Moran's Dictionary of Chemical Engineering Practice - Softcover

Moran

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0128195991 ISBN 13: 9780128195994

Publisher: Elsevier, 2022

Synopsis

Moran’s Dictionary of Chemical Engineering Practice is the most comprehensive guide to the jargon of the chemical engineering profession. It defines and where necessary disambiguates more than 10,000 terms and includes short discussions of the various meanings of the most contested terms. Written by a highly experienced practitioner and drawing on the input of over two hundred other chemical engineering practitioners, it represents the most complete, current consensus on the language of chemical engineering.

• Defines key words and phrases as used by professional chemical engineers
• Explains sector-specific differences in terminology
• Explores the complexity of key contested terms in a series of mini-essays
• References relevant codes and standards

About this title

About the Author

Eur Ing Dr Seán Moran CEng is a practising chemical engineer with over thirty years of experience in process design, commissioning, and troubleshooting. He started his career with international process engineering contractors before setting up his own consultancy in 1996, specializing in process and hydraulic design for water, sewage and industrial effluent treatment plants. Sean spent several years in academia, where he held positions including a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professorship, and is a strong advocate for the overhaul of traditional university chemical engineering curricula. He is the author of three textbooks and many articles on process plant design and layout, and has an international portfolio of design and forensic engineering projects.

From the Back Cover

Moran’s Dictionary of Chemical Engineering PracticeSeán Moran

A comprehensive practitioner’s guide to the language of the chemical engineering profession

Key Features

• Defines key words and phrases as used by professional chemical engineers
• Explains sector-specific differences in terminology
• Illustrates high-resolution photographs and real engineering drawings to explain complex words
• References key codes and standards

What is a squing? How about a schoepentoeter? Do you know the difference between a roughneck and a roustabout? A silo and a hopper? Slips and dogs? How many ‘colors’ of hydrogen have you heard of? How many definitions of the word color? What’s the difference between clean, hygienic and sanitary? Or between availability, dependability, and reliability? And, if you think that you already know, are you aware of how meanings vary between – and even within- industry sectors? How many of the 140+ formal definitions of "risk" are you aware of?

All of these terms - and around 10,000 others - are defined in Moran’s Dictionary of Chemical Engineering Practice, the most comprehensive lexicon of the profession of chemical engineering. Referencing key codes and standards and drawing on the input of over 200 chemical engineering practitioners, Moran’s Dictionary of Chemical Engineering Practice is an invaluable reference for all chemical engineering practitioners, but especially for those early in their careers, or working across different industries.

About the author

Eur Ing Dr Seán Moran CEng is a practising chemical engineer with over thirty years of experience in process design, commissioning, and troubleshooting. He started his career with international process engineering contractors before setting up his own consultancy in 1996, specializing in process and hydraulic design for water, sewage and industrial effluent treatment plants. Sean spent several years in academia, where he held positions including a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professorship, and is a strong advocate for the overhaul of traditional university chemical engineering curricula. He is the author of three textbooks and many articles on process plant design and layout, and has an international portfolio of design and forensic engineering projects.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128195991
• ISBN 13: 9780128195994
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 648