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(Chapters 7–10) should also be included. If students have previously covered engineering economics,
Chapters 14 and 15 covering optimization and pinch technology could be substituted.

For the second term of a two-term sequence, we recommend Chapters 16 through 20 (and Chapters 14 and
15 if not included in the first design course) plus design projects. If time permits, we also recommend
Chapter 21 (Regulating Process Conditions) and Chapter 22 (Process Troubleshooting) because these
tend to solidify as well as extend the concepts of Chapters 16 through 20, that is, what an entry-level
process engineer will encounter in the first few years of employment at a chemical process facility. For
an environmental emphasis, Chapter 25 could be substituted for Chapters 21 and 22; however, it is
recommended that supplementary material be included.

We have found that the most effective way both to enhance and to examine student progress is through oral
presentations in addition to the submission of written reports. During these oral presentations, individual
students or a student group defends its results to a faculty panel, much as a graduate student defends a
thesis or dissertation.

Because design is at its essence a creative, dynamic, challenging, and iterative activity, we welcome
feedback on and encourage experimentation with this design textbook. We hope that students and faculty
will find the excitement in teaching and learning engineering design that has sustained us over the years.

Finally, we would like to thank those people who have been instrumental to the successful completion of
this book. Many thanks are given to all undergraduate chemical engineering students at West Virginia
University over the years, particularly the period 1992–2008. In particular, we would like to thank Joe
Stoffa, who was responsible for developing the spreadsheet version of CAPCOST, and Mary Metzger
and John Ramsey, who were responsible for collecting and correlating equipment cost information for

this edition. We also acknowledge the many faculty who have provided, both formally and informally,
feedback about this text. Finally, RT would like to thank his wife Becky for her continued support, love,
and patience during the preparation of this third edition.

R.T.

R.C.B.

W.B.W.

J.A.S.