Pocket guide to chemical engineering
Title:
Pocket guide to chemical engineering
Author:
Branan, Carl.
ISBN:
9780884153115
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Houston, Tex. : Gulf Pub. Co., c1999.
Physical Description:
x, 227 p. : ill. ; 16 cm.
Contents:
Introduction. Fluid Flow. Control Valve Design. Pumps and Motors. Compressors and Stream Turbines. Vacuum Systems. A Consistent Method for Flow Component Sizing. Pneumatic Conveying. Heat Transfer. Distillation. Absorption. Separations and Accumulators. Refrigeration. Tank Blending. Utility Systems. Pressure Drop in Catalyst Bed. Weighted Spray. Properties. Approximate Conversion Factors. Index.
Abstract:
Here, in a compact, easy-to-use format, are practical tips, handy formulas, correlations, curves, charts, tables, and shortcut methods that will save engineers valuable time and effort. Hundreds of common sense techniques and calculations help users quickly and accurately solve day-to-day design, operations, and equipment problems.
Genre:
Added Corporate Author:
Electronic Access:
ScienceDirect An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for informationTable of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/els051/99045424.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/els033/99045424.html