Distillation

Distillation: Practical Guides in Chemical Engineering is a volume in the Practical Guides in Chemical Engineering series by Jon Worstell. This volume provides a focused introduction on the main topics of interest for engineering professionals in chemical process industries. This ‘pocket publications’ can be easily carried by professional engineers or accessed electronically. Each text is highly practical and applied, presenting first principles for engineers who need to get up to speed fast in a new area. The focused facts provided in each guide will help you converse with experts in the field, attempt your own initial troubleshooting, check calculations and solve rudimentary problems.

• Includes practical, concise information on the basics of distillation
• Provides industry examples to help you solve real world problems
• Features single subject volumes that provide key facts for chemical engineering professionals

Practicing chemical engineers who need an overview of distillation in order to fulfill their professional obligations more fully

1. Brief History of Distillation
2. Thermodynamic Foundations of Distillation
3. Graphical Methods for Designing Distillation Columns
4. "Short-cut" Methods for Designing Distillation Columns
5. Distillation Column Design Using Computer Simulations