The interactive CD version of the latest edition of the most complete handbook for chemical and process engineers gives greater accessibility to engineers and practitioners dependent on this information. This software provides new material on recent trends and updates on gas treating in process design, heat transfer, and fractionator computer solutions analysis in distillation columns.

Author Carl R. Branan has more than 40 years of worldwide experience in process design and troubleshooting in oil, chemicals, fibers, polymers, coal, natural gas, and LNG. Before retiring from El Paso Natural Gas, he served a process engineer, plant engineer, and project engineer. Mr. Branan is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and is the author of several books on process engineering and fractionators, including Rules of Thumb for Chemical Engineers.


* Provides access to the standard handbook for chemical and process engineers

* Includes all new material on pinch point analysis, heat exchanger networks and updates on gas treating in process design and heat transfer

* Contains hundreds of common sense techniques and calculations