Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering

by David M. Himmelblau, James B. Riggs, David Mautner Himmelblau

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130664987
• ISBN13: 9780130664983
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 628 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Not second edition!

I have all of the other editions besides the new eighth edition and thought that I was adding the second edition to my library when my second third edition came in the mail. The accompanying picture did have second edition, but another third edition showed up so now I will hunt down the ISBN number more carefully based on the false advertising.

Great Textbook

This was the book that got me started in Chemical Engineering. Nowadays, I solve a problem every few years and need a refresher. The first chapter starts out with details on units and basic concepts. The next chapter evolves into more and more complicated material balances. The following chapters discuss concepts such as adiabatic flame temperature, Clausius-Clapeyron's equation (vapor pressure relates to heat of vaporization), average heat capacity and enthalpy of flue gases, psychrometry (water-air only), etc.. In the final section, the complexity of combined heat and material balances is addressed. In all, this is an excellent book for an introduction to Chemical Engineering or, as I use it now, as a great reference. I've had to retire my first copy and am using a new version. One bit of advice: get good copies of large and small psychrometry charts: 10-110 F dry bulb (small chart); 10-260+ (large chart).Put these in an envelope in the flap of the book for quick access. If this review was helpful, please add your vote.

A well written book

I bought this book when I was taking my course in material and energy balances, I have got the one by Felder and Rosseau which I thought, no offence to the authors, totally awful, and not good for self-teaching at all. I have another title ("Introduction to Chemical Processes") by Regina Murphy which although not on the same level as this, is a much light-hearted approach to the same subject matter. On the whole for anyone who wants to teach and understand material and energy balances for Chemical Engineers, this book is one I would recommend highly.

From an Industrial Practitioner of Process Measurement & Control

This book is an excellent reference on Chemical Engineering 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. In this Edition the authors have included several categories of problems sets to assist in self-study. Self-assessment tests with answers (in Appendix A) follow each section, and thought and discussion problems follow the self-assessment tests. 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.

A winner text!

This book is a classic . With all my respects to the next authors , this book belongs from its initial release to a selected dinasty of works made with an unusual passion style , and that invisible factor seems to make the clear difference . The presentation , the precise comments and the appraoch given to every chapter where the essential concepts of Mass balance or Energy balance are so brilliantly shown that it is literally impossible for you not to win with this . And after you bought it you will wonder in silent voice of course ( Do we need a teacher for Chemical Engineering Principles? ) . If you acquire this one and then the Whitwell and Tonner (see my review) , How can you lose ? Fundamental for Chemical , Production and Industrial Engineering.

A fantastic book

Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering is an excellent text book. The First Chapter explains essential definitions and informations that we need before studying Chemical Engineering. This Chapter also explains English unit system. In overall, the book in very useful for teaching Chemical Engineering undergraduate students. It helps the lecturers how to teach and the students how to learn material and energy balance which in essential to know for all chemical engineers. The only problem with this book is the English units which are not currently used very often. If the author could change the English units to SI units, it would be great.