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Petroleum refiners must face billion-dollar investments in equipment in order to meet ever-changing environmental requirements. Because the design and construction of new processing units entail several years’ lead time, refiners are reluctant to commit these dollars for equipment that may no longer meet certain conditions when the units come on stream.

Written by experts with both academic and professional experience in refinery operation, design, and evaluation, Petroleum Refining Technology and Economics, Fifth Edition is an essential textbook for students and a vital resource for engineers. This latest edition of a bestselling text provides updated data and addresses changes in refinery feedstock, product distribution, and processing requirements resulting from federal and state legislation.

Providing a detailed overview of today’s integrated fuels refinery, the book discusses each major refining process as they relate to topics such as feedstock preparation, operating costs, catalysts, yields, finished product properties, and economics. It also contains end-of-chapter problems and an ongoing case study. ... Read more

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Refining Consultant
My husband is in the refining consultant business and to him this book is one of the best summary of all important technology and economics matters related to petroleum refining.

A review of the state of petroleum refining as of 1984
This is the second edition of a review book on petroleum refining that technology and economics.The table of contents is:
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Refinery Products
3. Refinery Feedstocks
4. Crude Distillation
5. Coking and Thermal Processes
6. Catalytic Reforming and Isomerization
7. Catalytic Cracking
8. Hydrotreating
9. Catalytic Hydrocracking and Hydroprocessing
10.Alkylation and Polymerization
11.Product Blending
12.Supporting Processes
13.Lubricating Oils
14.Petrochemical Feedstocks
15.Cost Estimation
16.Economic Evaluation
Appendicies
Definition of Refining Terms
Physical Properties
Catalyst Costs
U.S. Bureau of Mines Routine Analyses of Selected Crude Oils
Economic Evaluation Example Problem
Photographs
Yield and Cost Data Figures
Author Index
Subject Index.

The book is 10.25 inches by 7.5 inches by 1.0 inches.414 pages.

Best text for refinery process engineering --- not saying much
Oddly, only one reference book proved adequate, in my opinion, in explaining refinery science: "William Leffler's "Petroleum Refining." The others, including "Petroleum Refining, Technology and Economics," by James Gary, Glenn Handwerk, and Mark Kaiser, "Refining Processes Handbook," by Surinder Parkash, and even the venerable "Petroleum Processing Handbook," by Bland and Davidson. Leffler wins out because his process descriptions are fairly detailed compared to the others while balancing a need to be understood by the non-technically educated. Where this text, by Gary, Handwerk, and Kaiser fails is its lack of detailed process design information.

For example, I was somewhat disappointed in the section on hydrotreating. This process involves removal of nitrogen and sulfur and alkylation of alkenes, phenols and benzenes from a feed of gas oils recovered from a pipestill. Tables provided showed the expected performance for the catalyst beds; some discussion was presented of the differences between fixed bed reactors and moving bed reactors. Only scant information was provided on reactor design. Even though it might have risked going into detail about a particular catalyst at the expense of others there was no exploration beyond mere statements of information such as hydrogen consumption and space velocity requirements. A good example of the failure to provide detail design information is the authors' reluctance to provide hydrogen consumption information in section 9.5.

Instead, the reader is referred to a monograph written by W.L. Nelson in 1971 for the Oil and Gas Journal. Why not present the data?

This situation highlights the primary problem with this text and the others: a lack of process design information. This book would have to grow by another hundred pages to meet his ambitions goal of providing a good reference for petroleum refining. Only Leffler meets this goal ¯ and, he does it without the science and engineering required in the other references.

Unless you want incomplete details on the subject of petroleum refining, buy Leffler, not this text. However, of the others, this is a good reference book for the subject. Be prepared to fill in the copious quantities of gaps in information. Maybe, you should buy Leffler and this text.

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Good Enough but not deep
Oddly, only one reference book proved adequate, in my opinion, in explaining refinery science: "William Leffler's "Petroleum Refining." The others, including "Petroleum Refining, Technology and Economics," by James Gary, Glenn Handwerk, and Mark Kaiser, "Refining Processes Handbook," by Surinder Parkash, and even the venerable "Petroleum Processing Handbook," by Bland and Davidson. Leffler wins out because his process descriptions are fairly detailed compared to the others. Where this text, by Gary, Handwerk, and Kaiser fails is its lack of detailed process design information.

For example, I was somewhat disappointed in the section on hydrotreating. This process involves removal of nitrogen and sulfur and alkylation of alkenes, phenols and benzenes from a feed of gas oils recovered from a pipestill. Tables provided showed the expected performance for the catalyst beds; some discussion was presented of the differences between fixed bed reactors and moving bed reactors. Only scant information was provided on reactor design. Even though it might have risked going into detail about a particular catalyst at the expense of others there was no exploration beyond mere statements of information such as hydrogen consumption and space velocity requirements. A good example of the failure to provide detail design information is the authors' reluctance to provide hydrogen consumption information in section 9.5.

Instead, the reader is referred to a monograph written by W.L. Nelson in 1971 for the Oil and Gas Journal. Why not present the data?

This situation highlights the primary problem with this text and the others: a lack of process design information. This book would have to grow by another hundred pages to meet his ambitions goal of providing a good reference for petroleum refining. Only Leffler meets this goal ¯ and, he does it without the science and engineering required in the other references.

Unless you want incomplete details on the subject of petroleum refining, buy Leffler, not this text. However, of the others, this is a good reference book for the subject. Be prepared to fill in the copious quantities of gaps in information. Maybe, you should buy Leffler and this text.

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Excellent overview
I am an investment analyst and used this book to get up to speed on an unfamiliar industry.I found it to be clear, well organized, and containing all the info I needed to understand the dynamics driving the business and the lingo.There was more engineering and scientific info than I needed for my purposes, but it was useful to thumb through those chapters to get a high level understanding of the issues.Highly recommended for people new to the industry. ... Read more

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Engineers and geologists in the petroleum industry will find Petroleum Related Rock Mechanics, 2E, a powerful resource in providing a basis of rock mechanical knowledge - a knowledge which can greatly assist in the understanding of field behavior, design of test programs and the design of field operations. Not only does this text give an introduction to applications of rock mechanics within the petroleum industry, it has a strong focus on basics, drilling, production and reservoir engineering. Assessment of rock mechanical parameters is covered in depth, as is acoustic wave propagation in rocks, with possible link to 4D seismics as well as log interpretation.

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Great book
This book is all that I expected, and more. Its reading is easy and is related with what I was looking for in practical situation.

The long awaited book
You know, since I have got course in drilling engineering with specialty in the rock mechanics, i started looking when I could buy this book in amazon.com. After waiting so long for the new edition, finally I could get this book.

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Excellent work
As a student of Process Technology, I found this book a wonderful primer of the petro-chem industry.I've used it through two semesters of college courses and it has become one of my primary reference materials.Most of the illustrations are well executed and clear, chapters are divided logically, the glossary is extensive, and explainations are easily understood.The writer's have given us a clear, concise, easily digested overview of a complicated industry.I highly recommend this title to anyone studying, working in, or curious about petro-chem. ... Read more

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This Second Edition of Elements of Petroleum Geology is completely updated and revised to reflect the vast changes in the field in the fifteen years since publication of the First Edition. This book is a usefulprimer for geophysicists, geologists, and petroleum engineers in the oil industry who wish to expand their knowledge beyond their specialized area. It is also an excellent introductory text for a university course in petroleum geoscience.
Elements of Petroleum Geology begins with an account of the physical and chemical properties of petroleum, reviewing methods of petroleum exploration and production. These methods include drilling, geophysical exploration techniques, wireline logging, and subsurface geological mapping. After describing the temperatures and pressures of the subsurface environment and the hydrodynamics of connate fluids, Selley examines the generation and migration of petroleum, reservoir rocks and trapping mechanisms, and the habit of petroleum in sedimentary basins. The book contains an account of the composition and formation of tar sands and oil shales, and concludes with a brief review of prospect risk analysis, reserve estimation, and other economic topics.


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Great intro book
This was my first introduction into the world of Petroleum Geology. I had already studied most geology in undergraduate, and used this book for an independent study in Petroleum Geology. Read it all the way through and to this day look back and realize how good of a foundation it was. Covers everything it needs to in a very readable format with good examples and illustrations.

One of the Best
Good beginners and professionalpetroleum geology book! I work full time for a private oil company and use this book everyday!

Good Introductory Text
This book is an easy to read and offers a full coverage of topics in Petroleum Geology. I used and use it, amongst others, as a first reference to refresh my memory, before returning to work as an exploration geophysicist.

good introduction book
nice book for introduction. a little bit too much detail though.
I usually scan the book first and come back to read the details.

Elements of Petroleum Geology, Second Edition
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For industry personnel and students who want to fully understand where oil and gas come from, this unique presentation is given from the perspective of a practicing petroleum geologist and describes geology in relation to the petroleum industry as a whole. In-cludes basic geological concepts and discusses the sedimentation process, accumulation of hydrocarbons, exploration, economic examination, exploratory wells, and oil and gas recovery. ... Read more

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A strong foundation in reservoir rock and fluid properties is the backbone of almost all the activities in the petroleum industry. Petroleum Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties offers a reliable representation of fundamental concepts and practical aspects that encompass this vast subject area.

The book provides up-to-date coverage of various rock and fluid properties using derivations, mathematical expressions, and various laboratory measurement techniques. Focused on achieving accurate and reliable data, it describes coring methods used for extracting samples from hydrocarbon formations and considerations for handling samples for conventional and special core analyses.

Detailing properties important to reservoir engineering and surface processing, the author emphasizes basic chemical and physical aspects of petroleum reservoir fluids, important phase behavior concepts, fluid sampling, compositional analysis, and assessing the validity of collected fluid samples. The book also presents PVT equipment, phase behavior analysis using laboratory tests, and calculations to elucidate a wide range of properties, such as hydrocarbon vapor liquid equilibria using commonly employed equations-of-state (EOS) models.

Covering both theoretical and practical aspects that facilitate the solution of problems encountered in real life situations, Petroleum Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties is ideal for students in petroleum engineering, including those coming from different backgrounds in engineering. This book is also a valuable reference for chemical engineers diversifying into petroleum engineering and personnel engaged in core analysis, and PVT and reservoir fluid studies. ... Read more

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the book is good
the book is good. the quality is good. it mentions a lot on fluid properties in petroleum reservoir. not too hard to understand.

Oilfield Rock and Fluid Tests Explained
The book "Petroleum Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties" is an excellent reference for practical understanding of the laboratory tests performed to characterize petroleum reservoir rock and fluids.The book has sufficient detail to be used for a classical undergraduate text, or a reference in the laboratory where such tests are performed. It is logically organized, easy to follow, and well illustrated.

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Petro Res Rock and Fluid
This book is very well-done.Great for novice people and well-educated also.I highly recommend this text to anyone.

Dandekar - Petroleum Reservoir ....Properties
I bought this book as a source for material in my graduate courses in reservoir characterization and reservoir geology. There are no single, good references for my courses in the geological literature. Most, as this one, are in the petroleum engineering literature. I read some selections from this book online [fortunately that is possible now] and found that it is a readable text, it's well organized, and the level of difficulty is not too high. I may assign sections for class reading but mainly I will incorporate in my own lectures some of the concepts, ideas for homework problems, and additional references. The strong points of this book are: 1) it reads well, 2) it's pretty easily understandable to someone with a background in the subject, and 3) it is written as a textbook with exercises and examples.The weak points are: 1) because this text is on rocks and fluids, a lot of the material on fluids and fluid properties is not helpful for my courses that focus mainly on rock and petrophysical characteristics, 2) the price is a little high for students, and 3) I'm not sure it's widely marketed and generally available. ... Read more

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Handbook contains the latest technologies in the field of petroleum refining processes. Provides a detailed description and review of process chemistry and thermodynamics, product and by-product specifications, wastes, and emissions. Expanded to include 50% new material. Previous ed: c1997. DLC: Petroleum--Refining--Handbooks, manuals, etc. ... Read more

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Another great catalog of state-of-the-art technology
This book was clearly written by a process engineer not a production engineer. A previous handbook, "Petroleum Processing Handbook," by Bland and Davidson is a perfect contrast to this text. Bland and Davidson wrote about processing details only someone familiar with refinery and oilfield practices would know intimately. None of these details are shared in this handbook.

In contrast, Meyer's handbook covers all the new technology from a developer's point of view. The detail is excellent, complete with tables showing who is using this technology worldwide and what product breaks can be expected from its employment. Meyer's book is useless to anyone new to oil refining but may be useful in the library of an old hand.

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Wasted trees
Of the roughly 30 books I've purchased and studied over the past year on related subjects, this is without question the worst.It isessentially a collection of several hundred extremely elementary articles, mostly written at newspaper level.All give the impression that the corporate patent attorneys were standing over the authors' shoulders to make sure they didn't say anything important. It is a black mark on McGraw-Hill's reputation.The main reason I didn't return it was that some of the articles provide useful references to the patent and professional literature.Of course, there are some useful data scattered throughout the haystacks, particularly for the business managers, but the book takes up far too much valuable shelf space. -F. David Doty, PhD.

Review ofPetroleum Processes Handbook
I am interested in this particular technology and, naturally wondered if this was the book I was looking for. This book isa hardcover textbook from McGrawHill and contains clear,concise text with the right balance of general knowledge, technical discussion and charts/diarams. From only a knowledge of basic chemistry to advanced degrees in Sciece and Engineering, this book satisfies all! It is impecable in quality and content and,well worth the cost and, was delivered promptly.

Good, quick process overviews
This handbook provides short (10 pages per process typically) descriptions of widely used chemical processes.The level of detail is appropriate for anyone with a technical backround.

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Reservoir geochemistry can throw light on the origin of petroleum reservoir fluid heterogeneities at a variety of spatial and temporal scales. This information can be used to understand the formation and performance of petroleum accumulations, and is a valuable tool for exploration, development and production strategies. Key topics covered in this book include: analytical methods for the determination of fluid compositional heterogeneity; physical, chemical and numerical models for interpreting compositional differences in terms of basin history and reservoir connectivity; and application case studies. There is now a significant potential for a new wave of development focused on component concentrations and a more evolutionary chemical model of reservoired petroleum. When coupled with integrative utilitarian reservoir charge/mixing/production numerical models, reservoir geochemistry can provide one of the most significant advances in exploration and production during the 21st century.

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Exhumation of the North Atlantic Margin: Timing, Mechanisms and Implications for Petroleum Exploration (Geological Society Special Publication, No. 196) - ISBN 1862391122
Petroleum Exploration of Ireland's Offshore Basins - ISBN 1862390878

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Many studies have concluded that the major source of energy for the global economy in the first half of the 21st century will be natural gas.With natural gas becoming more and more important there is increasing demand for information, yet less and less available material on this subject.The Natural Gas Engineering Handbook is the only book available that covers this subject in a comprehensive and practical way.This book covers the full scope of natural gas engineering, from gas reservoir engineering to gas production systems to gas processing. It adapts a computer-assisted approach, which is current practice in the industry and is severely lacking in other books on natural gas engineering. ... Read more

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Oil—From Prospect to Pipeline was the original non-technical book written about the oil and gas industry. A "common-sense, brass tacks guide," this classic was originally published by Gulf Publishing Company in 1958 and has gone through four editions. With the oil and gas industry experiencing rapid new growth, this is an exciting time for newcomers to the field to get involved and this reprint of a Gulf classic is the perfect introduction.An interesting read for veterans of the industry and a valuable textbook for students, this guide provides a comprehensive overview of all production, plus:An Oil Dictionary; Abbreviation in oil reports; Typical legal forms; Overview of geological terminology and technical terms; And much more! ... Read more

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Oil for Dummies
This is a classic work that has been around for ever. It provided the best overview of the nuts and bolts of the oil business for anyone who is interested or is entering the business. It is an excellent primer. ... Read more

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Petroleum Geoengineering: Integration of Static and Dynamic Models explores improved linkage among techniques used at various scales to describe and model petroleum reservoirs. The book, which accompanies the 2009 SEG/EAGE Distinguished Instructor Short Course, is aimed at a broad range of geoscientists and engineers working in the petroleum industry. The ultimate objectives are to enable technical staff members to maximize the recovery of hydrocarbons. The impact of petrophysical heterogeneity at various scales on the recovery of oil and gas provides the focus for the book.

The integrated nature of the book makes it suitable for people from all subsurface disciplines (geology, geophysics, petrophysics, geomodeling, and reservoir and petroleum engineering). Petroleum Geoengineering is also very suitable for directing teams of subsurface staff members. ... Read more

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Beautifully illustrated atlas/encyclopedia includes many special features: chronology of events, renewable energy, OPEC and oil prices, global warming, alternative transport fuels, production survey, historical reserves, refining statistics and survey, drillship technology, and much more. High-quality color illustrations. ... Read more

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Based on the proceedings of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' Spring National Meeting in Houston, Texas, March 28-April 1, 1993, this outstanding reference details various facets of residue upgrading and distillate hydrotreating–stressing the importance of selective catalysts in aromatics' reduction.Introduces new aromatics saturation processes for the production of very low-aromatic distillates!Containing authoritative contributions from more than 55 internationally acclaimed experts, Catalytic Hydroprocessing of Petroleum and Distillatesdiscusses catalyst deactivation, advances in middle distillate hydrotreating, and residue hydrocrackingexamines different ways of reducing sulfur and aromatics in diesel fuelsexplains the complex processes required to transform bitumen into marketable distillatesincludes the extension of ebullated bed reactors to low-sulfur distillate processesinvestigates recent progress in residuum upgrading technologyand more! ... Read more

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Revised and updated to reflect major changes in the field, this second edition presents an integrated and balanced view of current attitudes and practices used in sound economic decision-making for engineering problems encountered in the oil industry. The volume contains many problem-solving examples demonstrating how economic analyses are applied to different facets of the oil industry.;Discussion progresses from an introduction to the industry, through principles and techniques of engineering economics, to the application of economic methods to the oil industry. It provides information on the types of crude oils, their finished products and resources of natural gas, and also summarizes worldwide oil production and consumption data. ... Read more

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Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining provides a thorough and balanced introduction to refinery engineering topics, from basic concepts and unit operations to overall refinery economics, planning and control. Based on the fundamentals of thermodynamics and kinetics, the text develops the scientific background needed to understand refinery operations, provides an in depth description of major refinery processes, and then assimilates an integrated refinery by focusing on the economic and operational aspects for enhancing performance and profitability.
The book is mainly directed to undergraduate and graduate students in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Chemistry and Chemical Technology. It is also directed to new engineering college graduates who are starting their career in oil and gas industry. For experienced engineers and managers, this book is ideal for acquiring the necessary background in this area and following up with new topics in refining industry.
The book includes topics such as clean fuels, gasification, biofuels, automation, environmental impacts as well as planning and scheduling of refinery operations.
Throughout, the book provides numerous opportunities to put fundamental refining principles into practice.

- Provides balanced coverage of fundamental and operational topics
- Includes spreadsheets and process simulators for showing trends and simulation case studies
- Relates processing to planning and management to give an integrated picture of refining ... Read more

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Seals and traps are the two least-understood components in petroleum systems. This memoir provides the information to help explorationists greatly increase their understanding of seals and traps and thereby markedly improve their ability to forecast hydrocarbon occurrences. ... Read more

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Best practices for mitigating environmental damage from conventional power generation

This volume of the Wiley Series in Environmentally Conscious Engineering, Environmentally Conscious Fossil Energy Production, seeks to provide new solutions to one of the grand challenges of this century: supplying energy to a growing population while reducing environmental pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. The first five chapters cover extraction and transport of fossil fuels; the last four chapters cover power plants. An international roster of contributors, from the United States, Canada, and the Middle East, deals with the wide variety of challenges posed by converting oil, natural gas, and coal to energy.

Chapters include:

• Environmentally Conscious Petroleum Engineering

• Carbon Management and Hydrogen Requirements in Oil Sands

• Environmentally Conscious Coal Mining

• Maritime Oil Transport and Pollution Prevention

• Accidental Oil Spills Behavior and Control

• Geological Sequestration of Greenhouse Gases

• Clean Coal Technology: Gasification Pathway

• An Integrated Approach for Carbon Mitigation in the Electric Power Generation Sector

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Student User
During my time as an undergrad at Cornell University, one of my favorite classes has been a renewable energy course taught by one of the authors, Lou Albright, with Energy Systems Engineering as the primary textbook.Apart from being clear, well-written, and well-organized, the book does a great job of blending background information, justification for technologies, discussion of practical issues, and quantitative analysis of systems in a manageable and engaging way.Working through it was very empowering and it played a big role in getting me excited about energy.It's also very accessible as a reference for specific projects.I would highly recommend it to other students interested in learning how to work with and analyze energy systems.

Energy Systems Engineering: Evaluation and Implementation
We have been using Vanek and Albright's text at Virginia Tech for several semesters for a junior/senior level course entitled 'Sustainable Energy Solutions for a Global Society.'Overall, we find the book to be carefully written, providing good breadth as well as depth on some of the major conventional and sustainable energy systems.The students enrolling in our course come from a variety of engineering disciplines and have a range of backgrounds, but the text seems suited to the mix.The examples are helpful for students, and the excercises at the ends of the chapters provide a range of problems for homework assignments, ranging from conceptual to analytical to numerical.Teaching materials available electronically from the publisher include solution spreadsheets and PowerPoint slides of many (but not all) of the figures and tables in the text, facilitating lecture preparation.There are a number of texts available now in the sustainable energy field, but overall, this text provides a good balance of topics relevant to the course we teach.

Excellent as a university text book
I teach a 2nd year course in civil engineering at the University of Waterloo entitled Engineering and Sustainable Development.One module involves sustainable energy systems.I use this book as the reference for this section of the course.The presentation of stationary energy sources and the workings of fossil fuel plants is at precisely the correct level of explanation for undergraduate students with sufficient references provided to allow grad students (or keen undergraduates) to find out more information.

What I find best about the text is the presentation of the material from a systems analysis perspective.Understanding the goals of design is as, if not more important than how to do the design.

The text really is superb with regard to the modern sustainability concept of "triple bottom line."Each section delivers not only the technology but also a means to financially or economically evaluate the costs and benefits of such a technology.

Overall, this is a brilliant book on energy which has vast applications in university teaching.

An excellent resource, even for non-engineers
This book does an excellent job of bridging the gap between dry engineering texts and touchy-feely guides for novices.

The authors treat each topic area with a crisply written and comprehensive walk through that includes history, current state of development, key concepts and important areas of controversy and ongoing development.

These are followed up with well-designed exercises that teach the reader the formulas and equations required to design and evaluate these systems.

As a layman with a good general knowledge of energy systems and their inherent strengths and challenges, I found this book to a nice step up from the treatments I'm used to.The orderly, analytical approach of the trained engineer is compelling, and having the option of proceeding right into the related math a great way to shift my theoretical understanding toward a real working knowledge.

The topic areas covered in this book are critically important for us all to understand, as our race is forced to start implementing some kind of "Plan B" in the era of Peak Oil and Climate Change.This book helps us move from mystique to measurement--a prerequisite if we are to have a hope of getting it right.

ASAEE Recommended Title
As president of the American Society of Alternative Energy Engineers (ASAEE), I can fully endorse the lasting analytical power of this amazing text. Many texts like this, including some we're reviewing that have not yet been published, and slated for late 2009, cover policy, politics, global statistical inference, and multiple regressions of trend analysis for global supply and demand, but NONE come close to balancing the macro and micro in such fine fashion as ESE. This is a WORKING text, not just for policy, but for implementation. Don't let the ups and downs of barrel prices, or the emotion of global warming vs. cooling make you think this text is dated. The models are solid, sound, state of the art, and relevant in a timeless way-- changing the parameters will not change the underlying value of the models, contribution, and need for this text. This is a must for any engineer's library, whether doing policy work, design, or rubber hits the road project or community engineering. Applying an energy metaphor to the text, it's high wattage for low investment, a perpetuity rather than an annuity, green and permanent with frequent use, as well as a cherished place on your shelves, and renewable with the powerful updates, blogs and helpful additions this very ethical author keeps providing-- the gift keeps on giving. Conserve your funds, time and brain power by getting this today-- it will save you muddling through five other texts costing $200 each which only have a piece of the whole picture you'll find herein. The trees didn't give their lives in vain for this one!--Dr. Tom Halstead ... Read more

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This useful reference offers in-depth coverage of current techniques for converting heavy oils and residues into more valuable distillates.Examines the chemistry of heavy hydrocarbon feeds and their properties important to engineering design, including phase behavior, reaction kinetics, and thermodynamic and transport characteristics!Discussing the design and operation of conversion processes in terms of the underlying chemical and physical properties of the residual feedstock, Upgrading Petroleum Residues and Heavy Oilsdescribes the latest technologies for upgrading residues, including thermal and catalytic processes operating at high and low pressuresexplains the underlying behavior of complex refining processesprovides process flowsheets for upgrading residuesexplicates kinetics, operability, hydrodynamics, and environmental impactillustrates important calculations with complete examples that show how theory is used in real applicationsand much more! ... Read more