1st Edition

Chemical and Energy Process Engineering

By Sigurd Skogestad Copyright 2009
    452 Pages 145 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Emphasizing basic mass and energy balance principles, Chemical and Energy Process Engineering prepares the next generation of process engineers through an exemplary survey of energy process engineering, basic thermodynamics, and the analysis of energy efficiency. By emphasizing the laws of thermodynamics and the law of mass/matter conservation, the author builds a strong foundation for performing industrial process engineering calculations. The book’s systematic treatment applies these core principles on a macro-level scale, allowing for more manageable calculations.

    The development of new processes is demanding and exciting. The instruction within these pages enables engineers to understand and analyze existing processes and primes them for participation in the development of new ones.

    Notation, concepts and numbers

    Notation

    Always check the units!

    Some conversion factors

    Some important numbers

    Some important concepts

    Unit operations

    Batch and continuous process

    A little about economy

    Some fun and useful energy exercises

    Global energy consumption

    Derivation of balance equations

    The balance principle

    The balance equation

    Mass balances without accumulation

    Recycle

    Systematic formulation and solution of mass balances

    Use of spreadsheet program

    Examples of recycle without reaction

    Flash calculations

    Summary: Procedure for deriving balance equations

    Degrees of freedom and solvability

    Simulation versus design

    Summary

    Mass balances with reaction

    Introduction

    The component balance

    Steady-state component balance

    Conversion and extent of reaction

    Selectivity and yield

    Reaction and recycle

    Atomic balances

    Independent reactions and matrix formulation

    Reaction with chemical equilibrium

    Summary

    The energy balance

    The general energy balance (open system)

    Energy forms

    Work forms

    Alternative formulations of the energy balance

    Calculation of enthalpy

    Energy balance for mixing processes

    Valve: Isenthalpic pressure relief

    Real fluids: Thermodynamic state diagrams

    Energy balance with chemical reaction

    Energy balance with kinetic and potential energy

    Summary of energy balance

    Heat exchange

    Introduction

    Calculation (design) of heat exchangers

    Simulation of heat exchangers

    Compression and expansion

    Introduction

    Compression (increase of pressure)

    Expansion in turbine

    Reversible shaft work

    Reversible shaft work for ideal gas

    Actual work and examples

    Pump work

    Compression and expansion of real gases

    Entropy and equilibrium

    The laws of thermodynamics

    Calculation of entropy

    Equilibrium

    Introduction to vapor/liquid equilibrium

    Flash calculations

    Work from heat

    Thermodynamics

    Heat engine and the first law

    Heat engine and the second law

    Reverse heat engine: Refrigeration and heat pump

    Efficiency

    Ideal work and exergy

    Gas power plant

    Summary

    Mechanical energy balance

    The "regular" energy balance

    Mechanical energy

    Reversible shaft work and friction

    The mechanical energy balance

    Compressible flow in pipe (gases)

    A remark on friction

    Summary

    Chemical reaction engineering

    Reaction kinetics

    Reactor calculations and reactor design

    Process dynamics

    Introduction

    Modeling: Dynamic balances

    Dynamic analysis and time response

    Linearization

    Dynamic simulation with examples

    Process control

    Summary

     

    Appendices

    Some thermodynamics and physical chemistry

    More thermodynamics: Entropy and equilibrium

    Differential balances: Examples

    Summary of the whole book

    Additional problems

    Data

    Solutions to starred exercises

    Index

    Biography

    Sigurd Skogestad