Perry's Chemical Engineers Handbook

Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, 8th Revised edition--------------------------------------------------Get Cutting-Edge Coverage of All Chemical Engineering Topics-- fromFundamentals to the Latest Computer Applications. First published in1934, Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook has equipped generationsof engineers and chemists with an expert source of chemical engineeringinformation and data. Now updated to reflect the latest technologyand processes of the new millennium, the Eighth Edition of this classicguide provides unsurpassed coverage of every aspect of chemical engineering-fromfundamental principles to chemical processes and equipment to new computerapplications. Filled with over 700 detailed illustrations, the EighthEdition of Perry's Chemcial Engineering Handbook features: Comprehensivetables and charts for unit conversion A greatly expanded section onphysical and chemical data New to this edition: the latest advancesin distillation, liquid-liquid extraction, reactor modeling, biologicalprocesses, biochemical and membrane separation processes, and chemicalplant safety practices with accident case histories Inside This UpdatedChemical Engineering Guide Conversion Factors and Mathematical Symbols/ Physical and Chemical Data / Mathematics / Thermodynamics / Heatand Mass Transfer / Fluid and Particle Dynamics Reaction Kinetics /Process Control / Process Economics / Transport and Storage of Fluids/ Heat Transfer Equipment / Psychrometry, Evaporative Cooling, andSolids Drying / Distillation / Gas Absorption and Gas-Liquid SystemDesign / Liquid-Liquid Extraction Operations and Equipment / Adsorptionand Ion Exchange / Gas-Solid Operations and Equipment / Liquid-SolidOperations and Equipment / Solid-Solid Operations and Equipment / SizeReduction and Size Enlargement / Handling of Bulk Solids and Packagingof Solids and Liquids / Alternative Separation Processes / And ManyOther Topics!--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Robert Perry was chairman of the Department of ChemicalEngineering at the University of Oklahoma. Donald W. Green is chairand the Deanne E. Ackers distinguished professor of chemical and petroleumengineering at the University of Kansas.