design rationales and correlations; rating, sizing, and mechanical considerations; performance assessment techniques; illustrative examples, and full sample designs.

• Teaches design as the focal point of chemical engineering practice: a creative activity that continuously improves operations and enhances the quality of life
• Now covers the essentials of equipment design for common unit operations of fluid flow, heat transfer, separations, reactors, and more
• Contains examples illustrating principles and full designs for diverse types of equipment
• Teaches concepts and techniques for developing new facilities, modifying current processes, and optimizing or troubleshooting existing equipment
• Brings together wide knowledge for analyzing the big picture, recognizing crucial details, and knowing when to focus on each
• Also contains updates to Safety and Ethics websites and economic factors

This Fifth Edition includes major changes to Section 4, now retitled “Process Equipment Design and Performance.” It replaces underutilized content with crucial coverage of the basics ofequipment design for the common unit operations found in the processes described throughout the text and in Appendix B. These include fluid flow, heat transfer, separations, reactors, and some miscellaneous equipment. For each equipment type, it includes design rationale, rating and sizing methods, and material on evaluating performance of existing equipment. Students will learn which correlations to use, rationales for sizing, and key mechanical considerations. Each chapter contains multiple examples illustrating key principles, full designs for different equipment types, and end-of-chapter problems. These chapters’ hands-on approach will enable students to create their own designs and check these with more rigorous approaches available in custom programs and process simulators.

This edition will also include updates to websites associated with Safety and Ethics chapters, as well as updates for economic factors (CEPCI and other indexes).