Chemical Process Engineering Volume 1. A. Kayode Coker

      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright

      4  Companion Web Page

      5  Gratitude

      6  Preface

      7  Acknowledgments

      8  About the Authors

      9  1 Computations with Excel Spreadsheet-UniSim Design Simulation SECTION I - NUMERICAL ANALYSIS INTRODUCTION SOLVER LINEAR REGRESSION MULTIPLE REGRESSION POLYNOMIAL REGRESSION SIMULTANEOUS LINEAR EQUATIONS NONLINEAR EQUATIONS INTERPOLATIONS INTEGRATIONS DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS EXAMPLES AND SOLUTIONS SECTION II – PROCESS SIMULATION INTRODUCTION EXAMPLES AND SOLUTIONS References

      10  2 Physical Property of Pure Components and Mixtures PURE COMPONENTS MIXTURES DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS COMPRESSIBILITY Z-FACTOR SOLUBILITY AND ADSORPTION References

      11  3 Fluid Flow INTRODUCTION EQUIVALENT LENGTH OF VARIOUS FITTINGS AND VALVES PRESSURE DROP CALCULATIONS FOR SINGLE-PHASE INCOMPRESSIBLE FLUIDS COMPRESSIBLE FLUID FLOW IN PIPES TWO-PHASE FLOW IN PROCESS PIPING VAPOR-LIQUID TWO-PHASE VERTICAL DOWNFLOW LINE SIZES FOR FLASHING STEAM CONDENSATE FLOW THROUGH PACKED BEDS EXAMPLES AND SOLUTIONS References

      12  4 Equipment Sizing INTRODUCTION SIZING OF VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL SEPARATORS SIZING OF PARTLY FILLED VESSELS AND TANKS PRELIMINARY VESSEL DESIGN CYCLONE DESIGN GAS DRYER DESIGN EXAMPLES AND SOLUTIONS References

      13  5 Instrument Sizing INTRODUCTION CONTROL VALVE SIZING References

      14  6 Pumps and Compressors Sizing PUMPS Pump Design Standardization Basic Parts of a Centrifugal Pump Impellers Casing Shaft CENTRIFUGAL PUMP SELECTION Single-Stage (Single Impeller) Pumps Hydraulic Characteristics for Centrifugal Pumps Friction Losses Due to Flow Velocity Head Friction NET POSITIVE SUCTION HEAD (NPSH) AND PUMP SUCTION General Suction System Reductions in NPSHR Charting NPSHR Values of Pumps Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH) Specific Speed Rotative Speed Pumping Systems and Performance POWER REQUIREMENTS FOR PUMPING THROUGH PROCESS LINES Hydraulic