Towler G., Sinnott R. Chemical Engineering Design: Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design

Butterworth-Heinemann, Elsevier, 2007. — 1245 pages, ISBN: 0750684232Chemical 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.Introduction to design
Fundamentals of material balances
Fundamentals of energy balances and energy utilization
Flowsheeting
Piping and instrumentation
Costing and project evaluation
Materials of construction
Design information and data
Safety and loss prevention
Equipment selection, specification, and design
Separation columns (distillation, absorption, and extraction)
Heat transfer equipment
Mechanical design of process equipment
General site considerations