Cryogenic Engineering, 2Nd Edition Multistage Separation Processes

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Cryogenic Engineering, 2nd Edition Distillation Theory and its Thomas M. Flynn, Taylor & Francis/Marcel Dekker, Application to Design of Separation Units New York, NY, 895 pp., $229.95, 2005 F. B. Petlyuk, Cambridge Series in Chemical Engineering, Written by an engineering con- Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, sultant with over 48 years of 336 pp., $95.00, 2005 experience in the field, this sec- This book presents a clear, mul- ond edition provides a reader- tidimensional, geometric repre- friendly and thorough sentation of distillation theory discussion of the fundamental that is valid for all types of dis- principles and science of cryo- tillation columns for all splits, genic engineering, including column types and mixtures. This the properties of fluids and representation answers such fun- solids, refrigeration and lique- damental questions as: faction, insulation, instrumen- • What are the feasible separa- tation, natural gas processing, tion products for a given mixture? and safety in cryogenic system • What is the minimum num- design. The book contains ber of trays necessary to sepa- more than 125 new literature citations, over 130 new rate a given mixture at a graphs and tables, and 230 pages of information not found fixed-power input? in the first edition. It provides hundreds of charts and • What is the minimum power tables of cryogenic data unavailable elsewhere in the liter- required to separate a given mixture? ature and illustrates key concepts in the text with sample Methods of the general geometric theory of distillation, workshop problems. This comprehensive reference offers encoded in software, provide quick and reliable solutions to valuable guidelines for cryogenic equipment selection and problems of flowsheet synthesis and to optimal design cal- analysis. “It was written for a specific audience, namely culations. Distill Designer software allows refinement and the professional engineer or physicist, who needs to know confirmation of the algorithms of optimal design. A sample some cryogenics to get his or her job done, but not neces- of the software is available at www.petlyuk.com. The book sarily make a career out of it.” is intended for students and specialists in the design and operation of separation units in the chemical, pharmaceuti- Multistage Separation Processes, 3rd Edition cal, food, wood, petrochemical, oil-refining, and natural gas Fouad M. Khoury, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, industries, as well as for software designers. 468 pp., $189.95, 2005 The development of computer-aided simulation programs Design of Experiments for separation processes pro- in Chemical Engineering vides engineers with valuable Zivorad R. Lazic, Wiley-VCH, Hoboken, NJ tools to make more reliable 610 pp., $230.00, 2005 quantitative and qualitative While existing books related to decisions in plant design and design of experiments (DOE) are operation. Written by a spe- focused either on process or mix- cialist in modeling and opti- ture factors, or analyze specific mization, this book tools from DOE science, this text accentuates performance pre- covers the three most common diction, an essential compo- objectives of any experimental nent of the efficient design and research: screening design; mathe- operation, of multistage sepa- matical modeling; and optimiza- ration processes. Unlike other tion. Written in a simple and lively books, this one emphasizes manner, and backed by current computer modeling, expert interpretation of models, and chemical product studies from it discusses modern simulation techniques. It presents rig- around the world, this book eluci- orous mathematical models of separation processes, illus- dates basic concepts of statistical methods, experiment trated by numerous examples from a variety of design and optimization techniques as applied to chemical applications. The author also shows how shortcut and engineering and chemistry. It features 441 tables, 250 dia- graphical methods can be used to make preliminary and grams, as well as 200 examples drawn from current chemi- reliable decisions on action plans. cal product studies.

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