Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers (Mcgraw Hill Chemical Engineering Series) [Hardcover]

Max Stone Peters (Author), Klaus D. Timmerhaus (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070496137 | ISBN-13: 978-0070496132 | Publication Date: July 1, 1990 | Edition: 4 Sub

Intended for a higher level chemical engineering design course, this book brings together all the fundamentals and shows how to put them to use in the real world. This highly regarded text is known for its broad coverage of both design and economics, its attention to the details of cost estimating, its inclusion of up-to-date cost data, and its application of economic and design theory to real chemical engineering processes and operations. While retaining the level, scope, and emphasis on practical aspects of design of the previous edition, the fourth edition has been updated to reflect changes in costs and the increased importance of computer usage and safety-environmental considerations.

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University of Colorado Boulder - Professor Emeritus updated all 5/02 updated all 5/02 University of Colorado---Boulder - Emeritus Professor --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 992 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill College; 4 Sub edition (July 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070496137
• ISBN-13: 978-0070496132
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,249,421 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensible Starting Point for New Projects, August 14, 2000

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Dirk J. Willard (Grand Rapids, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers (Mcgraw Hill Chemical Engineering Series) (Hardcover)

The Fourth Edition is an advancement over the 2nd edition, the one I "grew up" with. Instead of jumping to cost preparation and option selection, then on to preliminary design, it starts out an excellent introduction, basic requirements for OSHA and EPA (including a good section on HAZOPs), a review of computer-aided design, then on to cost preparation and the rest. After option selection, the authors provide a good solid section on process optimization. This is a new area in the text and well worth reading. All in all, a current, concise design book, ideal for the student or the old hand.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Starting Point for Economic Investigations, August 11, 2000

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Dirk J. Willard "Dirk Willard" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers (Mcgraw Hill Chemical Engineering Series) (Hardcover)

I never had much use for this text while in school. As with most subjects Senior year, we went too fast to appreciate it. With the years, however, I had cause to appreciate Peters & Timmerhaus. It is packed full of rules-of-thumb for preparations of cost estimates and comparing options. Although it is not the best place to end an economic investigation, it is the best place to start one.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for engineers starting the career, January 2, 2002

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Lorenzo Montani (Brescia, ITALY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers (Mcgraw Hill Chemical Engineering Series) (Hardcover)

The book is a mix of economical and technical aspects of chemical engineering design; so is good for graduates starting the career or for practicing engineer interested in economical aspects of plant design. For me the good companion book for these engineer is "Conceptual design of chemical processes" by J. Douglas or better but out-of-print "Applied Project Engineering and Management" by E. Ludwig.