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For courses in process technology equipment.The national standard for process technology equipmentProcess Technology Equipment is part of the NAPTA Series for Process Technology. Developed in partnership with Industry and Education, this unprecedented collection supports a consistent curriculum and exit competencies for process technology graduates. Process Technology Equipment provides a common national standard for the process technology equipment course of a process technology degree program. It focuses on the tools and equipment of the process industries and doubles as a valuable reference guide throughout a process technology career. The 2nd edition has been thoroughly updated and revised to align with the new NAPTA curriculum. Read more

Valves are the components in a fluid flow or pressure system that regulate either the flow or the pressure of the fluid. They are used extensively in the process industries, especially petrochemical. Though there are only four basic types of valves, there is an enormous number of different kinds of valves within each category, each one used for a specific purpose. No other book on the market analyzes the use, construction, and selection of valves in such a comprehensive manner.Covers new environmentally-conscious equipment and practices, the most important hot-button issue in the petrochemical industry todayDetails new generations of valves for offshore projects, the oil industry's fastest-growing segmentIncludes numerous new products that have never before been written about in the mainstream literature Read more

The supply of petroleum continues to dwindle at an alarming rate, yet it is the source of a range of products ― from gasoline and diesel to plastic, rubber, and synthetic fiber. Critical to the future of this commodity is that we learn to use it more judiciously and efficiently. Fundamentals of Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering provides a holistic understanding of petroleum and petrochemical products manufacturing, presented in a step-by-step sequence of the entire supply chain.Filled with crucial information relevant to a range of applications, the book covers topics such as:The essential preliminaries for the exploration and production of crude petroleum oil and gasAnalysis of crude oil and its petroleum productsThe processing of petroleum in refineriesThe fundamentals of lubricating oil and greasePetrochemicals ― their raw materials and end products, and manufacturing principles of industrially important productsTheories and problems of unit operations and the processes involved in refineries and petrochemical plantsAutomatic operations in plantsStart up, shutdown, maintenance, fire, and safety operationsCommercial and managerial activities necessary for the ultimate success of a refining or manufacturing business Due to the advancement of technology, new petrochemicals are being invented and will continue to be relevant to the petroleum industry in the near future. Those entering the industry need a firm grasp of the basics as the field continues to open up new avenues of possibility, while at the same time being cognizant of the challenges that exist through the heightened focus on sustainable energy. Read more

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Organofluorine Chemistry: Synthesis and Applications gives a comprehensive outlook on modern synthetic methodologies for organofluorine compounds. It illustrates chemical, biochemical, and materials applications of fluorine-containing compounds, including synthesis and applications of small molecule compounds in drug discovery, positron emission tomography, and fluorinated polymers in solar cells. This book is of use to scientists working in the interdisciplinary areas, such as chemical, biochemical, and biomedical engineering, as well as those involved in materials science and medicinal chemistry. It is also a useful reference for researchers and graduate students interested in organofluorine chemistry.Provides modern synthetic methods and reactions of organofluorine compoundsIncorporates the synthesis and chemical, biochemical and biomedical applications of fluorine-containing compounds, nanomaterials, PET imaging agents, pharmaceuticals, and polymeric materialsFeatures emerging "hot" topics, such as late-stage fluorinations and drug discovery Read more

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.THE DEFINITIVE CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRY REFERENCE--FULLY REVISEDUpdated to reflect the latest developments in operational procedures for today's sophisticated chemical technologies, Chemical Technicians' Ready Reference Handbook, Fifth Edition, remains the undisputed classic in the field. Expanded to include coverage for process operators, this authoritative resource contains in-depth details on chemical safety, laboratory procedures, chemical nomenclature, basic electricity, laboratory statistics, and instrumental techniques. Step-by-step directions for performing virtually every laboratory task are also included in this practical guide.COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE INCLUDES:Chemical process industry workers and government regulationsChemical plant and laboratory safetyChemical handling and hazard communicationHandling compressed gasesPressure and vacuumMathematics review and conversion tablesStandard operating proceduresLaboratory glasswarepH measurementBasic electricitySamplingLaboratory filtrationRecrystallizationThe balanceGravimetric analysisPreparation of solutionsProcess analyzersPlumbing, valves, and pumpsPhysical properties and determinationsExtractionDistillation and evaporationInorganic and organic chemistry reviewChemical calculations and concentration expressionsVolumetric analysisChromatographySpectroscopyAtomic absorption spectroscopy Read more

This classic reference examines the mechanisms driving adhesion, categories of adhesives, techniques for bond formation and evaluation, and major industrial applications. Integrating recent innovation and improved instrumentation, the work offers broad and comprehensive coverage. This edition incorporates several new adhesive classes, new application topics, and recent developments with nanoadhesives and bio-based adhesives. Existing chapters are thoroughly updated, revised, or replaced and authored by top specialists in the field. Abundant figures, tables, and equations appear throughout the work. Read more

This is the new edition of chemical and process engineers' favorite reference. Previous editions of this authoritative, comprehensive handbook have sold more than 887,000 copies. This Seventh Edition contains 50% new or revised material, including new information on condensers, reboilers, evaporators, and vessels; multicomponent and enhance distillation including azeotropic, extractive, and reactive methods; gas absorption processes with data on plate performance, plate design, and packed towers, super-critical fluid and membrane separation processes; biochemical separation processes; materials of construction; and materials for process applications. The Handbook is once again the standard in the field--with all the facts, figures, methods, and data engineers rely on and need. Read more

This concise book is a broad and highly motivational introduction for first-year engineering students to the exciting of field of chemical engineering. The material in the text is meant to precede the traditional second-year topics. It provides students with, 1) materials to assist them in deciding whether to major in chemical engineering; and 2) help for future chemical engineering majors to recognize in later courses the connections between advanced topics and relationships to the whole discipline. This text, or portions of it, may be useful for the chemical engineering portion of a broader freshman level introduction to engineering course that examines multiple engineering fields. Read more

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.THE MOST USEFUL TOOL IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRYThis comprehensive, up-to-date reference offers chemists and chemical engineers detailed coverage of the full range of analytical methods, including all conventional wet and instrumental techniques. It also provides information on the preliminary operations of analysis, preliminary separation methods, quality control and quality assurance, and statistics in chemical analysis. This one-of-a-kind resource presents fundamental data on:Volumetric and Gravimetric AnalysisChromatographic MethodsElectronic Absorption and Luminescence SpectroscopyInfrared and Raman SpectroscopyAtomic SpectroscopyOptical Activity and Rotary DispersionRefractometryX-ray MethodsRadiochemical MethodsNuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Electron Spin ResonanceMass SpectrometryElectroanalytical MethodsThermal AnalysisMagnetic SusceptibilityOrganic Fundamental AnalysisDetection and Determination of Functional Groups in Organic CompoundsMethods of Determination in WaterGeological and Inorganic MaterialsStatistics in Chemical AnalysisWater AnalysisMoreNEW CHAPTERS ON:* Analysis of Indoor Air* Pesticide and Herbicide Analysis* Environmental Analysis Including Trace Updates on Processes, Tools, and Techniques Read more

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Cutting-edge heat transfer principles and design applicationsApply advanced heat transfer concepts to your chemical, petrochemical, and refining equipment designs using the detailed information contained in this comprehensive volume. Filled with valuable graphs, tables, and charts, Heat Transfer in Process Engineering covers the latest analytical and empirical methods for use with current industry software. Select heat transfer equipment, make better use of design software, calculate heat transfer coefficients, troubleshoot your heat transfer process, and comply with design and construction standards.Heat Transfer in Process Engineering allows you to:Review heat transfer principles with a direct focus on process equipment designDesign, rate, and specify shell and tube, plate, and hairpin heat exchangersDesign, rate, and specify air coolers with plain or finned tubesDesign, rate, and specify different types of condensers with tube or shellside condensation for pure fluids or multicomponent mixturesUnderstand the principles and correlations of boiling heat transfer, with their limits on and applications to different types of reboiler designApply correlations for fired heater ratings, for radiant and convective zones, and calculate fuel efficiencyObtain a set of useful Excel worksheets for process heat transfer calculations Read more

Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer, now in its fifth edition, continues to provide a unified treatment of momentum transfer (fluid mechanics), heat transfer, and mass transfer. This new edition has been updated to include more coverage of modern topics such as biomedical/biological applications as well as an added separations topic on membranes. Additionally, the fifth edition will focus on an explicit problem-solving methodology that is thoroughly and consistently implemented throughout the text. Designed for undergraduates taking transport phenomena or transfer and rate process courses. Read more

With complete coverage of the basic principles of heat transfer and a broad range of applications in a flexible format, Heat and Mass Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications, by Yunus Cengel and Afshin Ghajar provides the perfect blend of fundamentals and applications. The text provides a highly intuitive and practical understanding of the material by emphasizing the physics and the underlying physical phenomena involved. This text covers the standard topics of heat transfer with an emphasis on physics and real-world every day applications, while de-emphasizing mathematical aspects. This approach is designed to take advantage of students' intuition, making the learning process easier and more engaging.McGraw-Hill Education's Connect, is also available as an optional, add on item. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, how they need it, so that class time is more effective. Connect allows the professor to assign homework, quizzes, and tests easily and automatically grades and records the scores of the student's work. Problems are randomized to prevent sharing of answers an may also have a "multi-step solution" which helps move the students' learning along if they experience difficulty. Read more

Rules of Thumb for Chemical Engineers, Sixth Edition, is the most complete guide for chemical and process engineers who need reliable and authoritative solutions to on-the-job problems. The text is comprehensively revised and updated with new data and formulas. The book helps solve process design problems quickly, accurately and safely, with hundreds of common sense techniques, shortcuts and calculations. Its concise sections detail the steps needed to answer critical design questions and challenges. The book discusses physical properties for proprietary materials, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical sector heuristics, process design, closed-loop heat transfer systems, heat exchangers, packed columns and structured packings. This book will help you: save time you no longer have to spend on theory or derivations; improve accuracy by exploiting well tested and accepted methods culled from industry experts; and save money by reducing reliance on consultants. The book brings together solutions, information and work-arounds from engineers in the process industry.Includes new chapters on biotechnology and filtrationIncorporates additional tables with typical values and new calculationsFeatures supporting data for selecting and specifying heat transfer equipment Read more

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This updated edition is an invaluable source of practical cost-effective maintenance, repair, installation, and field verification procedures for machinery engineers. It is filled with step-by-step instructions and quick-reference checklists that describe preventive and predictive maintenance for major process units such as vertical, horizontal, reciprocating, and liquid ring vacuum pumps, fans and blowers, compressors, turboexpanders, turbines, and more. Also included are sections on machinery protection, storage, lubrication, and periodic monitoring. A new section examines centrifugal pumps and explains how and why they continue to fail. More new information focuses on maintenance for aircraft derivative gas turbines. This revised edition gives special attention throughout to maintenance and repair procedures needed to ensure efficiency, performance, and long life. Read more

Handbook of Waterborne Coatings comprehensively reviews recent developments in the field of waterborne coatings. Crucial aspects associated with coating research are presented, with close attention paid to the essential aspects that are necessary to understand the properties of novel materials and their use in coating materials. The work introduces the reader to progress in the field, also outlining applications, methods and techniques of synthesis and characterization that are demonstrated throughout. In addition, insights into ongoing research, current trends and challenges are previewed. Topics chosen ensure that new scholars or advanced learners will find the book an essential resource.Serves as a reference guide to recent developments in waterborne coatings for industrialists, scientists and engineers involved in the field of coatingsPresents coverage of the unique application methods for waterborne coatings and when those methods should be usedProvides foundational information on waterborne coatings and discusses current market trends that impact the field Read more