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Systematic Methods of Chemical Process Design

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ISBN-10: 0134924223

ISBN-13: 9780134924229

Edition: 1997

Authors: Lorenz T. Biegler, Ignacio E. Grossmann, Arthur W. Westerberg

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At the undergraduate level, this book is intended to be a textbook for the Senior Design Course. This text can also be used for a graduate course in Process Synthesis. The book presents a systematic approach to design, starting from an elementary treatment that is suitable for the undergraduate level, working toward advanced topics prepared for graduate level courses. This edition provides a comprehensive and modern treatment to process design of continuous and batch processes.
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Book details

List price: $124.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 3/27/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 816
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 3.212

Introduction to Process Design
Preliminary Analysis and Evaluation of Processes
Overview of Flowsheet Synthesis
Mass and Energy Balances
Equipment Sizing and Costing
Economic Evaluation
Design and Scheduling of Batch Processes
Analysis With Rigorous Process Models
Unit Equation Models
General Concepts of Simulation for Process Design
Process Flowsheet Optimization
Basic Concepts in Process Synthesis
Heat and Power Integration
Ideal Distillation Systems
Heat Integrated Distillation Processes
Geometric Techniques for the Synthesis of Reactor Networks
Separating Azeotropic Mixtures
Optimization Approaches to Process Synthesis and Design
Basic Concepts for Algorithmic Methods
Synthesis of Heat Exchanger Networks
Synthesis of Distillation Sequences
Simultaneous Optimization and Heat Integration
Optimization Techniques for Reactor Network Synthesis
Structural Optimization of Process Flowsheets
Process Flexibility
Optimal Design and Scheduling for Multiproduct Batch Plants
References
Exercises
Summary of Optimization Theory and Methods
Smooth Approximations for max { 0, f(x)}
Computer Tools for Preliminary Process Design
Author Index
Subject Index