Preface

This book represents the culmination of many years of teaching experience in the senior design course at West Virginia University (WVU), Auburn University, and the University of Nevada, Reno. The program at WVU has evolved over the past 30 years and is still evolving, and the authors continue to integrate design throughout the undergraduate curriculum in chemical engineering.

We view design as the focal point of chemical engineering practice. Far more than the development of a set of specifications for a new chemical plant, design is the creative activity through which engineers continuously improve the operations of facilities to create products that enhance the quality of life. Whether developing the grassroots plant, proposing and ...

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