Book Description
Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering builds on students' knowledge of calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations, employing appropriate examples and applications from chemical engineering to illustrate the techniques. It provides an integrated treatment of linear operator theory from determinants through partial differential equations, featuring an extensive chapter on nonlinear ordinary differential equations as well as strong coverage of first-order partial differential equations and perturbation methods. Numerous high-quality diagrams and graphics support the concepts and solutions. Many examples are included throughout the text, and a large number of well-conceived problems at the end of each chapter reinforce the concepts presented. Also, in some cases the results of the mathematical analysis are compared with experimental data--a unique feature for a mathematical book. The text offers instructors the flexibility to cover all of the material presented or to select a few methods to teach, so that they may cultivate the specific mathematical skills which are most appropriate for their students. The topical coverage provides a good balance between material which can be taught in a one-year course and the techniques that chemical engineers need to know to effectively model, analyze, and carry out numerical simulations of chemical engineering processes, with an emphasis on developing techniques which can be used in applications. Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering serves as both an ideal text for chemical engineering students in advanced mathematical methods courses and a comprehensive reference in mathematical methods for chemical engineering practitioners in academic institutions and industry. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

worst math text ever
As a current grad student I have had the misfortune of encountering this book.This book is horrible even by math book standards.As others have said, it is poorly organized, doesn't explain the concepts well, doesn't actually teach how to go about solving problems, and examples skip too many steps.Every grad student has seen or heard these dreaded words: "(insert equation) can be solved easily to arrive at (insert completely different eqation minus the ten or twenty preceeding steps)"This book is filled with those instances.Professors, if you are caring enough to read this, care enough about your students NOT to get this book.

Poorly written and just plain terrible
Being a grad student, I have used many textbooks in my life, and I can honestly say this ranks as the absolute worse one I have ever come across.The explainations either skip a lot of steps, or are so poorly worded, or both that I've given up trying to understand this book.Often, examples are not given for difficult topics.And the examples that are given are always very simple ones that help us very little in understanding the concepts.I am not exaggerating when I say this is the worst text book I have ever used.I do sincerely mean this.

How Can So Many Lines of Text Amount To So Little?
This has to rank as one of the most poorly written, disorganized textbooks I have ever had the misfortune of purchasing and attempting to use. I know many students complain about textbooks that we are oftentimes made to purchase unwillingly but usually I just grin and bear the pain for the moment and consider the book to be an addition to my library, possible for some use as a future reference...but in the case of this book I only hope that I can unload it on somebody. I've taken engineering math at the undergraduate and graduate level and found the texts used in those clases (O'Neil, Kreysig) althought not perfect, 1E3 times better than this book which is supposed to be aimed at chemical engineering students (which I am/was). The layout is bad with little continuity with respect to covered topics, the examples are basically useless with many of the basic derivations left-out and the explanations lack clarity. If these guys are ChEng professors they should stay away from writing mathematic texts and leave it to the mathematicians. ... Read more

Book Description
Solving problems in chemical reaction engineering and kinetics is now easier than ever! As students read through this text, they'll find a comprehensive, introductory treatment of reactors for single-phase and multiphase systems that exposes them to a broad range of reactors and key design features. They'll gain valuable insight on reaction kinetics in relation to chemical reactor design. They will also utilize a special software package that helps them quickly solve systems of algebraic and differential equations, and perform parameter estimation, which gives them more time for analysis. Key Features Thorough coverage is provided on the relevant principles of kinetics in order to develop better designs of chemical reactors. E-Z Solve software, on CD-ROM, is included with the text. By utilizing this software, students can have more time to focus on the development of design models and on the interpretation of calculated results. The software also facilitates exploration and discussion of realistic, industrial design problems. More than 500 worked examples and end-of-chapter problems are included to help students learn how to apply the theory to solve design problems. A web site, www.wiley.com/college/missen, provides additional resources including sample files, demonstrations, and a description of the E-Z Solve software. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Solid content, but it could be re-formatted
I used this book in my undergrad Reactor design course.It was a new book to the department, one that the professor had read but hadn't used for an engineering class.Everyone in the classes before us had worshipped Fogler but the prof decided to give this a try, I think he was friends with the authors.

The book has the content you need, I just wasn't impressed with the layout.Sure the equation proofs were explained and displayed well, but the examples were a jumbled mess mixed up with the text.The software that comes with it is great, but it makes you lazy. ... Read more

Book Description
This book covers the material required for a basic understanding of chemical reaction engineering.Such material would normally be taught in a first chemical reaction engineering course in a university chemical engineering department.The principles of reaction engineering are simply and clearly presented; simple illustrative problems are used to demonstrate how these principles are practically applied.Further problems, with solutions, based on exam questions, are supplied.The book is written in a way that it could be used as a self-study guide and would be useful for undergraduate chemical engineers early in their degree as well as engineers and scientists of other disciplines interested in acquiring some knowledge of reaction engineering outside of a formal teaching environment. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

A good primer for introductory kinetics and reactor design
I think this would be a good book for undergraduate students taking their first course in chemical kinetics and reactor design. It only covers homogeneous reactions, ignoring mass transfer issues, but it does deal withenergy balances and multiple reactions. This short book is sort of a crossbetween a Schaum's Outline typebook and a cliff notes for a kineticsbook.

One annoyance is that the author used the opposite sign conventionfor rates of reaction which I dislike, but it's a minor issue. I think thatthis book would be a handy aid to learing from a traditional textbook likeFogler to help a student who is having some difficulties with the subjectmatter. ... Read more

Book Description
The best preparation for discipline-specific FE exams 60 practice problems, with full solutions A complete, simulated 4-hour discipline-specific exam Covers all the topics for that particular discipline Provides the in-depth review you need ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

A necessary
The product description fails to state that it only contains sample questions. I thought it was going to be like the general review book, which reviews and then some questions.
For the price it is, I feel slightly disappointed. However, I would not know how else to prepare for the test since there is such a wide range of materials to be tested. You have no other choice, if you intend to take the ChemE afternoon session.

Bought it but didn't use it!
It had been almost two years since I graduated with my chemical engineering degree.I bought this book along with the general review book by the same publisher.I ended up spending all my review time with the general book and I even went with the general afternoon session because the test turned out to be pretty easy.Seriously folks, the general book is all you need.I'm no genius but the test was laughably easier than I thought it was going to be.The actual test was way easier than the practice tests!Don't get me wrong, you still need to study hard.Just study from the general book, do all the practice problems and tests, then prepare to rock!

This product is good.
The only improvement I could suggest is the inclusion of more practice exams. ... Read more

Book Description
Written specifically for the afternoon FE/EIT Chemical Exam, this guide reviews each topic with many example problems and complete step-by-step solutions. End-of-chapter problems with solutions and a complete sample exam with solutions are provided. Topics covered: Dimensions and Units; Material and Energy Balances; Chemical Thermodynamics; Mass Transfer; Chemical Reaction Engineering; Process Design and Economics Evaluation; Heat Transfer; Transport Phenomenon; Process Control; Process Equipment Design; Computer and Numerical Methods; Process Safety; Pollution Prevention; and Distillation. 141 problems and solutions; SI and ENG Units. ... Read more

Book Description
This book is dedicated to gas-phase thermal reactions whichtake place in engines, burners, and industrial reactors for theproduction of mechanical or thermal energy, for the incineration ofpollutants, or for the manufacture of chemicals. It also studies theireffect on the environment: fires, explosions, tropospheric pollution,the greenhouse effect, and holes in the ozone layer.
After a short reminder of the concepts and laws of thermodynamics, andof chemical and physical kinetics, the book suggests a methodology forthe kinetic modelling of these reactions: generation and reduction ofreaction mechanisms, estimation of kinetic data of elementaryreactions, estimation of the thermodynamic data and transport data ofmolecules and free radicals, and analysis and validation of mechanismsby comparison of calculated results with the experimental resultsobtained using laboratory reactors. The models thus generated carryall the information necessary to allow them to be incorporated intocomputer programs for the calculation of reactors or of the fluiddynamics of reacting gases.
Tables of numerical data and a list of computer programs and URLscomplete the book. ... Read more

Book Description

Problem Solving in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering with POLYMATH™, Excel, and MATLAB®, Second Edition, is a valuable resource and companion that integrates the use of numerical problem solving in the three most widely used software packages: POLYMATH, Microsoft Excel, and MATLAB. Recently developed POLYMATH capabilities allow the automatic creation of Excel spreadsheets and the generation of MATLAB code for problem solutions. Students and professional engineers will appreciate the ease with which problems can be entered into POLYMATH and then solved independently in all three software packages, while taking full advantage of the unique capabilities within each package. The book includes more than 170 problems requiring numerical solutions.

This greatly expanded and revised second edition includes new chapters on getting started with and using Excel and MATLAB. It also places special emphasis on biochemical engineering with a major chapter on the subject and with the integration of biochemical problems throughout the book.

General Topics and Subject Areas, Organized by Chapter

• Introduction to Problem Solving with Mathematical Software Packages

• Basic Principles and Calculations

• Regression and Correlation of Data

• Introduction to Problem Solving with Excel

• Introduction to Problem Solving with MATLAB

• Advanced Problem-Solving Techniques

• Thermodynamics

• Fluid Mechanics

• Heat Transfer

• Mass Transfer

• Chemical Reaction Engineering

• Phase Equilibrium and Distillation

• Process Dynamics and Control

• Biochemical Engineering

Practical Aspects of Problem-Solving Capabilities

• Simultaneous Linear Equations

• Simultaneous Nonlinear Equations

• Linear, Multiple Linear, and Nonlinear Regressions with Statistical Analyses

• Partial Differential Equations (Using the Numerical Method of Lines)

• Curve Fitting by Polynomials with Statistical Analysis

• Simultaneous Ordinary Differential Equations (Including Problems Involving Stiff Systems, Differential-Algebraic Equations, and Parameter Estimation in Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations)

The Book's Web Site (http://www.problemsolvingbook.com)

• Provides solved and partially solved problem files for all three software packages, plus additional materials

• Describes discounted purchase options for educational version of POLYMATH available to book purchasers

• Includes detailed, selected problem solutions in Maple™, Mathcad®, and Mathematica™

Book Description
This introduction to chemical processes lays the foundation for a chemical engineering curriculum. It shows beginning students how to apply engineering techniques to the solution of process-related problems by breaking each problem down into individual component parts, defining the relationships between them, and reuniting them in a single solution. Providing detailed practical examples with every problem, and self-test questions at the end of each chapter, it uses predominantly SI units in its coverage of theoretical components of an engineering calculation, processes and process variables, fundamentals of material balances, single and multiphase systems, energy and energy balances, balances on nonreactive processes, and more. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (21)

Concise and Relevent ChE text
As a junior Chemical Engineering student, I used this book in my very first class as a chemical engineering course. It covers fundamentals of chemical processes and the physics/chemistry behind them.Turns out much of the material in this book is applicable (at least in part) to every other course in not only a chemical engineering cirriculum but engineering/science in general. The book is very well organized and text is very readable by a complete novice and as a reference later on. There are many examples and challenging problems at the end (which the 2005 edition has fixed the errors in solutions).

not for novice chem engineers
okay first off, this book is NOT for 1st or second year students.the examples make sense(some of the time) until you get to the problems in the back of the book and then you wonder why you picked chemical engineering as a major in the first place because these problems really makes you feel sort of dumb. im taking the materials and energy balance class and in my school it's used to weed people out. let me say this again, if you are taking a materials and energy balance class and you need a text, do not get this one. i hear a lot of great things from the text basic principles and calculations in chem eng by D.M Himmelblau and J.B Riggs so get that one instead unless your teacher demands you get this book. truly a horrible book to start out a chem eng major.

Abolsutely Horrible
I'm taking the class that goes along with this book at my school and I have to say this is the worst book I have ever seen. Yes it presents material and all that but it does so with very little explanation. If you don't understand it right away this book won't help at all, it won't explain any more, do any detailed examples, or help you with homework solutions. The only thing that could save this book is an answer solutions book because then you could learn from all of the homework problems. Without that, the homework is a complete mystery because most of it is never even taught in the chapter they just expect you to know it from somewhere else. In conclusion, DO NOT but this book unless you have no other option.

From an Industrial Practitioner of Process Measurement & Control
This book is an excellent reference on Chemical Processes Principles and Calculations for any engineer or practitioner working in the process industries. I am an Electronic Engineer, but I have been working for the last 16 years as an Instrumentation, Automation and Process Control Engineer for the Oil & Gas Industry. As a result I have been involved with Chemical Engineering issues in a day to day basic.

I have found this book to be an ideal self-study guide. The book includes a A CD-ROM that provides an active learning environment. If a non Chemical Engineer can learn Chemical Engineering Principles from this book, I guarantee that any Chemical Engineering student or practitioner will find this readable textbook very useful.

Another great reference is David Himmelblau's Book "Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering"

Great First Chemical Engineering Book!
This book has an excellent overview of basic chemical engineering principles.It is perfect as a first chem eng text. ... Read more

Book Description
A description of the use of computer aided modeling and simulation in the development, integration and optimization of industrial processes. The two authors elucidate the entire procedure step-by-step, from basic mathematical modeling to result interpretation and full-scale process performance analysis. They further demonstrate similitude comparisons of experimental results from different systems as a tool for broadening the applicability of the calculation methods.

Throughout, the book adopts a very practical approach, addressing actual problems and projects likely to be encountered by the reader, as well as fundamentals and solution strategies for complex problems. It is thus equally useful for student and professional engineers and chemists involved in industrial process and production plant design, construction or upgrading. ... Read more

Book Description

* Provides detailed procedures for performing hundreds of chemical engineering calculations along with fully worked-out examples ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Poor Explanations, Nothing You Can't Get Elsewhere
I bought this book in 2000 because I was going back into consulting and needed to augment my quick-reference books. Contractors are paid by the hour! This book helped me solved exactly one problem. I did not write an editorial then because I hoped I would find out that I was wrong in my initial assessment. Everything else I could solve using various chemical engineering PE preparation material. This is stuff I either collected and condensed or got from other text. If you want a better choice refer to Randall Robinson's "Chemical Engineering Reference Manual." My main complaint about this book, besides that it digs deeper ruts in a well-worn trail is that the explanations are missing steps. I would not recommend this book to anyone.

Post Script
Other choices for the consulting chemical engineer include: Hicks, "Handbook of Engineering Calculations;" Coulson and Richardson's "Chemical Engineering Design, vol. 6;" Ludwig's series "Applied Process Design for Chemical and Petrochemical Plants," Stanley Walas's "Chemical Process Equipment, Selection and Design," and, Schweitzer's "Handbook of Separation Techniques for Chemical Engineers." Schweitzer has gotten quite expensive at $300 but I have an earlier edition and I doubt if it has been upgraded much. The Ludwig series is very expensive and not commendable to quick calculations. Coulson is useful for its short comparisons of unit operation methods while Hicks is good for everyday calculations. Walas is a good reference but its detail falls somewhat short, between Hicks and Ludwig. There are other books that may be useful but you will probably find, as I have, that it is a hit and miss proposition.

If this review was helpful, please add your vote -- Thanks.

Watch Out
The Redlich-Kwong equation given specific for pressure given in this text is in error.It should be:

P=(RT/(V-b))-(a/((Tr^.5)*V*(V+b)))

The procedure given for calculating specific volume is accurate as far as I know and I've been told that it is.The original equation of state is not stated correctly though which would affect a simple calculation for pressure such as in a pressure vessel given temperature and density of enclosed gas.

Nice step-by-step examples for various calculations
As a chemical engineer, this book rates up there with Perry's on value of information.Chopey does a very nice job of including detailed step-by-step calculations for a multitude of subjects.The many examplesare very relevant to the text and provide good insight to the calculationprocess.The book is very well organized and easy to use. ... Read more

Book Description
How to use nuclear magnetic resonance imaging in chemical engineering.
Written by the internationally recognized top experts from academia and industry, this first book dedicated to the topic provides an overview of existing methods and strategies to solve individual problems in chemical engineering. Written in a simple and lively manner and backed by various industrial examples, the book begins with a look at hardware and methods, continuing on to cover porous materials, fluids and flow of increasing complexity from different fields of Chemical Engineering, before finishing off with a review of reactors and reactions.
The result allows engineers, industrial and academic researchers and decision-makers to gain a detailed insight into the NMR toolbox, such that they can estimate the benefit of NMR imaging with regard to cost efficiency and scientific results. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Disappointed - False Advertizing
you advertised a hard cover book and thats what I thought I paid for but then they sent me a soft cover book. where is the honesty. I will think twice before making a purchase next time.

Def Not a Beginner Book
I am a grad student and am retaking kinetics to review for qualifiers.The class I'm currently in uses the Hill book (this book).I have to admit I find it very lackluster.The writing style is more suited to an academic paper than an introductory text and the examples are often woefully incomplete.

I used Fogler for my undergrad course and find it a MUCH better book for introductory courses.The only place that Hill surpases Fogler is in that Hill spends more time on Kinetics by themselves while Fogler wraps Kinetics into reactor design.Still, the nature of the writing and poorly worked examples more or less negate whatever benefit this would entail.

Simple/Comprehensive
This book manages to present a powerful insight intochemical kinetics, givingthe reader the knowledge necessary to fully understand chemical reactor design.However, it also presents tools useful to everyone who works with kinetics/reactor design I recommend it both to undegraduate and graduate students.

Great text
I think this is one of the better chemical engineering textbooks that I've read.

I found the text very clear and concise.

A fair mix of kinetics and reactor design. Dense.
This book does a thorough job of spanning topics from theoretical issues to more practical reactor design, but does neither one very well.In general, it is hard to read.Fogler does a better job with reactor design. ... Read more

Book Description
Employment opportunities for chemical engineers are moving away from petroleum and petrochemicals toward new applications such as materials processing, pharmaceuticals, and foods. Chemical reactors remain at the center of any chemical process; they are essential to improving existing processes and to designing new ones. Today and in the future chemical engineers must be able to use their knowledge of reactors in combination with other skills in order to think creatively and strategically about new processes and growing applications.The Engineering of Chemical Reactions addresses these issues by focusing on the analysis of chemical reactors while simultaneously providing a description of industrial chemical processes and the strategies by which they operate. Ideal for upper-level undergraduate courses in chemical reactor engineering and kinetics, this text provides a concise, up-to-date alternative to similar texts. In addition to the analysis of simple chemical reactors, it considers more complex situations such as multistage reactors and reactor-separation systems. Energy management and the role of mass transfer in chemical reactors are also integrated into the text. The evolution of chemical engineering from petroleum refining, through petrochemicals and polymers, to new applications is described so that students can see the relationships between past, present, and future technologies. Applications such as catalytic processes, environmental modeling, biological reactions, reactions involving solids, oxidation, combustion, safety, polymerization, and multiphase reactors are also described. The text uses a notation of reaction stoichiometry and reactor mass balances which is kept simple so that students can see the principles of reactor design without becoming lost in complex special cases. Numerical methods are used throughout to consider more complex problems. Worked examples are given throughout the text, and over 300 homework problems are included. Both the examples and problems cover real-world chemistry and kinetics. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

not so great
I used this book in my reactions engineering class.It was full of mistakes even though it was the 5th printing.The only reason the book was even useable was because Schmidt was a professor at the school I took the class at so he could clear up the mistakes in the book.The sections on CSTRs and PFRs was acceptable but still filled with mistakes and unclear problems at the end.So if you don't go to the University of Minnesota I would not recommand this book due to all the errors.

too much errata
Too many errors ! Move your attention to Fogler's

Presents concepts in concise, easy to understand writing
This book is an excellent introduction to reaction kinetics, ideal reactor models, and related areas covered in kinetics courses in Chemical Engineering.

Topic intro good, no real application to reactor analysis
The book introduces fundamental reactor analysis topics like material and energy balances for PFTR's and CSTR's. Problems at the end of each chapter focus on equations and concepts presented throught the chapter building onprevious concepts introduced in previous chapters. A few drawbacks are;numerous errors presented throughout sample and actual problems, attemptsto apply to real life reactor analysis fall short because assumptions madeto reduce mathematical detail are never realized in real world problems(although they allow for crude approximations), extensive reading leads toboredom. Used as supplement to solid lecturer, the book is valuable, wouldnot reccomend for reader trying to "self-teach" reactor analysis. ... Read more

Book Description
The Platinum Edition presents the complete content of Perry's Chemical Engineer's Handbook, Seventh Edition, in both print and electronic formats packaged together and now available at one great price. The print Handbook is the world renowned source to chemical engineering practices--covering everything from the fundamentals to details on compuer applications and control, as well as the newest advances in your field.

The accompanying CD, with its extensive graphics and fast problem-solving capabilities, is the perfect interactive complement to the text.

This exclusive set is expressively designed for engineers with the highest standards--professionals who will settle for nothing less than the outstanding, superior-quality reference tools in this Platinum Edition. Two great reference tools--available at one great price!

On the CD-ROM
*The entire text of Perry's Chemical Handbook, Seventh Edition
*75 interactive equations
*On-screen problem-solving: math formulas, calculations, graphs, and tables
*Automatic conversions from U.S. to metric (SI) standard units
*Fully searchable Adobe Acrobat format
*Hyperlinked Table of Contents and Index

Minimum System Requirements PC with 486 or higher processor
Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95, or
Windows NT 3.5.1 or later / 16 MB of RAM
25 MB of available hard-disk space
SVGA monitor / 2x CD-ROM drive / Mouse ... Read more

Customer Reviews (11)

CD is a waste of time....
OK- it's Perry's! Standard Perry's... there no phenomenal extra features... the packing is fairly nice though.. BUT the CD.. I cannot get the CD to self run- I can't get it to work period!!

I would give the damn thing 10 stars
If you are a Chem-E and don't own this book then you might as well kill yourself, or switch to mechanical.

The CD doesn't replace the hardcopy
The platinum edition is perfect - CD and hardcopy.While the CD doesn't replace the hardcopy it is very handy for it's portability and the accuracy of the 'active charts'.

The book is much more user friendly than the CD and if you can only afford one or the other then I'd recommend buying the book.

It can be quite difficult to find things on the CD version and it is slower than it needs to be as it always works off the CD drive (copying the CD onto the hard drive isn't an option).

perry's chemical engineers - very good deal
great deal!
i recommend it for anyone

Convenient for labs
The hardcopy Perry's is a fun bedside table read for chemical engineers, and makes an excellent review manual.But it is bulky and heavy to lug around to labs or study rooms, and so the CD's that are part of this edition are first rate tools to load on your laptop so that Perry's tables and measurements in searchable format( the next thing to 'The Force' that there is a for chemical engineers) is aways with you.Excellent item, and fortunately Amazon had it at an attractive price.It is a bonus to also have the hard copy.Good item to have for your 3d year forward, and essential for grad students or working engineers. ... Read more

Book Description
Richardson et al provide the student of chemical engineering with full worked solutions to the problems posed in Chemical Engineering Volume 2 "Particle Technology and Separation Processes" 5th Edition, and Chemical Engineering Volume 3 "Chemical and Biochemical Reactors & Process Control" 3rd Edition.

Whilst the main volumes contains illustrative worked examples throughout the text, this book contains answers to the more challenging questions posed at the end of each chapter of the main texts.

These questions are of both a standard and non-standard nature, and so will prove to be of interest to both academic staff teaching courses in this area and to the keen student. Chemical engineers in industry who are looking for a standard solution to a real-life problem will also find the book of considerable interest.

* Contains fully worked solutions to the problems posed in Chemical Engineering Volumes 2 and 3
* Enables the reader to get the maximum benefit from using Volumes 2 and 3
* An extremely effective method of learning ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

an excellent book for Chemes from Chinese language
extensive and thorough. has basically all the stuffs. includesterminology and illustrations etc. a must have ... Read more