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| Material on the CD-ROM | p. xix |
| Preface | p. xxiii |
| About the Authors | p. xxvii |
| List of Nomenclature | p. xxix |
| Conceptualization and Analysis of Chemical Processes | p. 1 |
| Diagrams for Understanding Chemical Processes | p. 5 |
| Block Flow Diagrams (BFDs) | p. 7 |
| Process Flow Diagram (PFD) | p. 9 |
| Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) | p. 26 | ... MORE
| Additional Diagrams | p. 32 |
| Three-Dimensional Representation of a Process | p. 33 |
| The 3-D Plant Model | p. 42 |
| Summary | p. 44 |
| References | p. 45 |
| Short Answer Questions | p. 45 |
| Problems | p. 46 |
| The Structure and Synthesis of Process Flow Diagrams | p. 51 |
| Hierarchy of Process Design | p. 51 |
| Step 1-Batch versus Continuous Process | p. 52 |
| Step 2-The Input/Output Structure of the Process | p. 57 |
| Step 3-The Recycle Structure of the Process | p. 68 |
| Step 4-General Structure of the Separation System | p. 84 |
| Step 5-Heat-Exchanger Network or Process Energy Recovery System | p. 84 |
| Information Required and Sources | p. 84 |
| Summary | p. 84 |
| References | p. 86 |
| Short Answer Questions | p. 88 |
| Problems | p. 88 |
| Batch Processing | p. 93 |
| Design Calculations for Batch Processes | p. 93 |
| Gantt Charts and Scheduling | p. 100 |
| Nonoverlapping, Overlapping Operations, and Cycle Times | p. 101 |
| Flowshop and Jobshop Plants | p. 104 |
| Product and Intermediate Storage and Parallel Process Units | p. 110 |
| Design of Equipment for Multiproduct Batch Processes | p. 116 |
| Summary | p. 119 |
| References | p. 119 |
| Short Answer Questions | p. 119 |
| Problems | p. 120 |
| Chemical Product Design | p. 123 |
| Strategies for Chemical Product Design | p. 124 |
| Needs | p. 126 |
| Ideas | p. 128 |
| Selection | p. 129 |
| Manufacture | p. 131 |
| Batch Processing | p. 132 |
| Economic Considerations | p. 132 |
| Summary | p. 133 |
| References | p. 133 |
| Tracing Chemicals through the Process Flow Diagram | p. 135 |
| Guidelines and Tactics for Tracing Chemicals | p. 135 |
| Tracing Primary Paths Taken by Chemicals in a Chemical Process | p. 136 |
| Recycle and Bypass Streams | p. 142 |
| Tracing Nonreacting Chemicals | p. 146 |
| Limitations | p. 147 |
| Written Process Description | p. 147 |
| Summary | p. 149 |
| Problems | p. 149 |
| Understanding Process Conditions | p. 151 |
| Conditions of Special Concern for the Operation of Separation and Reactor Systems | p. 152 |
| Reasons for Operating at Conditions of Special Concern | p. 154 |
| Conditions of Special Concern for the Operation of Other Equipment | p. 159 |
| Analysis of Important Process Conditions | p. 163 |
| Summary | p. 171 |
| References | p. 172 |
| Short Answer Questions | p. 172 |
| Problems | p. 172 |
| Engineering Economic Analysis of Chemical Processes | p. 175 |
| Estimation of Capital Costs | p. 177 |
| Classifications of Capital Cost Estimates | p. 177 |
| Estimation of Purchased Equipment Costs | p. 181 |
| Estimating the Total Capital Cost of a Plant | p. 187 |
| Summary | p. 215 |
| References | p. 215 |
| Short Answer Questions | p. 216 |
| Problems | p. 216 |
| Estimation of Manufacturing Costs | p. 221 |
| Factors Affecting the Cost of Manufacturing a Chemical Product | p. 221 |
| Cost of Operating Labor | p. 226 |
| Utility Costs | p. 228 |
| Raw Material Costs | p. 244 |
| Yearly Costs and Stream Factors | p. 246 |
| Estimating Utility Costs from the PFD | p. 247 |
| Cost of Treating Liquid and Solid Waste Streams | p. 250 |
| Evaluation of Cost of Manufacture for the Production | |
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