The leading integrated chemical process design guide‎:‎ Now with extensive new coverage and more process designs More than ever‎,‎ effective design is the focal point of sound chemical engineering‎.‎ Analysis‎,‎ Synthesis‎,‎ and Design of Chemical Processes‎,‎ Fourth Edition‎,‎ presents design as a creative process that integrates both the big picture and the small details – and knows which to stress when‎,‎ and why‎.‎ Realistic from start to finish‎,‎ this updated edition moves readers beyond classroom exercises into open‎-ended‎,‎ real‎-world process problem solving‎.‎ The authors introduce integrated techniques for every facet of the discipline‎,‎ from finance to operations‎,‎ new plant design to existing process optimization‎.‎ This fourth edition adds new chapters introducing dynamic process simulation‎;‎ advanced concepts in steady‎-state simulation‎;‎ extensive coverage of thermodynamics packages for modeling processes containing electrolyte solutions and solids‎;‎ and a concise introduction to logic control‎.‎ “What You Have Learned” summaries have been added to each chapter‎,‎ and the text’s organization has been refined for greater clarity‎.‎ Coverage Includes Conceptualization and analysis‎:‎ flow diagrams‎,‎ batch processing‎,‎ tracing‎,‎ process conditions‎,‎ and product design strategies Economic analysis‎:‎ capital and manufacturing costs‎,‎ financial calculations‎,‎ and profitability analysis Synthesis and optimization‎:‎ principles‎,‎ PFD synthesis‎,‎ simulation techniques‎,‎ top‎-down and bottom‎-up optimization‎,‎ pinch technology‎,‎ and software‎-based control Advanced steady‎-state simulation‎:‎ goals‎,‎ models‎,‎ solution strategies‎,‎ and sensitivity and optimization studies Dynamic simulation‎:‎ goals‎,‎ development‎,‎ solution methods‎,‎ algorithms‎,‎ and solvers Performance analysis‎:‎ I/O models‎,‎ tools‎,‎ performance curves‎,‎ reactor performance‎,‎ troubleshooting‎,‎ and “debottlenecking” Societal impact‎:‎ ethics‎,‎ professionalism‎,‎ health‎,‎ safety‎,‎ environmental issues‎,‎ and green engineering Interpersonal and communication skills‎:‎ improving teamwork and group effectiveness This title draws on more than fifty years of innovative chemical engineering instruction at West Virginia University and the University of Nevada‎,‎ Reno‎.‎ It includes suggested curricula for single‎-semester and year‎-long design courses‎,‎ case studies and practical design projects‎,‎ current equipment cost data‎,‎ and extensive preliminary design information that can be used as the starting point for more detailed analyses‎.‎ About the CD‎-Rom and Web Site The CD contains the newest version of CAPCOST‎,‎ a powerful tool for evaluating fixed capital investment‎,‎ full process economics‎,‎ and profitability‎.‎ The heat exchanger network software‎,‎ HENSAD‎,‎ is also included‎.‎ The CD also contains an additional appendix presenting preliminary design information for fifteen key chemical processes‎,‎ including four new to this edition‎:‎ shift reaction‎;‎ acid‎-gas removal via physical solvent‎;‎ H2S removal from a gas stream using the Claus process‎;‎ and coal gasification‎.‎ The CD also includes six additional projects‎,‎ plus chapters on outcomes assessment‎,‎ written and oral communications‎,‎ and a written report case study‎.‎ Sixty additional projects and twenty‎-four more problems are available at www‎.‎che‎.‎cemr‎.‎wvu‎.‎edu/publications/projects‎.‎