Transport Processes and Unit Operations (3rd Edition) [Hardcover]

Christie J. Geankoplis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 5, 1993 | ISBN-10: 0139304398 | ISBN-13: 978-0139304392 | Edition: 3 Sub

Expanded and up-to-date revision, provides a modern, unified treatment of basic transport processes and a comprehensive treatment of unit operations. Continues to offer readers a unified introduction to this increasingly important and expanding field. DLC: Transport theory.

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From the Publisher

Revision of successful textbook for two-semester (junior/senior) course called transport phenomena (or processes) and with operations. Significant unit changes include the addition of a section on adsorption, chapter on membrane separation, and more complete coverage of fluid mechanics.

From the Back Cover

This new third edition provides a modern, unified treatment of the basic transport processes of momentum, heat, and mass transfer, as well as a broad treatment of the unit operations of chemical engineering. Coverage includes the latest membrane separation processes; discussion of bioprocesses; comprehensive treatment of the transport processes of momentum, heat, and mass transfer; adsorption processes; and more. A useful, up-to-date reference for practicing chemical engineers, agricultural engineers, food scientists, environmental engineers, biochemical engineers, and others who work in the process industries.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 921 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 3 Sub edition (March 5, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0139304398
• ISBN-13: 978-0139304392
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.6 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent text book, May 10, 2002

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This review is from: Transport Processes and Unit Operations (3rd Edition) (Hardcover)

Geankoplis was listed as a reference text for our transport operations class, McCabe being the primary text for the course. I'm glad that I spent the extra money to acquire the text Transport Processes and Unit Operations because it was far better at teaching problem solving methods, especially other methods rather than just McCabe Thiele diagrams. It was a more comphrehensive treatment of the subject.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best reference book for a Food Engineer, April 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Transport Processes and Unit Operations (3rd Edition) (Hardcover)

This was a required text in my Food Engineering Program, and now I use it as a reference source when I need to get immediate information and solution guides to problems while I am out consulting with clients. It gives just the right amount of data needed, and there are adequate references. I take it everywhere because I find this book full of practical examples which make it invaluable tool.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst book for learning this material, August 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Transport Processes and Unit Operations (3rd Edition) (Hardcover)

If you want to learn chemical engineering tranfer and unit ops, this is NOT the book. The subject matter is complex to begin with and coupling this with a difficult text and non-stop equations, constants, and symbols, further compounds the difficulty in learning this material. Nothing is explained, so a firm understanding of heat transfer and fluid flow is needed from the onset. Examples of problems are given, but steps are skipped, and it is hard to follow how the solutions are obtained. If this is a required text for your course, be prepared for a long, long semester!