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Introductory Elements of Analysis and Design in Chemical Engineering introduces readers to how chemical engineers think. It explains the application of analytical methods to phenomena important in chemical engineering and teaches analytical skills in the context of engineering design. A principle goal is to help readers reinforce their understanding of mathematics (especially calculus) and science as they are introduced to engineering thinking.
Key Features:
Emphasizes basic principles, methods, and problem solving at an elementary level
Presents concepts in calculus, chemistry, and physics and methods of analysis on the basis of experiment and observation
Connects experimental results to mathematical representations
Provides numerous illustrative examples and builds on them to introduce processing and process flow diagrams and to place chemical engineering in an historical context
Includes problems at the end of each chapter
Aimed at readers beginning their studies in chemical engineering, this textbook offers an approachable introduction to the principles of analysis and design in chemical engineering to help readers learn to think quantitatively and with a foundation of chemical engineering concepts.
List of contents
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
About the author
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.
Summary
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.
