Process Engineering and Design Using Visual Basic®, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

Process Engineering and Design Using Visual Basic®, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Arun Datta
Released September 2013
Publisher(s): CRC Press
ISBN: 9781439862810

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Book description

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.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover (1/2)
  2. Front Cover (2/2)
  3. Contents (1/4)
  4. Contents (2/4)
  5. Contents (3/4)
  6. Contents (4/4)
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Author
  10. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (1/21)
  11. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (2/21)
  12. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (3/21)
  13. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (4/21)
  14. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (5/21)
  15. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (6/21)
  16. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (7/21)
  17. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (8/21)
  18. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (9/21)
  19. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (10/21)
  20. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (11/21)
  21. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (12/21)
  22. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (13/21)
  23. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (14/21)
  24. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (15/21)
  25. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (16/21)
  26. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (17/21)
  27. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (18/21)
  28. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (19/21)
  29. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (20/21)
  30. Chapter 1 - Basic mathematics (21/21)
  31. Chapter 2 - Thermodynamics (1/10)
  32. Chapter 2 - Thermodynamics (2/10)
  33. Chapter 2 - Thermodynamics (3/10)
  34. Chapter 2 - Thermodynamics (4/10)
  35. Chapter 2 - Thermodynamics (5/10)
  36. Chapter 2 - Thermodynamics (6/10)
  37. Chapter 2 - Thermodynamics (7/10)
  38. Chapter 2 - Thermodynamics (8/10)
  39. Chapter 2 - Thermodynamics (9/10)
  40. Chapter 2 - Thermodynamics (10/10)
  41. Chapter 3 - Fluid mechanics (1/18)
  42. Chapter 3 - Fluid mechanics (2/18)
  43. Chapter 3 - Fluid mechanics (3/18)
  44. Chapter 3 - Fluid mechanics (4/18)
  45. Chapter 3 - Fluid mechanics (5/18)
  46. Chapter 3 - Fluid mechanics (6/18)
  47. Chapter 3 - Fluid mechanics (7/18)
  48. Chapter 3 - Fluid mechanics (8/18)
  49. Chapter 3 - Fluid mechanics (9/18)
  50. Chapter 3 - Fluid mechanics (10/18)
  51. Chapter 3 - Fluid mechanics (11/18)
  52. Chapter 3 - Fluid mechanics (12/18)
  53. Chapter 3 - Fluid mechanics (13/18)
  54. Chapter 3 - Fluid mechanics (14/18)
  55. Chapter 3 - Fluid mechanics (15/18)
  56. Chapter 3 - Fluid mechanics (16/18)
  57. Chapter 3 - Fluid mechanics (17/18)
  58. Chapter 3 - Fluid mechanics (18/18)
  59. Chapter 4 - Heat transfer (1/19)
  60. Chapter 4 - Heat transfer (2/19)
  61. Chapter 4 - Heat transfer (3/19)
  62. Chapter 4 - Heat transfer (4/19)
  63. Chapter 4 - Heat transfer (5/19)
  64. Chapter 4 - Heat transfer (6/19)
  65. Chapter 4 - Heat transfer (7/19)
  66. Chapter 4 - Heat transfer (8/19)
  67. Chapter 4 - Heat transfer (9/19)
  68. Chapter 4 - Heat transfer (10/19)
  69. Chapter 4 - Heat transfer (11/19)
  70. Chapter 4 - Heat transfer (12/19)
  71. Chapter 4 - Heat transfer (13/19)
  72. Chapter 4 - Heat transfer (14/19)
  73. Chapter 4 - Heat transfer (15/19)
  74. Chapter 4 - Heat transfer (16/19)
  75. Chapter 4 - Heat transfer (17/19)
  76. Chapter 4 - Heat transfer (18/19)
  77. Chapter 4 - Heat transfer (19/19)
  78. Chapter 5 - Distillation (1/10)
  79. Chapter 5 - Distillation (2/10)
  80. Chapter 5 - Distillation (3/10)
  81. Chapter 5 - Distillation (4/10)
  82. Chapter 5 - Distillation (5/10)
  83. Chapter 5 - Distillation (6/10)
  84. Chapter 5 - Distillation (7/10)
  85. Chapter 5 - Distillation (8/10)
  86. Chapter 5 - Distillation (9/10)
  87. Chapter 5 - Distillation (10/10)
  88. Chapter 6 - Separators (1/10)
  89. Chapter 6 - Separators (2/10)
  90. Chapter 6 - Separators (3/10)
  91. Chapter 6 - Separators (4/10)
  92. Chapter 6 - Separators (5/10)
  93. Chapter 6 - Separators (6/10)
  94. Chapter 6 - Separators (7/10)
  95. Chapter 6 - Separators (8/10)
  96. Chapter 6 - Separators (9/10)
  97. Chapter 6 - Separators (10/10)
  98. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (1/22)
  99. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (2/22)
  100. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (3/22)
  101. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (4/22)
  102. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (5/22)
  103. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (6/22)
  104. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (7/22)
  105. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (8/22)
  106. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (9/22)
  107. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (10/22)
  108. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (11/22)
  109. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (12/22)
  110. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (13/22)
  111. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (14/22)
  112. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (15/22)
  113. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (16/22)
  114. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (17/22)
  115. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (18/22)
  116. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (19/22)
  117. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (20/22)
  118. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (21/22)
  119. Chapter 7 - Overpressure protection (22/22)
  120. Chapter 8 - Glycol dehydration (1/10)
  121. Chapter 8 - Glycol dehydration (2/10)
  122. Chapter 8 - Glycol dehydration (3/10)
  123. Chapter 8 - Glycol dehydration (4/10)
  124. Chapter 8 - Glycol dehydration (5/10)
  125. Chapter 8 - Glycol dehydration (6/10)
  126. Chapter 8 - Glycol dehydration (7/10)
  127. Chapter 8 - Glycol dehydration (8/10)
  128. Chapter 8 - Glycol dehydration (9/10)
  129. Chapter 8 - Glycol dehydration (10/10)
  130. Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: Process Engineering and Design Using Visual Basic®, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
  • Author(s): Arun Datta
  • Release date: September 2013
  • Publisher(s): CRC Press
  • ISBN: 9781439862810