Plant design and economics for chemical engineers /
Max S. Peters and Klaus D. Timmerhaus
- Fourth Edition.
- New York : McGraw Hill Education, c1991
- xv, 910 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
1. Introduction 2. Process Design Development 3. General Design Considerations 4. Computer-Aided Design 5. Cost and Asset Accounting 6. Cost Estimation 7. Interest and Investment Costs 8. Taxes and Insurance 9. Depreciation 10. Profitability, Alternative Investments, and Replacements 11. Optimum Design and Design Strategy 12. Materials Selection and Equipment Fabrication 13. The Design Report 14. Materials Transfer, Handling, and Treatment Equipment -- Design and Costs 15. Heat Transfer Equipment -- Design and Costs 16. Mass-Transfer and Reactor Equipment -- Design and Costs 17. Statistical Analysis in Design.
Intended for a higher level chemical engineering design course, this book deals with the practical application of ideas in industry. The book pays particular attention to design and economics and cost estimating. This edition has been updated to reflect price changes, and environmental concerns.