Der Leser lernt, im Laufe eines so komplizierten Prozesses wie der Planung einer neuen Chemieanlage das Wesentliche nicht aus den Augen zu verlieren und Fallstricken möglichst auszuweichen. Mit zahlreichen aus der Praxis entnommenen Beispielen!

Frank Peter Helmus studied chemical engineering in Aachen, Germany and obtained the PhD for his work on membrane processes. Afterwards he worked as a project manager in the Babcock Balcke-Durr company. During his industrial career he carried out several medium sized projects (waste water treatment plants up to 18 million Euro), some of them abroad, as a project manager from the beginning to the end. Since 1998 he is professor for chemical engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Osnabruck. His main field of activity is mechanical processes and process plant design. He is related to his former field of activities by performing claims management courses for senior engineers. His research activities focus on waste water treatment.