The classic introduction to the principles and calculation techniques used in chemical engineering - now in its 7th edition!
° Complete revision including brand new problems (35%), reorganization of Chapters, and additional pedagogy.
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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.
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.
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I. INTRODUCTION.1. Dimensions, Units, and Their Conversion.
Units and Dimensions. Operations with Units. Conversion of Units and Conversion Factors. Dimensional Consistency (Homogeneity). Significant Figures. Validation of Problem Solutions.2. Moles, Density, and Concentration.
The Mole. Density. Specific Gravity. Flow Rate. Mole Fraction and Mass (Weight) Fraction. Analyses of Multicomponent Solutions and Mixtures. Concentration.3. Choosing A Basis.
Pressure and Its Units. Measurement of Pressure. Differential Pressure Measurements.
II. MATERIAL BALANCES.6. Introduction to Material Balances.
The Concept of a Material Balance. Open and Closed Systems. Steady-State and Unsteady-State Systems. Multiple Component Systems. Accounting for Chemical Reactions in Material Balances. Material Balances for Batch and Semi-Batch Processes.7. A General Strategy for Solving Material Balance Problems.
Problem Solving. The Strategy for Solving Problems.8. Solving Material Balance Problems for Single Units without Reaction.
Stoichiometry. Terminology for Applications of Stoichiometry.10. Material Balances for Processes Involving Reaction.
Species Material Balances. Element Material Balances. Material Balances Involving Combustion.11. Material Balance Problems Involving Multiple Units.
Introduction. Recycle without Chemical Reaction. Recycle with Chemical Reaction. Bypass and Purge. The Industrial Application of Material Balances.
III. GASES, VAPORS, LIQUIDS, AND SOLIDS.13. Ideal Gases.
The Ideal Gas Law. Ideal Gas Mixtures and Partial Pressure. Material Balances Involving Ideal Gases.14. Real Gases: Compressibility.
Phase Diagrams. Modeling and Predicting Vapor Pressure as a Function of Temperature.17. Two-Phase Gas-Liquid Systems (Saturation, Condensation, and Vaporization).
Saturation. Condensation. Vaporization.18. Two-Phase Gas-Liquid Systems (Partial Saturation and Humidity).
Terminology Involved for Partial Saturation. Material Balance Problems Involving Partial Saturation.19. The Phase Rule and Vapor-Liquid Equilibria.
The Gibbs Phase Rule. Vapor-Liquid Equlibria in Binary Systems.20. Liquids and Gases in Equilibrium with Solids.
IV. ENERGY BALANCES.21. Energy: Terminology, Concepts, and Units.
The Terminology Associated with Energy Balances. Types of Energy.22. Introduction to Energy Balances For Processes Without Reaction.
The Concept of the Conservation of Energy. Energy Balances for Closed, Unsteady-State Systems. Energy Balances for Closed, Steady-State Systems. Energy Balances for Open, Unsteady-State Systems. Energy Balances for Open, Steady-State Systems.23. Calculation of Enthalpy Changes.
Phase Transitions. Heat Capacity Equations. Tables and Charts to Retrieve Enthalpy Values. Computer Databases.24. Application Of Energy Balances in the Absence of Chemical Reactions.
Simplifications of the General Energy Balance. The Strategy for Solving Energy Balance Problems. Application of the Energy Balance to Closed Systems. Application of the Energy Balance to Open Systems.25. Energy Balances: How to Account for Chemical Reaction.
The Standard Heat (Enthalpy) of Formation. The Heat (Enthalpy) of Reaction. Merging the Heat of Formation with the Sensible Heat of a Compound in Making an Energy Balance. The Heat of Combustion.26. Energy Balances That Include the Effects of Chemical Reaction.
Analysis of the Degrees of Freedom to Include the Energy Balance with Reaction. Applications of Energy Balances in Processes that Include Reactions.27. Ideal Processes, Efficiency, and the Mechanical Energy Balance.
Ideal Reversible Processes. Efficiency. The Mechanical Energy Balance.28. Heats of Solution and Mixing.
Heats of Solution, Dissolution, and Mixing. Introducing the Effects of Mixing into the Energy Balance.29. Humidity (Psychrometric) Charts and Their Use.
Terminology. The Humidity (Psychrometric) Chart. Applications of the Humidity Chart.
V. SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL (ON THE ACCOMPANYING CD)30. Analysis of the Degrees of Freedom in a Steady-State Process.
VI. APPENDICES.A. Answers To Self-Assessment Tests.
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