This best-selling book prepares readers to formulate and solve material and energy balances in chemical process systems. It provides a realistic, informative, and positive introduction to the practice of chemical engineering.
ENGINEERING PROBLEM ANALYSIS. What Some Chemical Engineers Do for a Living. Introduction to Engineering Calculations. Processes and Process Variables. MATERIAL BALANCES. Fundamentals of Material Balances. Single-Phase Systems. Multiphase Systems. ENERGY BALANCES. Energy and Energy Balances. Balances on Nonreactive Processes. Balances on Reactive Processes. Computer-Aided Balance Calculations. Balances on Transient Processes. CASE STUDIES. Production of Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride. Steam Reforming of Natural Gas and Subsequent Synthesis of Methanol. Scrubbing of Sulfur Dioxide from Power Plant Stack Gases. Appendices. Answers to Test Yourselves. Answers to Selected Problems. Index.