Includes index.

Distillation Design provides complete, up-to-date coverage of the principles and practical aspects of designing this important industrial process for the food, chemical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, petroleum refining, gas, and alcohol industries. This definitive sourcebook examines processes and equipment design procedures, discusses the limitations of the various design methods, and provides nuts-and-bolts solutions to help you design trouble-free systems. The book also presents worked-out examples of typical design problems, as well as guidelines for using computer programs in design. Essential for troubleshooting and diagnosing design malfunctions, this book offers design, process, and project engineers expert solutions to design and longer-term plant problems