Plant design and economics for chemical engineers / Max S. Peters; Klaus D. Timmerhaus; Ronald E. West.

By: Peters, Max Stone, 1920- [author]
Contributor(s): Timmerhaus, Klaus D. author | West, Ronald E. (Ronald Emmett), author, 1933-
Language: English Series: McGraw-Hill chemical engineering seriesPublisher: New York: McGraw-Hill, [2003]Copyright date: c2003Edition: Fifth edition / Max S. Peters, Klaus D. Timmerhaus, Ronald E. WestDescription: xvii, 988 pages: 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0071236821; 9780071236829; 9780071240444Subject(s): Chemical plants -- Design and constructionDDC classification: 660.28
Contents:
1 Introduction 2 General Design Considerations 3 Process Design Development 4 Flowsheet Synthesis and Development 5 Software Use in Process Design 6 Analysis of Cost Estimation 7 Interest, Time Value of Money, Taxes, and Fixed Charges 8 Profitability, Alternative Investments, and Replacements 9 Optimum Design and Design Strategy 10 Materials and Fabrication Selection 11 Written and Oral Reports 12 Materials-Handling Equipment - Design and Costs 13 Reactor Equipment - Design and Costs 14 Heat-Transfer Equipment - Design and Costs 15 Separation Equipment - Design and Costs Appendix A The International System (SI) of Units Appendix B Auxiliary, Utility, and Instrumentation Cost Data Appendix C Design Problems Appendix D Tables of Physical Properties and Constants Appendix E Heuristics for Process Equipment Design Appendix F Software Useful for Design
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