Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering (Prentice-Hall international series in the physical and chemical engineering sciences) [Hardcover]

David M. Himmelblau (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1982 | ISBN-10: 0130664987 | ISBN-13: 978-0130664983 | Edition: 4th

This book is intended to serve as an introduction to the principles and techniques used in the field of chemical, petroleum, and environmental engineering. Although the range of subjects deemed to be in the province of chemical engineering has broadened over the last decade, the basic principles involved in chemical engineering remain the same. This book lays a foundation of certain information and skills that can be repeatedly employed in subsequent courses as well as in professional life. Much of the previous edition has been rewritten. One new topic (Chapter 20) on adsorption has been added.Reorganization: Although each chapter has been revised, the sequence of the topics and the format remain about the same. The Seventh edition takes individual topics that were previously in one long chapter, and makes them individual short chapters of them so that readers can feel a sense of accomplishment more rapidly and review more definitively.In addition to the revised learning tutorial placed on CD, the new edition boasts revamped problem solving strategy (now emphasized in all of the examples) and brand new problems to solve (35% of the problems are brand new).

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This student-friendly introduction to the principles and calculations used in the field of chemical, petroleum, and environmental engineering is designed to help students 1) develop systematic problem-solving skills, 2) learn what material balances are, how to formulate, apply, and solve them, 3) learn what energy balances are and how to apply them, and 4) learn how to deal with the complexity of big problems. Self-contained in approach, it provides all necessary background information on units and measurement, physical properties, basic laws about the behavior of gases, liquids, and solids, and some basic mathematical tools. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

From the Back Cover

Chemical engineering principles and techniques: A practical and up-to-date introduction.

The scope of chemical engineering has expanded considerably in recent years to encompass a wide range of topics. This book provides a complete, practical, and student-friendly introduction to the principles and techniques of contemporary chemical, petroleum, and environmental engineering.

The authors introduce efficient and consistent methods for problem solving, analyzing data, and developing a conceptual understanding of a wide variety of processes. This seventh edition is revised to reflect the latest technologies and educational strategies that develop a student's abilities for reasoning and critical thinking.

Coverage includes:

• Short chapters (29) to provide a flexible modular sequence of topics for courses of varying length
• A thorough coverage of introductory material, including unit conversions, basis selection, and process measurements
• Consistent, sound strategies for solving material and energy balance problems
• Key concepts ranging from stoichiometry to enthalpy
• Behavior of gases, liquids, and solids: ideal/real gases, single component two-phase systems, gas-liquid systems, and more
• New examples and problems covering environmental, safety, semiconductor processing, nanotechnology, and biotechnology
• Extensive tables and charts, plus glossaries in every chapter
• Self-assessment tests, thought/discussion problems, and homework problems for each chapter
• 13 appendices providing helpful reference information

Practically orientated and student friendly, Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering, Seventh Edition is the definitive chemical engineering introduction for students, license candidates, practicing engineers, and scientists.

CD-ROM INCLUDED

• UPDATED Polymath software for solving linear/nonlinear/differential equations and regression problems
• NEW physical property database containing over 740 compounds available in a very convenient "point-and-click" format for Windows®
• 200 supplementary problems, 100 with detailed solutions
• Descriptions and animations of process equipment
• Chapters on degrees of freedom, process simulation, and unsteady state materials
• A chapter on advice to the novice on problem solving

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 608 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4th edition (May 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130664987
• ISBN-13: 978-0130664983
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,474,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A winner text!, July 29, 2004

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Hiram Gomez Pardo (Valencia, Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering (7th Edition) (Hardcover)

This book is a classic . With all my respects to the next authors , this book belongs from its initial release to a selected dinasty of works made with an unusual passion style , and that invisible factor seems to make the clear difference . The presentation , the precise comments and the appraoch given to every chapter where the essential concepts of Mass balance or Energy balance are so brilliantly shown that it is literally impossible for you not to win with this .

And after you bought it you will wonder in silent voice of course ( Do we need a teacher for Chemical Engineering Principles? ) .

If you acquire this one and then the Whitwell and Tonner (see my review) , How can you lose ?

Fundamental for Chemical , Production and Industrial Engineering.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Textbook, February 24, 2008

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Dirk J. Willard "Dirk Willard" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering (7th Edition) (Hardcover)

This was the book that got me started in Chemical Engineering. Nowadays, I solve a problem every few years and need a refresher. The first chapter starts out with details on units and basic concepts. The next chapter evolves into more and more complicated material balances. The following chapters discuss concepts such as adiabatic flame temperature, Clausius-Clapeyron's equation (vapor pressure relates to heat of vaporization), average heat capacity and enthalpy of flue gases, psychrometry (water-air only), etc.. In the final section, the complexity of combined heat and material balances is addressed.

In all, this is an excellent book for an introduction to Chemical Engineering or, as I use it now, as a great reference. I've had to retire my first copy and am using a new version. One bit of advice: get good copies of large and small psychrometry charts: 10-110 F dry bulb (small chart); 10-260+ (large chart).Put these in an envelope in the flap of the book for quick access.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From an Industrial Practitioner of Process Measurement & Control, July 9, 2006

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David De Sousa "The Automation and Control Guy" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering (7th Edition) (Hardcover)

This book is an excellent reference on Chemical Engineering Principles and Calculations for any engineer or practitioner working in the process industries. I am an Electronic Engineer, but I have been working for the last 16 years as an Instrumentation, Automation and Process Control Engineer for the Oil & Gas Industry. As a result I have been involved with Chemical Engineering issues in a day to day basic.

I have found this book to be an ideal self-study guide. In this Edition the authors have included several categories of problems sets to assist in self-study. Self-assessment tests with answers (in Appendix A) follow each section, and thought and discussion problems follow the self-assessment tests.

If a non Chemical Engineer can learn Chemical Engineering Principles from this book, I guarantee that any Chemical Engineering student or practitioner will find this readable textbook very useful.