Introductory Elements of Analysis and Design in Chemical Engineering

ISBN-13: 9781032552835 / Angielski

Bruce Gates; Robert Powell

Opis

This textbook introduces the application of analytical methods to phenomena important in chemical engineering and teaches analytical skills in the context of engineering design. A principal goal is to help readers reinforce their understanding of mathematics (especially calculus) and science as they are introduced to engineering thinking.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction: Analysis, Design, and Chemical Engineering

Chapter 2 Analysis of a Draining Tank: Experiments and Equations

Chapter 3 Analysis Guided by Theory: Conservation of Mass and Conceptualization of Processes

Chapter 4 Units, Dimensions, and Dimensional Analysis

Chapter 5 Chemical Reactors and Chemical Reactions

Chapter 6 Energy, Energy Balances, Heat Transfer, and Temperature Control

O autorze

Bruce C. Gates is Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Davis, where he has been a faculty member since 1992.

Robert L. Powell is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering and of Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis, where he was a faculty member from 1984 to 2021.