Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics presents comprehensive coverage of the subject of thermodynamics from a chemical engineering viewpoint. The text provides a thorough exposition of the principles of thermodynamics, and details their application to chemical processes. The content is structured to alternate between the development of thermodynamic principles and the correlation and use of thermodynamic properties as well as between theory and applications. The chapters are written in a clear, logically organized manner, and contain an abundance of realistic problems, examples, and illustrations to help students understand complex concepts. New ideas, terms, and symbols constantly challenge the readers to think and encourage them to apply this fundamental body of knowledge to the solution of practical problems.

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Late Professor of Chemical EngineeringRensselaer Polytechnic Institute


Mark T. Swihart is UB Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Empire Innovation Professor in the RENEW Institute at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), where he has been on the faculty since 1998 and has taught Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics since 2002. He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at Rice University and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the University of Minnesota. To date, he has co-authored more than 270 refereed journal publications, has edited three proceedings volumes, and has been awarded five U.S. patents. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

After teaching for over 28 years in the City University of New York, Demodar N. Gujarati is currently professor of Economics at the Department of Social Sciences US Military Academy in West Point, New York