Process Engineering and Design Using Visual Basic® - Hardcover

Datta, Arun

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 143986280X ISBN 13: 9781439862803

Publisher: CRC Press, 2013

Synopsis

Software tools are a great aid to process engineers, but too much dependence on such tools can often lead to inappropriate and suboptimal designs. Reliance on software is also a hindrance without a firm understanding of the principles underlying its operation, since users are still responsible for devising the design.

In Process Engineering and Design Using Visual Basic, Arun K. Datta provides a unique and versatile suite of programs along with simultaneous development of the underlying concepts, principles, and mathematics. Each chapter details the theory and techniques that provide the basis for design and engineering software and then showcases the development and utility of programs developed using the material outlined in the chapter. This all-inclusive guide works systematically from basic mathematics to fluid mechanics, separators, overpressure protection, and glycol dehydration, providing basic design guidelines based on international codes. Worked examples demonstrate the utility of each program, while the author also explains problems and limitations associated with the simulations.

After reading this book you will be able to immediately put these programs into action and have total confidence in the result, regardless of your level of experience. Companion Visual Basic and Excel files are available for download on under the "Downloads/Updates" tab on this web page.

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About the Author

Arun Datta

From the Back Cover

This book provides a unique and versatile suite of process design and engineering programs, some quite complex, which readers can use directly. It builds a firm understanding of the principles needed to effectively use the software, covers the technical aspects of day-to-day process engineering, and discusses the fundamentals of particular designs. All chapters have been updated and three new chapters were added: understanding oil and gas calculations, mass transfer, and heat transfer.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 143986280X
• ISBN 13: 9781439862803
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 640