Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers (Chemical Engineering)

The contents of this book are for engineers whose specialist will be plant design and economics. The contents are: Introduction, Process Design Development, General Design Considerations, Cost Estimation, Interest and Investment Costs, Taxes and Insurance, Depreciation, Profitability, Alternative, Investments and Replacements, Optimum Design, Cost and Asset Accounting, Materials and Fabrication Selection, The Design Report, Materials Transfer, Handling and Treatment Equipment--Design and Cost, Heat Transfer Equipment--Design and Cost, Mass Transfer Equipment--Design and Cost and Statistical Analysis in Design. The Appendixes are: Notes and Linear programming, Notes on Dynamic Programming, Computer solutions for reactor design, Auxiliary and utility cost data, Design problems and Tables of Physical Properties and Constants.