Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers
by Max S. Peters, Klaus D. Timmerhaus · Max S. Peters, Klaus D. Timmerhaus, Ronald E. West
Standard chemical engineering reference linking equipment design to project economics. Covers flowsheet development, capital and operating cost estimation, profitability analysis, optimisation, and sizing of major equipment, enabling readers to judge whether a proposed plant is financially viable.
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