To Engineer or Not? That is the Question
Edward Yannul
The more important question is “how much to engineer?” Use this technique to evaluate the level of engineering effort required, and justified, for a project.
CEP: August 2005
How do you define success? For me, it's achieving a proper work-life balance, where I get to spend time with my family, as well as having a meaningful and satisfying career. For others, it could be making a scientific breakthrough that will have an impact on the industry...
AIChE 2005 Employment & Salary Survey Results: How Competitive Is Your Compensation?
Rita D'Aquino
In 2005, the reported median salary of $92,150 is up 3.9% from last year. Chemical engineering salaries are also slightly ahead of their collective engineering peers, and furthermore, starting-salary offers are at an all-time high of $54,256. This...
Targeting Material Reuse via Property Integration
Mahmoud M. El-Halwagi, Vasiliki Kazantzi
Material reuse is often governed by the functionalities of the process streams. This new property-based technique creates a pinch diagram that identifies targets for the minimum use of fresh resources and waste discharge, and the maximum integration...
Evaluate Flow and Heat Transfer in Agitated Jackets
John Garvin
Use these correlations to compute swirl flowrate and jacket heat-transfer coefficients as functions of agitation nozzle flow.
A Six Sigma Approach to Evaluating Vacuum Filtration Technologies
Barry A. Perlmutter
The appropriate testing procedures help direct the selection of vacuum filtration equipment and ensure optimum equipment operation.
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