Coulson & Richardson’s
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
VOLUME 6
Chemical Engineering, Volume 1, Sixth edition
Fluid Flow, Heat Transfer and Mass Transfer
J. M. Coulson and J. F. Richardson
with J. R. Backhurst and J. H. Harker
Chemical Engineering, Volume 2, Fifth edition
Particle Technology and Separation Processes
J. F. Richardson and J. H. Harker
with J. R. Backhurst
Chemical Engineering, Volume 3, Third edition
Chemical & Biochemical Reactors & Process Control
Edited by J. F. Richardson and D. G. Peacock
Chemical Engineering, Second edition
Solutions to the Problems in Volume 1
J. R. Backhurst and J. H. Harker with J. F. Richardson
Chemical Engineering, Solutions to the Problems
in Volumes 2 and 3
J. R. Backhurst and J. H. Harker with J. F. Richardson
Chemical Engineering, Volume 6, Fourth edition
Chemical Engineering Design
R. K. Sinnott
Coulson & Richardson’s
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
VOLUME 6
FOURTH EDITION
Chemical Engineering Design
R. K. SINNOTT
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First published 1983
Second edition 1993
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Third edition 1999
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