Product and Process Design Principles: Synthesis, Analysis, and Evaluation (Hardcover)

by Warren D. Seider (Author), J. D. Seader (Author), Daniel R. Lewin (Author)
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One of the most important objective in this text describes the strategies and approaches for the design of chemical processes. It covers economic (optimization) and environmental issues. The latest design strategies are described, most of which have been improved significantly with the advent of computers, mathematical programming methods, and artificial intelligence. Various methods are utilized to perform the extensive calculations and provide graphical results that are visualized easily, including the usage of computer programs for simulation and design optimization.

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One of the most important objective in this text describes the strategies and approaches for the design of chemical processes. It covers economic (optimization) and environmental issues. The latest design strategies are described, most of which have been improved significantly with the advent of computers, mathematical programming methods, and artificial intelligence. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 820 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (July 24, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471216631
• ISBN-13: 978-0471216636
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #498,131 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book in the market about chemical process synthesis, February 2, 2001

By	G. H. P (Medellin, Antioquia Colombia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Process Design Principles: Synthesis, Analysis, and Evaluation (Hardcover)

Covering the main topics in chemical process synthesis an design, this book present a broad view of the state of the art techniques and methods to achieve an optimum design.

With this work, Dr. Seider, et al, have given an invaluable contribution to the teaching of this field, presenting a logical an principle based approach for the "basic plant design", in contrast to the experience based traditional view.

Focusing on the extensive use of commercial process simulators, the book presents an overview of the conceptual basis of process simulation and optimization,but not its mathematical detail, giving the engineer the opportunity to focus on the process instead of focus on the mathematical and computational problem.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Only good if you want to do simulations, July 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Process Design Principles: Synthesis, Analysis, and Evaluation (Hardcover)

As for using this book for design - I would say that it is marginal at best. If you happen to use Aspen and do everything using a process simulator, this book is pretty good. From and economics/costing standpoint, this book doesn't even come close to Peters & Timmerhaus. Does not have much of a discussion on material selection - a definite drawback. It does include a nice appendix on design heuristics that draws from Walas and other sources.

4.0 out of 5 stars A former Student of Dr. Seider. , November 4, 2006

By	Charles Martin (Baldwinsville, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was a student of Dr. Seider at the University of Pennsylvania in the 1970's. Reviewing the table of contents for this book, I recognize a lot of the material from courses I took with Dr. Seider at Penn. We studied material in Dr. Seider's class that was later published.

Dr. Seider is a very knowledgeable professor of chemical engineering.
He combined the academic aspects with the industrial field experience, and showed his students how to use the numerical methods to solve chemical engineeing problems.

The authors have used some of the new technologies and software packages to help undergraduate students master this material quicker than we could with the computation tools available in 1974. Sample code is available in the textbook that allows a student to concentrate on the process aspects of plant design, and not spend time writing and debugging computer code.

My own career took me into areas outside of chemical process design.
But the systematic, analytical methods taught by Dr. Seider still help me in resolving power plant performance problems.

C. W. Martin
Senior Engineer
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant