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Systematic Methods of Chemical Process Design
Lorenz T. BieglerCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
Ignacio E. GrossmannCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
Arthur W. WesterbergCarnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

ISBN-10: 0134924223
ISBN-13:  9780134924229

Publisher:  Prentice Hall
Copyright:  1997
Format:  Paper; 700 pp
Published:  03/27/1997
Status: Instock


Suggested retail price: $115.00
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At the undergraduate level, this book is intended to be a textbook for the Senior Design Course. This text can also be used for a graduate course in Process Synthesis.

The book presents a systematic approach to design, starting from an elementary treatment that is suitable for the undergraduate level, working toward advanced topics prepared for graduate level courses. This edition provides a comprehensive and modern treatment to process design of continuous and batch processes.

  • This textbook covers modern techniques and approaches to chemical process design, emphasizing the use of systematic representations, mathematical optimization models, and computer-based solution techniques. Pg.___
  • Part I of the book discusses the selection of flowsheets, and outlines methods for performing linear material balances, and preliminary sizing and costing for economic evaluation. The preliminary design and scheduling of batch processes is also covered. Pg.___
  • Part II of the book deals with process modeling and discusses tearing and numerical equation solving algorithms, as well as the application of nonlinear programming techniques to process flowsheets. Pg.___
  • Part III of the book discusses the use of graphical representations and insights for synthesizing reaction, separation and energy subsystems. They synthesis of complex separation systems is also discussed. Pg.
  • Part IV of the book deals with the application of mixed-integer programming techniques for the automatic synthesis of process systems, simultaneous optimization of flowsheets, and modeling of process operations, including flexibility and scheduling. Pg.___
  • A Solutions Manual is available (ISBN:0-13-272337-9)



 1. Introduction to Process Design.

I. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF PROCESSES.

 2. Overview of Flowsheet Synthesis.

 3. Mass and Energy Balances.

 4. Equipment Sizing and Costing.

 5. Economic Evaluation.

 6. Design and Scheduling of Batch Processes.

II. ANALYSIS WITH RIGOROUS PROCESS MODELS.

 7. Unit Equation Models.

 8. General Concepts of Simulation for Process Design.

 9. Process Flowsheet Optimization.

III. BASIC CONCEPTS IN PROCESS SYNTHESIS.

10. Heat and Power Integration.

11. Ideal Distillation Systems.

12. Heat Integrated Distillation Processes.

13. Geometric Techniques for the Synthesis of Reactor Networks.

14. Separating Azeotropic Mixtures.

IV. OPTIMIZATION APPROACHES TO PROCESS SYNTHESIS AND DESIGN.

15. Basic Concepts for Algorithmic Methods.

16. Synthesis of Heat Exchanger Networks.

17. Synthesis of Distillation Sequences.

18. Simultaneous Optimization and Heat Integration.

19. Optimization Techniques for Reactor Network Synthesis.

20. Structural Optimization of Process Flowsheets.

21. Process Flexibility.

22. Optimal Design and Scheduling for Multiproduct Batch Plants.

References.

Exercises.

Appendix A.: Summary of Optimization Theory and Methods.

Appendix B.: Smooth Approximations for max { 0, f(x)}.

Appendix C.: Computer Tools for Preliminary Process Design.

Author Index.

Subject Index.

LORENZ T. BIEGLER is the Bayer Professor of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. A graduate from Illinois Institute of Technology, he holds a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin. He has been a Presidential Young Investigator and has received the Curtis McGraw Award of ASEE.

E. IGNACIO GROSSMANN is Head and the Rudolph R. Dean Professor of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon. A graduate from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico, he holds master's and doctoral degrees in chemical engineering from Imperial College, London. He has also been a Presidential Young Investigator and has received the Computing in Chemical Engineering Award of AICHE.

ARTHUR W. WESTERBERG is the Swearingen University Professor of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon. A graduate of the University of Minnesota, he holds a master's degree from Princeton and a doctorate from Imperial College, London. Besides winning numerous professional awards, he is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. His book Process Flowsheeting is the standard text in the field of process simulation.


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The scientific approach to process design.

Over the last 20 years, fundamental design concepts and advanced computer modeling have revolutionized process design for chemical engineering. Team work and creative problem solving are still the building blocks of successful design, but new design concepts and novel mathematical programming models based on computer-based tools have taken out much of the guesswork. This book presents the new revolutionary knowledge, taking a systematic approach to design at all levels.

A Solutions Manual is available; ISBN: 0-13-272337-9.

Systematic Methods of Chemical Process Design is a textbook for undergraduate and graduate design courses. The book presents a step-by-step approach for learning the techniques for synthesizing and analyzing process flowsheets. The major items involved in the design process are mirrored in the book's main sections:

  • Strategies for preliminary process analysis and evaluation
  • Advanced analysis using rigorous models
  • Basic concepts in process synthesis
  • Optimization models for process synthesis and design
  • Appendices for reference and review.

Developed and refined in several courses at Carnegie Mellon, preliminary versions of the book have also been tested in Argentina, Brazil, England, Korea, Norway, and Slovenia. Exercises at the end of each chapter make it suitable for teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses, or for the working professional who wants to keep up with current methods.

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