ms Chemical Process Equipment Professor of Chemical Engineering University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Chemical Process Equipments guide fo the selection and design ofa wide range of chemical process equipment. Emphasis is placed on specific information concerning the process design and performance of equipment. ‘lo this end, attention is given to exem- 3s of suecessful applications, and a generous number of line sketches showing the tioning of equipment is included with many graphs and tables giving their actual performance. For coherence, brief reviews of pertinent theory, including numerical Examples to illustrate the more involved procedures, ate providedlim| eet Chemical process equipment is of two kinds: custom-designed and builtor ct the sles Unie aston -designed equipment, proprietary equipment is developed without the benefit of much theory and is fitted to job wewetrements elve with cout the benefit of much theory. The process design of proprietary equipment, as ered in this book, establishes its required performance and is then @ process ween from the manufacturer's offerings. Since more than one kind of equipment often is suit- able for particular applications and may be available from several maemufacturers, com- parisons of equipment and typical applications are cited liberally. Professor Walas, drawing upon his many years of experience in industry and acaclemia, provides a wealth of valuable shortcut methods, rules of thumb, and design by analogy applications. References to sources of more accurate design procedures are cited when- ever they are available, To illustrate the data essential to processdesign, a substantial number of equipment ene forms and manufacturers’ questionnaires have been col- lected. Because decisions often must be based on economic grounds, a short chapter on. costs of equipment rounds out the book. Chemical Process Equipment offers comprehensive and thoroughly practical coverage - is field. Focusing on real-world considerations, Rees value to prac ticing engineers in chemical process and petroleum: ies and students in chemical engineering design courses. aa Iii