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Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers

Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers


by James O. Wilkes, Stacy G. Bike
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 1st edition (August 15, 1998)
ISBN: 0137398972

Gives the undergraduate & first year graduate student a comprehensive overview of fluid mechanics, bridging the gap between the physicist & the practitioner by providing numerous realworld examples & problems of increasing detail & complexity, including several from the University of Cambridge chemical engineering exams. DLC: Chemical processes.


Principles and Practice of Automatic Process Control, 2nd Edition

Principles and Practice of Automatic Process Control


by Carlos A. Smith (Author), Armando B. Corripio (Author)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 2 edition (February 24, 1997)
ISBN: 0471575887

The book presents all the necessary theory for the successful practice of automatic process control. The significance of the theory is explained at all times. Both introductory and advanced control strategies are presented and applied.


Process Control Systems: Application, Design, and Tuning

Process Control Systems: Application, Design & Tuning


by F. Greg Shinskey
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 4th edition (March 1, 1996)
ISBN: 0070571015

A new edition of the performance guide for chemical engineering process control illustrating control technology principles for industrial fluid processes from basic theory to advanced applications. The reference uses time-domain and relative-gain analysis, showing engineers how to solve common problems and apply system solutions with a minimum of mathematics. This new edition features updated information on inventory control, internal model and model predictive control, closed-loop responses for distributed-lag processes, and process design guidelines for pH control. Includes over 250 simulations, line drawings, graphs, and response curves.


Applied Mathematics and Modeling for Chemical Engineers

Applied Mathematics & Modeling for Chemical Engineers


by Richard G. Rice (Author), Duong D. Do (Author)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; (November 1994)
ISBN: 0471303771

Bridges the gap between classical analysis and modern applications. Following the chapter on the model building stage, it introduces traditional techniques for solving ordinary differential equations, adding new material on approximate solution methods such as perturbation techniques and elementary numerical solutions. Also includes analytical methods to deal with important classes of finite-difference equations. The last half discusses numerical solution techniques and partial differential equations.


Principles of Process Research and Chemical Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Principles of Process Research & Chemical Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry


by Oljan Repič (Author)
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; (December 1997)
ISBN: 0471165166

This text discusses the functions of Process R&D (research and development), which involves the method of transforming a research synthetic procedure into a plant process and the key aspects of a synthesis that must be considered when scaling up a process. Topics consist of: basic principles of chemical development; techniques for the minimization of by-product impurities; criteria for cost-effective synthesis of enantiopure compounds by resolutions; asymmetric synthesis, and "chiral pool" strategy; synthesis for labeling substances with hydrogen or carbon isotopes; and last, licensing.


Process Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Process Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry


by Kumar G. Gadamasetti (Editor)
Publisher: Marcel Dekker; (May 1999)
ISBN: 0824719816

The collection of 23 contributions demonstrates how process chemists translate a laboratory method for making an organic chemical on a milligram scale into a production process on a kilogram to ton scale. The volume opens with an overview of the subject and a process research and development strategy for accelerated projects. Twelve case studies on agents such as inhibitors and antagonists provide detailed accounts of the processes to synthesize a drug substance from the exploratory level to manufacturing stage. The remaining papers discuss enzymatic intervention and phase transfer catalysis, asymmetric synthesis and enantioselectivity, drug substance final form and process safety, and the design of experiments and automation.


Plantwide Process Control

Plantwide Process Control


by William L. Luyben, Bjorn D. Tyreus, Michael L. Luyben
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; (July 31, 1998)
ISBN: 0070067791

Design an effective control structure for the entire plant. Process control lore includes tales of multi-million dollar plants that never operated. Though individual controls were well designed, they simply did not work together. This book--the first to offer a practical, plantwide approach to designing effective controls for continuous chemical and petroleum processes--can prevent such catastrophes. With four realistic case studies...Tennessee-Eastman, isomerization, vinyl acetate, and HDA processes (the first time a workable control structure for HDA has ever been published)...Plantwide Process Control gives chemical engineers, and students, the tools they need to design effective control schemes. Written in accessible, nonmathematical language, this book will be a process control classic.


Evolutionary Operation : A Statistical Method for Process Improvement

Evolutionary Operation: A Statistical Method for Process Improvement


by George E. Box (Author), Norman R. Draper (Author)
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; (June 1998)
ISBN: 0471255513

This book is about the philosophy and practice of Evolutionary Operation (called EVOP for short), a simple but powerful statistical tool with wide application in industry. Experience has long shown that statistical methods, sometimes quite sophisticated in character, can be of great value in improving the efficiency of laboratory and pilot-plant investigations made by specially trained chemists and engineers. What originally motivated the introduction of EVOP, however, was the idea that the widespread and daily use of simple statistical design and analysis during routine production by process operatives themselves could reap enormous additional rewards.


Process Design Principles: Synthesis, Analysis, and Evaluation

Process Design Principles: Synthesis, Analysis & Evaluation


by Warren D. Seider, Daniel R. Lewin, J. D. Seader
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 1 edition (August 6, 1998)
ISBN: 0471243124

One of the most important objective in this text describes the strategies and approaches for the design of chemical processes. It covers economic (optimization) and environmental issues. The latest design strategies are described, most of which have been improved significantly with the advent of computers, mathematical programming methods, and artificial intelligence. Various methods are utilized to perform the extensive calculations and provide graphical results that are visualized easily, including the usage of computer programs for simulation and design optimization.


Process Dynamics, Modeling, and Control (Topics in Chemical Engineering)

Process Dynamics, Modeling & Control


by Babatunde A. Ogunnaike, W. Harmon Ray, Ray Ogunnaike
Publisher: Oxford University Press; (June 1997)
ISBN: 0195091191

This text offers a modern view of process control in the context of today's technology. It provides the standard material in a coherent presentation and uses a notation that is more consistent with the research literature in process control. Topics that are unique include a unified approach to model representations, process model formation and process identification, multivariable control, statistical quality control, and model-based control. This book is designed to be used as an introductory text for undergraduate courses in process dynamics and control. In addition to chemical engineering courses, the text would also be suitable for such courses taught in mechanical, nuclear, industrial, and metallurgical engineering departments.


Systematic Methods of Chemical Process Design

Systematic Methods of Chemical Process Design


by Lorenz T. Biegler, Ignacio E. Grossmann, Arthur W. Westerberg (Preface), Jeffrey J. Siirola
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 1st edition (March 27, 1997)
ISBN: 0134924223

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.


Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes

Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes


by Richard M. Felder (Author), Ronald W. Rousseau (Author)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Book & CD 3rd edition (August 1999)
ISBN: 0471534781

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. Includes a CD-ROM which contains interactive instructional tutorials, an encyclopedia of chemical process equipment, a physical property database, a powerful but user friendly algebraic and differential equation-solving program, and other tools.