Book Company, Inc.; Universal-Cyclops Steel Corporation; and the United States Stecl Corporation, We also wish to express our appreciation to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Petroleum Institute for permission to use selected material from the 1956 edition of the Unfired Pressure Vessel Code and the API Specification for Welded Oil Storage Tanks and Production Tanks, respectively. We are also indebted to Dr. J. McKetta, Mr. F.L. Standiford, Dr. H. H. Yang, and Dr. M. D. 8. Lay, who assisted in the preparation of the course notes while enrolled in the Graduate School of the University of Michigan, and to Professor Donald L. Katz, Chairman, Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engi- neering, University of Michigan, for encouragement and advice in the preparation of this book. Many individuals have given valuable suggestions, comments, and assistance in the preparation of this book and any omissions in acknowledgment are not intended. Lop E. Browneut Epwin H. Youne Ann Arbor, Michigan April, 1959