Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Eighth Edition
by: Don W. Green, Robert H. Perry
Abstract: The definitive reference for more than half a century,—updated for the first time in more than a decade. Since 1934, Perry's Chemical Engineer's Handbook has delivered unrivaled, state-of-the-art coverage of all aspects of chemical engineering—from the fundamentals to details on computer applications and control. Featuring 2,700 pages and 1900 illustrations, the eighth edition is a comprehensive source for the newest developments, advances, achievements, and methods in the field.
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Table of Contents
- A. ABOUT THE EDITORS
- B. Contributors
- C. Preface to the Eighth Edition
- 1. Conversion Factors and Mathematical Symbols
- 2. Physical and Chemical Data
- 3. Mathematics
- 4. Thermodynamics
- 5. Heat and Mass Transfer
- 6. Fluid and Particle Dynamics
- 7. Reaction Kinetics
- 8. Process Control
- 9. Process Economics
- 10. Transport and Storage of Fluids
- 11. Heat-Transfer Equipment
- 12. Psychrometry, Evaporative Cooling, and Solids Drying
- 13. Distillation
- 14. Equipment for Distillation, Gas Absorption, Phase Dispersion, and Phase Separation
- 15. Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Other Liquid-Liquid Operations and Equipment
- 16. Adsorption and Ion Exchange
- 17. Gas-Solid Operations and Equipment
- 18. Liquid-Solid Operations and Equipment
- 19. Reactors
- 20. Alternative Separation Processes
- 21. Solid-Solid Operations and Processing
- 22. Waste Management
- 23. Process Safety
- 24. Energy Resources, Conversion, and Utilization
- 25. Materials of Construction
Curriculum Maps
Tools & Media
Expanded Table of Contents
- A. ABOUT THE EDITORS
- B. Contributors
- C. Preface to the Eighth Edition
- 1. Conversion Factors and Mathematical Symbols
- 2. Physical and Chemical Data
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- GENERAL REFERENCES
- PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PURE SUBSTANCES
- VAPOR PRESSURES OF PURE SUBSTANCES
- VAPOR PRESSURES OF SOLUTIONS
- WATER-VAPOR CONTENT OF GASES
- DENSITIES OF PURE SUBSTANCES
- DENSITIES OF AQUEOUS INORGANIC SOLUTIONS AT 1 ATM
- DENSITIES OF AQUEOUS ORGANIC SOLUTIONS
- DENSITIES OF MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS
- SOLUBILITIES
- THERMAL EXPANSION
- JOULE-THOMSON EFFECT
- CRITICAL CONSTANTS
- COMPRESSIBILITIES
- LATENT HEATS
- SPECIFIC HEATS OF PURE COMPOUNDS
- SPECIFIC HEATS OF AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
- SPECIFIC HEATS OF MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS
- PROPERTIES OF FORMATION AND COMBUSTION REACTIONS
- HEATS OF SOLUTION
- THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
- TRANSPORT PROPERTIES
- PREDICTION AND CORRELATION OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- 3. Mathematics
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- MATHEMATICS
- MENSURATION FORMULAS
- ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA
- ANALYTIC GEOMETRY
- PLANE TRIGONOMETRY
- DIFFERENTIAL AND INTEGRAL CALCULUS
- INFINITE SERIES
- COMPLEX VARIABLES
- DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
- DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS
- INTEGRAL EQUATIONS
- INTEGRAL TRANSFORMS (OPERATIONAL METHODS)
- MATRIX ALGEBRA AND MATRIX COMPUTATIONS
- NUMERICAL APPROXIMATIONS TO SOME EXPRESSIONS
- NUMERICAL ANALYSIS AND APPROXIMATE METHODS
- OPTIMIZATION
- STATISTICS
- DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS
- PROCESS SIMULATION
- 4. Thermodynamics
- 5. Heat and Mass Transfer
- 6. Fluid and Particle Dynamics
- 7. Reaction Kinetics
- 8. Process Control
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- FUNDAMENTALS OF PROCESS DYNAMICS AND CONTROL
- ADVANCED CONTROL SYSTEMS
- UNIT OPERATIONS CONTROL
- BATCH PROCESS CONTROL
- PROCESS MEASUREMENTS
- TELEMETERING AND TRANSMISSION
- DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FOR PROCESS CONTROL
- CONTROLLERS, FINAL CONTROL ELEMENTS, AND REGULATORS
- PROCESS CONTROL AND PLANT SAFETY
- 9. Process Economics
- 10. Transport and Storage of Fluids
- 11. Heat-Transfer Equipment
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- THERMAL DESIGN OF HEAT-TRANSFER EQUIPMENT
- TEMA-STYLE SHELL-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS
- HAIRPIN/DOUBLE-PIPE HEAT EXCHANGERS
- AIR-COOLED HEAT EXCHANGERS
- COMPACT AND NONTUBULAR HEAT EXCHANGERS
- HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR SOLIDS
- THERMAL INSULATION
- AIR CONDITIONING
- REFRIGERATION
- CRYOGENIC PROCESSES
- EVAPORATORS
- 12. Psychrometry, Evaporative Cooling, and Solids Drying
- 13. Distillation
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- INTRODUCTION TO DISTILLATION OPERATIONS
- THERMODYNAMIC DATA AND MODELS
- SINGLE-STAGE EQUILIBRIUM FLASH CALCULATIONS
- GRAPHICAL METHODS FOR BINARY DISTILLATION
- APPROXIMATE MULTICOMPONENT DISTILLATION METHODS
- SIMULATION OF DISTILLATION PROCESSES
- DEGREES OF FREEDOM AND DESIGN VARIABLES
- DISTILLATION SYSTEMS
- ENHANCED DISTILLATION
- PETROLEUM AND COMPLEX-MIXTURE DISTILLATION
- BATCH DISTILLATION
- 14. Equipment for Distillation, Gas Absorption, Phase Dispersion, and Phase Separation
- 15. Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Other Liquid-Liquid Operations and Equipment
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
- THERMODYNAMIC BASIS FOR LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION
- SOLVENT SCREENING METHODS
- LIQUID DENSITY, VISCOSITY, AND INTERFACIAL TENSION
- LIQUID-LIQUID DISPERSION FUNDAMENTALS
- PROCESS FUNDAMENTALS AND BASIC CALCULATION METHODS
- CALCULATION PROCEDURES
- LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION EQUIPMENT
- PROCESS CONTROL CONSIDERATIONS
- LIQUID-LIQUID PHASE SEPARATION EQUIPMENT
- EMERGING DEVELOPMENTS
- 16. Adsorption and Ion Exchange
- 17. Gas-Solid Operations and Equipment
- 18. Liquid-Solid Operations and Equipment
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- PHASE CONTACTING AND LIQUID-SOLID PROCESSING: AGITATION OF LOW-VISCOSITY PARTICLE SUSPENSIONS
- MIXING OF VISCOUS FLUIDS, PASTES, AND DOUGHS
- CRYSTALLIZATION FROM SOLUTION
- LEACHING
- GRAVITY SEDIMENTATION OPERATIONS
- DESIGN SIZING CRITERIA
- FILTRATION
- CENTRIFUGES
- SELECTION OF A SOLIDS-LIQUID SEPARATOR
- 19. Reactors
- 20. Alternative Separation Processes
- 21. Solid-Solid Operations and Processing
- CHAPTER PRELIMINARIES
- PARTICLE-SIZE ANALYSIS
- SOLIDS HANDLING: BULK SOLIDS FLOW CHARACTERIZATION
- SOLIDS MIXING
- PRINCIPLES OF SIZE REDUCTION
- MODELING AND SIMULATION OF GRINDING PROCESSES
- CRUSHING AND GRINDING EQUIPMENT: DRY GRINDING—IMPACT AND ROLLER MILLS
- CRUSHING AND GRINDING EQUIPMENT: FLUID-ENERGY OR JET MILLS
- CRUSHING AND GRINDING EQUIPMENT: WET/DRY GRINDING—MEDIA MILLS
- CRUSHING AND GRINDING PRACTICE
- PRINCIPLES OF SIZE ENLARGEMENT
- AGGLOMERATION RATE PROCESSES AND MECHANICS
- CONTROL AND DESIGN OF GRANULATION PROCESSES
- SIZE ENLARGEMENT EQUIPMENT AND PRACTICE
- MODELING AND SIMULATION OF GRANULATION PROCESSES
- 22. Waste Management
- 23. Process Safety
- 24. Energy Resources, Conversion, and Utilization
- 25. Materials of Construction
Book Details
Title: Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Eighth Edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill: New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New Delhi, San Juan, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto
Copyright / Pub. Date: 2008, 1997, 1984, 1973, 1963, 1950, 1941, 1934 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ISBN: 9780071422949
Authors:
Don W. Green
is emeritus distinguished professor of chemical and petroleum engineering, University of Kansas.
Robert H. Perry
was chairman of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma.
Description: The definitive reference for more than half a century,—updated for the first time in more than a decade. Since 1934, Perry's Chemical Engineer's Handbook has delivered unrivaled, state-of-the-art coverage of all aspects of chemical engineering—from the fundamentals to details on computer applications and control. Featuring 2,700 pages and 1900 illustrations, the eighth edition is a comprehensive source for the newest developments, advances, achievements, and methods in the field.
