Diffusional Mass Transfer

By A.H.P. Skelland

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898747929
• ISBN13: 9780898747928
• Release Date: June 1985
• Publisher: Krieger Pub Co
• Length: 510 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.3" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Precise and clear, but at a high level

I found this text be be very precise and clearly written. The greatest advantage it has over other texts on the subject is in the precision and clarity of the definitions. The focus is more toward fundamentals than applications however and is written at a high level. While this is an older book and consequently nothing in the way of new advancements in the field, all the seminal works on mass tranport are in the references. There are better texts out there for an undergraduate course (Welty et al. for example), however for a graduate level course, or for someone wanting a deeper understanding of the fundamental science, this book is outstanding. (I too had the author's class several years ago and learned much from it!)

Advanced, detailed, authoritative, but not easy

If you have ever felt annoyed at the imprecision with which other authors treat the concepts of mass transfer, then this book is recommended reading. For example, few authors treat the issue of averageing mass transfer coefficients (local, arithmetic mean, log-mean) with such care - in fact most authors simply ignore this issue altogether. I find this degree of detail more conducive to understanding than the tacit omissions in other books. The price to pay is of course complexity and this book requires a sound priming in mass transfer.

Good reference for advanced studies

Excellent review of fundamental laminar and turbulent mass transfer. Parts of the book are not suited for undergraduate study.

Excellent source for fundamentals

The author has taken great pains to ensure the reader with the opportunity to understand the fundamentals of mass transfer diffusion. This book is a must for readers who do not need pretty pictures, but rather have the ability to read and understand.