Perry’s Chemical Engineers Handbook, 8th Edition

First published in 1934, the new 8th Edition of this classic guide has been updated to reflect the latest technology and processes of the new millennium. This practical resource provides unsurpassed coverage of every aspect of chemical engineering—from fundamental principles to chemical processes and equipment to new computer applications. Having equipped generations of engineers and chemists with an expert source of chemical engineering information and data, this new edition contains over 700 detailed illustrations.

Perry’s Chemcial Engineering Handbook features:

• Comprehensive tables and charts for unit conversion
• A greatly expanded section on physical and chemical data
• New to this edition: the latest advances in distillation, liquid-liquid extraction, reactor modeling, biological processes, biochemical and membrane separation processes, and chemical plant safety practices with accident case histories

Inside This Updated Chemical Engineering Guide:

• Conversion Factors and Mathematical Symbols
• Physical and Chemical Data
• Mathematics
• Thermodynamics
• Heat and Mass Transfer
• Fluid and Particle Dynamics Reaction Kinetics
• Process Control
• Process Economics
• Transport and Storage of Fluids
• Heat Transfer Equipment
• Psychrometry, Evaporative Cooling, and Solids Drying
• Distillation
• Gas Absorption and Gas-Liquid System Design
• Liquid-Liquid Extraction Operations and Equipment
• Adsorption and Ion Exchange
• Gas-Solid Operations and Equipment
• Liquid-Solid Operations and Equipment
• Solid-Solid Operations and Equipment
• Size Reduction and Size Enlargement
• Handling of Bulk Solids and Packaging of Solids and Liquids
• Alternative Separation Processes
• And Many Other Topics!

Table of contents

• Chapter 1: Conversion Factors and Mathematical Symbols
• Chapter 2: Physical and Chemical Data
• Chapter 3: Mathematics
• Chapter 4: Thermodynamics
• Chapter 5: Heat and Mass Transfer
• Chapter 6: Fluid and Particle Dynamics Reaction Kinetics
• Chapter 7: Process Control
• Chapter 8: Process Economics
• Chapter 9: Transport and Storage of Fluids
• Chapter 10: Heat Transfer Equipment
• Chapter 11: Psychrometry, Evaporative Cooling, and Solids Drying
• Chapter 12: Distillation
• Chapter 13: Gas Absorption and Gas-Liquid System Design
• Chapter 14: Liquid-Liquid Extraction Operations and Equipment
• Chapter 15: Adsorption and Ion Exchange
• Chapter 16: Gas-Solid Operations and Equipment
• Chapter 17: Liquid-Solid Operations and Equipment
• Chapter 18: Solid-Solid Operations and Equipment
• Chapter 19: Size Reduction and Size Enlargement
• Chapter 20: Handling of Bulk Solids and Packaging of Solids and Liquids
• Chapter 21: Alternative Separation Processes
• Chapter 22: Chemical Reactors
• Chapter 23: Biochemical Engineering
• Chapter 24: Waste Management
• Chapter 25: Process Safety
• Chapter 26: Energy Resources Conversion and Utilization
• Chapter 27: Materials of Construction
• Chapter 28: Process Machinery Drives
• Chapter 29: Analysis of Plant Performance
• Index