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Visual Encyclopedia of Chemical Engineering Equipment

By Equipment Type:

Heat Transfer    Boilers    Chimneys    Condensers    Cooling Towers    Cryogenics    Flares    Furnaces & Kilns    Heat Exchangers    Refrigeration	Materials Handling    Batching    Hoppers    Mixers    Presses    Scales    Size Enlargement    Size Reduction    Tablet Coating

Polymer Processing    Blow Molding    Blown Film    Calendering    Extruders    Fiber Spinning    Injection Molding    Powder Coating    Rotational Molding    Thermoforming	Process Parameters    Analyzers    Chromatography Columns    Colorimeters    Conductivity Meters    Detectors & Monitors    Flowmeters    Humidity Measurement    Level Measurement    pH Measurement    Pressure Measurement    Refractometers    Sight Flow Indicators    Spectrometers    Temperature Measurement    Turbidimeters    Viscometers	Reactors    Batch    Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors    Fluidized Bed Reactors    Fixed Film    Moving Bed    Packed Bed Reactors    Plug Flow Reactors    Semi-Batch    Slurry    Tricklebed    Bioreactors    Chemical Vapor Deposition Reactors    Fuel Cells    Nuclear Reactors    Oxidizers    Catalysts

Separations: Chemical    Absorbers    Adsorbers    Biofilters    Crystallizers    Dehumidifiers    Distillation Columns    Dryers    Evaporators    Extractors    Humidifiers    Ion Exchange Columns    Membranes    Strippers	Separations: Mechanical    Centrifuges    Cyclones / HydroCyclones    Electrostatic Precipitators    Filters    Gravity Separators    Mist Eliminators    Screeners    Steam Traps    Thickeners / Clarifiers	Transport and Storage    Actuators    Aerators    Chlorinators    Compressors    Conveyors    Deluge Systems    Drums    Fans    Nozzles    Ozonators    Pipes    Pumps    Rupture Discs    Seals    Tanks    Turbines    Vacuum Pumps    Valves

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By Application:

Safety    Pressure Relief    Temperature Control	Pharmaceuticals   Capsules   Creams   Injectables   Sprays   Syrups   Tablets

Photo Credits

Flowmeters - Emerson Process Management, Chanhassen, MN
Heat Transfer - D.B.I., Paige, TX
Materials Handling - Batching Systems, Inc., Prince Frederick, MD
Polymer Processing - Welex, Inc., Blue Bell, PA
Process Parameters - Hach Company, Loveland, CO
Reactors - W2 Energy, Inc., Carson City, NV
Separations: Chemical - Bry-Air Inc., Sunbury, OH
Separations: Mechanical - Oliver Manufacturing Co., Inc., Rocky Ford, CO
Transport and Storage - Skolnik Industries Inc., Chicago, IL
Safety - Nicos Group Inc., Norwood, NJ
Pharmaceuticals - Fitzpatrick, Elmhurst, IL

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Course and Curriculum Development
Grant No. DUE 9555125

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Chemical Engineering Department
Professor Walton Hancock, William Clay
Ford Professor of Manufacturing

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