Rules of Thumb for Chemical Engineers Book

1	Fluid flow	2
2	Heat exchangers	29
3	Fractionators	59
4	Absorbers	109
5	Pumps	116
6	Compressors	124
7	Drivers	134
8	Separators/accumulators	142
9	Boilers	153
10	Cooling towers	168
11	Refrigeration	176
12	Gasification (by Chris Higman)	201
13	Gas treating (updated by Chris Higman)	213
14	Vacuum systems	221
15	Pneumatic conveying	229
16	Blending	233
17	Process evaluation	240
18	Reliability	274
19	Metallurgy	277
20	Safety	300
21	Controls	317
22	Troubleshooting	324
23	Startup	356
24	Energy conservation	364
25	Shortcut methods for decisions	375
26	Process modeling using linear programming	384
27	Properties	390
28	Approximate conversion factors	426
App. 1	Shortcut equipment design methods - overview	430
App. 2	Geographic information systems	432
App. 3	Archimedes' method goes modern	434
App. 4	Process safety management	435
App. 5	Do-it-yourself shortcut methods	437
App. 6	Overview for engineering students	444
App. 7	Guidelines for equipment decisions	447
App. 8	Process specification sheets	460