Basic principles and calculations in chemical engineering (Prentice-Hall international series in the physical and chemical engineering sciences) - Hardcover

Himmelblau, David Mautner

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130664723 ISBN 13: 9780130664723

Publisher: Prentice-Hall, 1974

Synopsis

For first and required introductory course taken by all undergraduate chemical engineering majors.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.

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About the Author

DAVID M. HIMMELBLAU is Paul D. & Betty Robertson Meek and American Petrofina Foundation Centennial Professor in Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas, Austin. He is author of sixteen books.

JAMES B. RIGGS, Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at Texas Tech University, directs the Texas Tech Process Control and Optimization Consortium. His books include Chemical Process Control, Second Edition and An Introduction to Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineers, Second Edition.

From the Back Cover

Now in its sixth edition, this book is the definitive introduction to chemical engineering principles and calculations. A CD-ROM and computer disk are included, offering worked out problems for each section of the book, plus POLYMATH, FORTRAN programs, and YAW's data. Covers the principles and techniques of chemical engineering involving gases, vapors, liquids and solids; shows how to formulate and solve problems in chemical engineering; and describes the proper use of units, physical properties and computers in solving material and energy balances. For chemical engineers and technicians, and professionals in the fields of environmental engineering and petroleum engineering.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice-Hall
• Publication date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130664723
• ISBN 13: 9780130664723
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 542