This text provides thorough coverage of design principles for distillation processes. It contains an up-to-date presentation of process and equipment design procedures, highlights limitations of some design methods, and offers guidance on how to overcome them.
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``This book is a worthy sequel to the author's previous excellent book Distillation Operation. It is a very impressive work covering almost all aspects of process equipment design procedures for distillation columns.'' (Chemical Engineering )
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This one book, and its brother, "Distillation Operations," seem to capture all the theoretical and empirical knowledge of vapor-liquid separation in two tidy volumes. I just don't see how Henry Kister can top this with his new book, "Distillation Troubleshooting." Donald Schneider wrote an excellent review of this book for Amazon. When you buy "Distillation Design" take "Distillation Operations" as well. If you must choose, pick "Distillation Operations." However, if you do, you will miss some excellent design information. "Distillation Operations" describes several mis-steps in commissioning and operating columns.
"Distillation Design" is divided into tray columns and packed columns. Each section begins with theoretical development and ends with empirical data. Where else can you expect to find methods to compare different random packing or estimates for stage height? As an engineer experienced in packed tower design, I found his descriptions of different classes of packing very useful. He took the point of view of a historian on this subject allowing the reader to follow the development of random packing from the raschig ring through to modern packing. How do these volumes compare to other references such as Ludwig's "Applied Process Design?" Ludwig is excellent but it is more difficult to find what you need. Kister's two volumes are more specific and slightly easier to follow. Consider Ludwig's book later when you are designing nuts and bolt details of columns. For case histories, and basic knowledge of vapor-liquid separation, you can't beat "Distillation Design" and "Distillation Operations." If you don't have this book on your shelf you should. If you are just starting out in the business, and can't afford both volumes, buy "Distillation Operations." But, if you will be involved directly in the design business, as I am, buy both volumes. If this review was helpful, please add your vote.
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Good choice. Concise source of distillation knowledge.,
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Highly recommend book for those who are looking for distillation know-how or practice experience to solve problems. It is equally useful for designers as well as for industrial engineers.
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This book is must for process engineer esp. engineer in Petroleun and Refinery business. Written in very lucid manner shows the author is not only technically competent but has extensive experience in the industry. His book on " Distillation Operation" is also highly recomended.
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Distillation is an ancient unit operation, and has been widely practiced for thousands of years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
component balance line, froth entrainment flooding, heavy nonkeys, spray entrainment flooding, fractional hole area, tridiagonal matrix method, clear liquid height, component liquid rates, light nonkeys, depropanizer example, low liquid rates, complex fractionator, corrugated structured packings, downcomer choke flooding, nonideal stages, refinery fractionators, total liquid rates, tridiagonal method, classical hydraulic model, downcomer top area, preloading regime, balance lines intersect, product rate specification, high liquid rates, vapor maldistribution Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Air-water Atm, Bochum Uni, New York, Norton Company, Nutter Engineering, Chemical Engineering, S-Ct Note, Koch Engineering Company, Van Winkle, Institution of Chemical Engineers, Jaeger Products, Gulf Publishing, Birmingham Uni, Los Angeles, Distillation Operation, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Fractionation Research Inc, Glitsch Inc, Combining Eqs, Design of Equilibrium Stage Processes, Hydrocarbon Processing, New Orleans, Rauschert Industries, Source Ref, American Chemical Society New!
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Distillation is an ancient unit operation, and has been widely practiced for thousands of years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
component balance line, froth entrainment flooding, heavy nonkeys, spray entrainment flooding, fractional hole area, tridiagonal matrix method, clear liquid height, component liquid rates, light nonkeys, depropanizer example, low liquid rates, complex fractionator, corrugated structured packings, downcomer choke flooding, nonideal stages, refinery fractionators, total liquid rates, tridiagonal method, classical hydraulic model, downcomer top area, preloading regime, balance lines intersect, product rate specification, high liquid rates, vapor maldistribution Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Air-water Atm, Bochum Uni, New York, Norton Company, Nutter Engineering, Chemical Engineering, S-Ct Note, Koch Engineering Company, Van Winkle, Institution of Chemical Engineers, Jaeger Products, Gulf Publishing, Birmingham Uni, Los Angeles, Distillation Operation, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Fractionation Research Inc, Glitsch Inc, Combining Eqs, Design of Equilibrium Stage Processes, Hydrocarbon Processing, New Orleans, Rauschert Industries, Source Ref, American Chemical Society New!
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- Distillation Operation by Henry Kister on 12 pages
- Separation Processes (McGraw-Hill chemical engineering series) by Cary Judson King on 8 pages
- Design of Equilibrium Stage Processes (Chapter 14 Tray Hydraulics: Bubble Trays by William Bolles and Chapter 15 Tray Hydraulics: Preforated Trays by James R Fair) (McGraw-Hill Series in Chemical Engineering) by Buford D. Smith on 7 pages
- Handbook of Separation Techniques for Chemical Engineers by Philip A. Schweitzer on 6 pages
- Handbook of Separation Process Technology by Ronald W. Rousseau on 4 pages
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- Separation Process Technology (Builder's Guide) by Jimmy L. Humphrey on 4 pages
- Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design (Chemical Processing and Design Encyclopedia) by John J. McKetta Jr on page 9, page 19, and page 93
- Integrated Design and Simulation of Chemical Processes, Volume 13 (Computer Aided Chemical Engineering) by A C Dimian on page 100 (1), page 100 (2), and page 638
- Distillation Troubleshooting by Henry Z. Kister in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design (Chemical Processing and Design Encyclopedia) by John J. McKetta Jr on page 41, page 55, and page 499
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