Equilibrium-Stage Separation Operations in Chemical Engineering [Paperback]

Uses a large number of industrially-significant problems to convey an in-depth understanding of modern calculation procedures. Includes numerous topical examples and problems, and both conventional and SI units.Separation Processes.

Equipment for Multiphase Contracting.

Thermodynamic Equilibrium Diagrams.

Phase Equilibria from Equations of State.

Equilibrium Properties from Activity CoefficientCorrelations.

Specification of Design Variables.

Equilibrium Flash Vaporization and Partial Condensation.

Graphical Multistage Calculations by the McCabe-ThieleMethod.

Batch Distillation.

Graphical Multistage Calculations by the Ponchon-SavaritMethod.

Extraction Calculations by Triangular Diagrams.

Approximate Methods for Multicomponent, MultistageSeparations.

Stage Capacity and Efficiency.

Synthesis of Separation Sequences.

Rigorous Methods for Multicomponent, Multistage Separations.

Continuous Differential Contacting Operations: GasAbsorption.

Energy Conservation and Thermodynamic Efficiency.

Appendixes.

Index.

Ernest J. Henley and J. D. Seader are the authors of Equilibrium-Stage Separation Operations in Chemical Engineering, published by Wiley.