Microsoft software VISIO is very useful tool for Chemical Engineers to prepare PFD, P& ID and other diagrams in a simple way by just dragging and dropping the symbols. We shall see how MS VISIO helps a Chemical Engineer in this article. PFD and P& ID Preparation in Visio Process Flow Diagram (PFD) and Piping and Instrumentation diagram (P& ID) can be …[Read more...]
Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering – Himmelblau – Book Review
Prentice Hall published Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering. David M. Himmelblau and James B. Riggs are the authors of this book. We will see the review of the 7th edition of this. Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering is divided into 5 parts namely, 1. Introduction 2. Material Balances 3. Gases, Vapors, Liquids and Solids 4. Energy …[Read more...]
Chemical Engineering Magazine – Review
Chemical Engineering Magazine is written by engineers for engineers in Chemical Process Industry. It is published since 1902 by Access Intelligence. Chemical Engineering Magazine has got attractive things inside it which will be liked by all Chemical Engineers. Let’s have a look now! Chemenator is the column where recent research and developments in Chemical Engineering and …[Read more...]
Still Going Wrong – Trevor Kletz – Book Review
Gulf Professional Publishing released the book by Trevor Kletz called Still Going Wrong. The book deals with the Case histories of process plant disasters and how they could have been avoided. About Trevor Kletz: Trevor Kletz (1922-2013) is the author of Still Going Wrong. He was also the author of the book what went wrong? Kletz is a graduate in Chemistry. He joined ICI as a …[Read more...]
Process Safety Beacon – An Industrial Safety Tool
Process Safety beacon is published by CCPS every month. Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) is the Global community for providing Safety needs for all chemical, Petroleum and Pharmaceutical Industries which is a part of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE) .SACHE is a program established by CCPS called Safety and Chemical Engineering Education. It was …[Read more...]