Basic Programs for Chemical Engineers

ISBN-13: 9789401083270 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 350 str.

D. Wright

Opis

The microcomputer has put a vast amount of computational power in the hands of the practicing chemical engineer. However, a microcomputer is of little use unless there are programs available to solve chemical engineer ing problems; In this book, I have put together a collection of BASIC pro grams that w ll help the practicing engineer be more productive and able to solve complex problems that are normally handled on mainframe com puters. The plant engineer will find the book particularly useful. The plant en gineer is calle upon to investigate problems that range from simple trouble shooting to tQe detailed design of complex chemical plants. The larger proj ects are usually add-on jobs to the regular duties of keeping a chemical plant running. In t day's business climate, answers to problems must be obtained quickly and ccurately. The computer is capable of testing hypothesis, thereby allo ing engineers to evaluate alternative solutions to problems quickly and provide answers to management's questions that invariably shift like the sand in a desert.

Spis treści

1. Mathematics.- Data Reduction.- Roots of Polynomials.- Differential Equation.- Systems of Non-linear Equations.- 2. Heat Transfer.- Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers.- Double Pipe Heat Exchangers.- 3. Thermodynamics.- Chemical Reaction Stoichiometry.- Chemical Equilibrium.- Vapor Liquid Equilibrium.- Gas Solubility.- 4. Mass Transfer.- Multicomponent Distillation.- Sieve Plate Efficiency.- Packed Tower Design.- Sieve Plate Hydraulics.- 5. Cost Estimation and Economics.- Flow Sheet Estimater.- Preliminary Project Economics.- Engineering Economics.- TEMA Heat Exchanger Estimates.- 6. Physical Properties of Pure Substances.- Critical Temperature.- Critical Pressure.- Critical Volume.- Boiling Point, Vapor Pressure, Heat of Vaporization.- Heat Capacity of Gases and Liquids.- Viscosity and Thermal Conductivity of Gases.- Liquid Viscosity and Density.- Liquid Thermal Conductivity and Surface Tension.- 7. Pollution Control.- Pollution Dispersion.- Cyclone Evaluation and Design.- Venturi Scrubbers.- Packed Tower Absorbers and Strippers.- 8. Miscellaneous.- Liquid and Gas Flow Meters.- Tank Volume Calculator.- Data Encryption.- Economical Insulation Thickness.- Vapor Pressures of Organic Compounds.- Solubility Parameters of Various Liquids at 25°C.- Group Contributions to Partial Solubility Parameters.- Estimated Tube Counts.- Estimated Installed Insulation Costs.