Book description
Step-by-step instructions enable chemical engineers to master key
software programs and solve complex problems
Today, both students and professionals in chemical engineering must
solve increasingly complex problems dealing with refineries, fuel
cells, microreactors, and pharmaceutical plants, to name a few. With
this book as their guide, readers learn to solve these problems using
their computers and Excel®, MATLAB, Aspen Plus, and COMSOL
Multiphysics. Moreover, they learn how to check their solutions and
validate their results to make sure they have solved the problems correctly.
Now in its Second Edition, Introduction to Chemical Engineering
Computing is based on the author's firsthand teaching experience.
As a result, the emphasis is on problem solving. Simple introductions
help readers become conversant with each program and then tackle a
broad range of problems in chemical engineering, including:
- Equations of state
- Chemical reaction equilibria
- Mass balances with recycle streams
- Thermodynamics and simulation of mass transfer equipment
- Process simulation
- Fluid flow in two and three dimensions
All the chapters contain clear instructions, figures, and examples to
guide readers through all the programs and types of chemical
engineering problems. Problems at the end of each chapter, ranging
from simple to difficult, allow readers to gradually build their
skills, whether they solve the problems themselves or in teams. In
addition, the book's accompanying website lists the core principles
learned from each problem, both from a chemical engineering and a
computational perspective.
Covering a broad range of disciplines and problems within chemical
engineering, Introduction to Chemical Engineering Computing is
recommended for both undergraduate and graduate students as well as
practicing engineers who want to know how to choose the right computer
software program and tackle almost any chemical engineering problem.
BRUCE A. FINLAYSON, PhD, is Rehnberg Professor Emeritus of
Chemical Engineering in the Department of Chemical Engineering of the
University of Washington. He is also a former president of the
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Among his many
accolades and honors, Dr. Finlayson is a recipient of the AIChE's
prestigious William H. Walker Award and an elected member of the
National Academy of Engineering.
