Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics [Hardcover]

Ron Darby (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0824796284 | ISBN-13: 978-0824796280 | Publication Date: January 19, 1996

This work explains how fundamental principles underlying the behaviour of fluids are applied systematically to the solution of practical engineering problems. Current information and state-of-the-art anaytical methods are offered, and the work provides early coverage of dimensional analysis and scale-up. College and university bookstores may order five or more copies at a special student price which is available on request from Marcel Dekker, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 488 pages
• Publisher: Marcel Dekker Inc (January 19, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824796284
• ISBN-13: 978-0824796280
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,752,433 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Straight Forward Fluid Mechanics, April 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics (Hardcover)

I have read the other reviews of this book and it is obvious there are conflicting feelings about the material contained in this book. I personally feel this book is a good quality and very useful to a practicing engineer. The book is sometimes a little unclear as to where some of the equations come from or how to read a diagram. I had the privledge of taking this class at Texas A&M from Dr. Ron Darby (the author). His teaching styles are 'old school' but very effective. He and his book make the student THINK about what the answer is. Having taken the class from Dr. Darby, I know clearly where all its equations come from and everything printed in the book is accurate. Dr. Ron Darby is an extremely competent individual and any reader who doesn't understand the book is probably looking for someone to give them the answer rather than think for themselves.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent text and reference book for engineers., October 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics (Hardcover)

The course taught from this book was the most useful course I have taken. The book covers a wide range of topics including Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids and gases, pipes and fittings, pumps and compressors, meters and control valves, filters, centrifuges, settlers, etc. The book is clearly written and emphasizes the solution of practical fluids problems starting from first principles. There are many challenging problems which deal with "real world" situations - not the idealized or hypothetical problems you see in a lot of books. I use this book more on the job than any of the books that I had for courses in school. There were a few typos in the first printing, but these have been corrected in the later printings. I highly recommend the book for both students and practising engineers.

4.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars for content, -1 for presentation, January 10, 2012

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This review is from: Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics, Revised and Expanded (Hardcover)

This book was not used in my undergraduate fluid mechanics course. Before starting my current job I realized that I was quite unprepared in this area so I bought this book for my own personal study. Since I began working as a process engineer it has proved to be the most useful text I own. Certainly there are better looking texts with pretty illustrations but that is not what makes a book most useful. The breadth and practicality of the material covered is exceptional. I've used this book as a reference for solving problems involving Newtonian and non-Newtonian internal flow, compressible flow, pump and compressor sizing, fluid-solid separation, and two-phase flow. Its early discussion of dimensional analysis I've also found very informative. If you want a book to slowly walk you through every step in deriving equations and formulating concepts this one may not be for you but if you want a book that will make you a more effective engineer I highly recommend this one.