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For new and existing installations, there are many system and component choices available. Here’s how to narrow down the options to make the appropriate selection for optimal performance.

cep0104.jpgApril 2001
Vol. 97, No. 4

For new and existing installations, there are many system and component choices available. Here’s how to narrow down the options to make the appropriate selection for optimal performance.


In This Issue

Environmental Protection

Biofiltration — A Primer

Use these guidelines to scale up and design biofiltration processes for the control of volatile organic compounds. Stephen  F. Adler - 

Pneumatic Conveying

Propel Your Pneumatic Conveying System to Higher Efficiency

For new and existing installations, there are many system and component choices available. Here’s how to narrow down the options to make the appropriate selection for optimal performance. Herman  Purutyan - Thomas G. Troxel - Francisco  Cabrejos - 

On the Horizon

Process Synthesis: Poised for a Wider Role

Software for generating process designs has made relatively limited inroads so far. But, it now is set to follow simulation and become a tool routinely used by chemical engineers. W. R. Johns -

Energy Transfer and Conversion

Estimate Heat Transfer and Friction in Dimple Jackets

Use these correlations to determine the overall heat-transfer coefficient and the frictional pressure drop in dimple jackets. John  Garvin - 

Professional Development

Successfully Switch from Industry to Academia

Here’s what you should know if you’re considering making the transition. Alan W. Weimer -