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Analysis, Synthesis and Design of Chemical Processes
The Leading Integrated Chemical Process Design Guide: Now with New Problems, New Projects, and More
More than ever, effective design is the focal point of sound chemical engineering. Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes, Third Edition, presents design as a creative process that integrates both the big picture and the small details–and knows which to stress when, and why. Realistic from start to finish, this book moves readers beyond classroom exercises into open-ended, real-world process problem solving. The authors introduce integrated techniques for every facet of the discipline, from finance to operations, new plant design to existing process optimization.
This fully updated Third Edition presents entirely new problems at the end of every chapter. It also adds extensive coverage of batch process design, including realistic examples of equipment sizing for batch sequencing; batch scheduling for multi-product plants; improving production via intermediate storage and parallel equipment; and new optimization techniques specifically for batch processes.
Coverage includes
Conceptualizing and analyzing chemical processes: flow diagrams, tracing, process conditions, and more Chemical process economics: analyzing capital and manufacturing costs, and predicting or assessing profitability Synthesizing and optimizing chemical processing: experience-based principles, BFD/PFD, simulations, and more Analyzing process performance via I/O models, performance curves, and other tools Process troubleshooting and “debottlenecking” Chemical engineering design and society: ethics, professionalism, health, safety, and new “green engineering” techniques Participating successfully in chemical engineering design teams Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes, Third Edition, draws on nearly 35 years of innovative chemical engineering instruction at West Virginia University. It includes suggested curricula for both single-semester and year-long design courses; case studies and design projects with practical applications; and appendixes with current equipment cost data and preliminary design information for eleven chemical processes–including seven brand new to this edition.
More than ever, effective design is the focal point of sound chemical engineering. Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes, Third Edition, presents design as a creative process that integrates both the big picture and the small details–and knows which to stress when, and why. Realistic from start to finish, this book moves readers beyond classroom exercises into open-ended, real-world process problem solving. The authors introduce integrated techniques for every facet of the discipline, from finance to operations, new plant design to existing process optimization.
This fully updated Third Edition presents entirely new problems at the end of every chapter. It also adds extensive coverage of batch process design, including realistic examples of equipment sizing for batch sequencing; batch scheduling for multi-product plants; improving production via intermediate storage and parallel equipment; and new optimization techniques specifically for batch processes.
Coverage includes
Conceptualizing and analyzing chemical processes: flow diagrams, tracing, process conditions, and more Chemical process economics: analyzing capital and manufacturing costs, and predicting or assessing profitability Synthesizing and optimizing chemical processing: experience-based principles, BFD/PFD, simulations, and more Analyzing process performance via I/O models, performance curves, and other tools Process troubleshooting and “debottlenecking” Chemical engineering design and society: ethics, professionalism, health, safety, and new “green engineering” techniques Participating successfully in chemical engineering design teams Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes, Third Edition, draws on nearly 35 years of innovative chemical engineering instruction at West Virginia University. It includes suggested curricula for both single-semester and year-long design courses; case studies and design projects with practical applications; and appendixes with current equipment cost data and preliminary design information for eleven chemical processes–including seven brand new to this edition.
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First published November 1, 2008
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October 29, 2019
I know, another textbook review. I never read textbooks cover to cover before graduate school, but now it's empowering to grasp a broad topic in such detail. I really don't think there is a good replacement for reading the textbook.
I'm getting ready to teach the senior design course in my ChemE department, and Turton is the go-to for design. This is my first time with Turton though, because I used a different textbook in my undergraduate course. Design can be one of the most rewarding courses in the chemical engineering curriculum, because it brings together all the concepts taught in previous courses (heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics, mass and energy balances) and leverages them to design chemical plants. From my personal undergraduate experience, design didn't leave a good taste in my mouth. The instructor didn't give useful feedback, grades felt arbitrary, and the design simulations felt arcane and magical-- you couldn't actually predict what was going to come out, so it felt less design than astrology. Add to that the common feel in a non-traditional ChemE department that this knowledge will never actually be used. With more ChemEs taking non-traditional career paths, it will take more investment in design courses to help them feel useful. I do think that design principles are important and can be generalized to other systems, but chemical plants are a good place to stay anchored.
Turton's book is excellent, along with all the support materials. The example designs and design problems in the Appendices are great resources for class problems. This was one thing I think my design course was missing-- we were asked to design a process from scratch, with no real solid examples of a process from start to finish to take apart and tinker with first. I highly recommend simulating some of the designs in Appendix B in Aspen to get a good grasp of what is going on.
Sometimes the chapter orders seemed to make less sense to me, but then again the inter-dependence on process design with economics makes this REALLY difficult. We had students complain that the design course should be separated into a design course and an economics course, because there was just too much materials to cover in 10 weeks (agreed). But the design IS the economics; you can't separate them. That's partly why engineers need to be really good with spreadsheets and dollars, and why we don't outsource the economics to an accountant. There were other chapters I didn't read as in-depth (chemical product design and batch processes). There were others that really made things make a lot more sense after my undergraduate experience-- particularly the chapter on simulators. Turton definitely made design a lot more enjoyable for me this time around.
I'm getting ready to teach the senior design course in my ChemE department, and Turton is the go-to for design. This is my first time with Turton though, because I used a different textbook in my undergraduate course. Design can be one of the most rewarding courses in the chemical engineering curriculum, because it brings together all the concepts taught in previous courses (heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics, mass and energy balances) and leverages them to design chemical plants. From my personal undergraduate experience, design didn't leave a good taste in my mouth. The instructor didn't give useful feedback, grades felt arbitrary, and the design simulations felt arcane and magical-- you couldn't actually predict what was going to come out, so it felt less design than astrology. Add to that the common feel in a non-traditional ChemE department that this knowledge will never actually be used. With more ChemEs taking non-traditional career paths, it will take more investment in design courses to help them feel useful. I do think that design principles are important and can be generalized to other systems, but chemical plants are a good place to stay anchored.
Turton's book is excellent, along with all the support materials. The example designs and design problems in the Appendices are great resources for class problems. This was one thing I think my design course was missing-- we were asked to design a process from scratch, with no real solid examples of a process from start to finish to take apart and tinker with first. I highly recommend simulating some of the designs in Appendix B in Aspen to get a good grasp of what is going on.
Sometimes the chapter orders seemed to make less sense to me, but then again the inter-dependence on process design with economics makes this REALLY difficult. We had students complain that the design course should be separated into a design course and an economics course, because there was just too much materials to cover in 10 weeks (agreed). But the design IS the economics; you can't separate them. That's partly why engineers need to be really good with spreadsheets and dollars, and why we don't outsource the economics to an accountant. There were other chapters I didn't read as in-depth (chemical product design and batch processes). There were others that really made things make a lot more sense after my undergraduate experience-- particularly the chapter on simulators. Turton definitely made design a lot more enjoyable for me this time around.
November 3, 2020
Great book for one wishing to understand how to assess the economic potential of a chemical process design.
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May 15, 2022GOOD BOOK
June 2, 2014
One out of 4 best books, I do like in my whole chemical engineering studies. Turton is Reference to any chemical engineer.. That's the way it is..
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