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 Reorganized for easy use, Reservoir Engineering Handbook, Fourth Edition provides an up-to-date reference to the tools, techniques, and science for predicting oil reservoir performance even in the most difficult fields.

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7th Edition printed by Prentice Hall of India on black and white pages, no color. Same content as the regular version, includes CD. ... Read more

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Basic Transport Phenomena in Biomedical Engineering, Second Edition fuses fundamental engineering and life science principles to uncover key concepts in biomedical engineering transport phenomena.Coverage begins with basic thermodynamic properties, body fluids, solute diffusion and transport, physical and flow properties of fluids and blood, tissue oxygen transport, and pharmacokinetics.These topics are updated to include new material on fluid mechanics, diffusion, and mass transfer in boundary layers.Building upon this foundation, the book describes the application of these principles to the development and design of drug delivery systems, artificial organs, bioartificial organs, and tissue engineering.Also new to this edition are an introductory chapter on units and dimensions, including tips for solving engineering problems and a discussion of material balances, and a chapter reviewing thermodynamic concepts with emphasis on solutions.

Considerable importance is placed on developing a quantitative understanding of the underlying physical, chemical, and biological phenomena. Mathematical models are developed from scratch using the conceptually simple "shell balance" or "compartmental" approaches to obtain the differential equations that describe a particular situation. Numerous examples throughout the book employ mathematical techniques and numerical methods.Where possible, the results obtained from them are compared with actual experimental data taken from the research literature.

Each chapter ends with problems designed to help students gain confidence in the development of mathematical models for a variety of problems of varying degrees of complexity.A brief discussion of these mathematical techniques and numerical methods are described in the book. These techniques and methods include similarity transforms, Laplace transforms, finding the root of a nonlinear equation, linear regression, nonlinear regression, and solving ordinary differential equations.

This updated edition is ideal for junior and senior undergraduates and first-year graduate students taking courses in biotransport phenomena.Students and professionals in bioengineering and biomedical engineering, as well as other disciplines, such as chemical and mechanical engineering, physiology, biophysics and cell biology will find this text a valuable resource.A solutions manual will be available to qualified instructors. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

As far as textbooks go, this was a decent one.
It was very readable, a major plus since my professor spoke little English. Overall, it was worth the cost of the book.

Great
The book came as they said it would, and in a very timely manner. No Complaints, just respect.

Its just a bunch of equations
Ok, I understand that this is an engineering book and it is going to have plenty of equations and whatnot, but it really does a poor job of placing the equations in a tangible context.

I really respect how ambitious this book is in covering models for a variety of transport phenomena, but despite my more than solid foundation in biology, physics, chemistry, and math, I have to read each chapter 3 or 4 times to be able to finally fit the new material in with the big picture.This is really frustrating.The only reason why I gave this book 3 stars and not 2 is because I realize that this type of material is difficult to "write down."It just seems like there must be something out there that does a better job of it.

Great Introduction to Biological Transport Concepts
I used this book for an introductory course in Physiological Transport Phenomena. The book is great in that the author covers most of the transport processes as they apply to biological systems and provide numerous references and useful physical property data. Its nice to see how traditional transport concepts can be applied to problems for a system which everyone of us is very familiar with, namely the human body. The only criticism is that the book does not cover heat transfer and its applications to physiological systems. Luckily my professor provided handouts and supplimental material to the lecture. One of the books he used was the fairly old text by Cooney, "Biomedical Engineering Principles: An introduction to Fluid, Heat and Mass Transport Processes". I think this book is out of print but seems to have great information contained in it as well.

This book is a definite must have for any biomedical engineering student and possibly even experienced people working in the field.

Must for Chemical Engineers
Biomedical Engineering requires chemical engineering principles in several areas. This book highlights on those in particular and is amust for chemical engineers who want to know what their challanges are going to be in such biomedical engineering research areas. This also is a primer for the subject, although from a chemical engineering point of view. Ideal for a Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering course in any chemical/ environmetal engineering department. ... Read more

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Coulson and Richardson's classic series provides the student with an account of the fundamentals of chemical engineering and constitutes the definitive work on the subject for academics and practitioners. Each book provides clear explanations of theory and thorough coverage of practical applications, supported by numerous worked examples and problems. Thus, the text is designed for students as well as being comprehensive in coverage.



A logical progression of chemical engineering concepts, Volume 2 builds on fundamental principles contained in Chemical Engineering Volume 1.

Fully up to date and containing descriptions of techniques that are of growing importance in the study of chemical engineering. ... Read more

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Falling short comparing with Perry
I have been working i the chemical industry for 18 years. I have found 1 advantage for this book compared with "Perry's Chemicals ... handbook 6 edition", the price. I have benn reading some chapter very thoroughly, i was very dissapointed. Crystallisation, fluidisation, centrifugal separations. In every aspect Perry was better. I have breafly been reading and comparing some other chapters and the result is the same.
Coulson seems to me to be old, made by people that have not been out working in the factory the last 50 years. The text is also filled with information for filling the pages ( an american sicknes compared wit europe), to a higher degree. ... Read more

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Hardcover does not mean paperback
I paid $130 for this book that was described as a HARDCOVER, even in the title.However, when I received the book it the mail, it was in fact a paperback book.I was not pleased with this, but I had no other option but to keep it because I needed the book at the time.I attempted to review the book upon receipt, but I didn't have the option to on the website at that time.

Listed as hardcover, but delivered as paperback
I had the same problem as A. Wariso:The textbook above is listed as hardcover, but the book that was delivered to me was a paperback.Look elsewhere if you want a hardcover copy of this text.

good book in need of a good revision
A good book, with excellent didactic approach; but getting dated.
The book needs a good revision "asap". The kinetics revision (chap.1 a 4) is somewhat poor.
The reactive chemical systems (chap. 5, 6) are well approached; the liquid phase reaction (chap. 7) is a little too long.
The chapters about reactor are very good (chap. 8 to 11).
Hill's treatment of heterogeneous reator (chapter 12) is superb. Best among all reactor analysis books that I know.
However, chapter 13 and the appendices are useless.
The book requires new examples and better figures and tables, as well as, much better list of exercises. In general, new computational calculations (example, data sheets) must be included in the book.

Def Not a Beginner Book
I am a grad student and am retaking kinetics to review for qualifiers.The class I'm currently in uses the Hill book (this book).I have to admit I find it very lackluster.The writing style is more suited to an academic paper than an introductory text and the examples are often woefully incomplete.

I used Fogler for my undergrad course and find it a MUCH better book for introductory courses.The only place that Hill surpases Fogler is in that Hill spends more time on Kinetics by themselves while Fogler wraps Kinetics into reactor design.Still, the nature of the writing and poorly worked examples more or less negate whatever benefit this would entail.

Disappointed - False Advertizing
you advertised a hard cover book and thats what I thought I paid for but then they sent me a soft cover book. where is the honesty. I will think twice before making a purchase next time. ... Read more

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The publication of the third edition of 'Chemical Engineering Volume 3' marks the completion of the re-orientation of the basic material contained in the first three volumes of the series. Volume 3 is devoted to reaction engineering (both chemical and biochemical), together with measurement and process control. This text is designed for students, graduate and postgraduate, of chemical engineering.


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Nice Deal
The book was as described and also arrived in a very good time.I could not have asked for more from any Seller ... Read more

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Not a good deal
I purchased this book expecting that, it would be in good shape for the amount I paid. To my expectations, it turned out to be a bad deal ... Read more

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Good mix of information
When I went through my undergradate degree, this book was solid gold.If you had it, you were everyone's friend.The library only had one copy, so it became necessary to purchase my own copy.Its economic data, design heuristics and little notes make it a good companion for anyone in design.

I am running the tutorial classes for 3rd year design here at uni, some 5 years later while doing my PhD - and this book is still seminal.I'd highly recommend it to anyone in design.As for the person who posted complaints about its use of SI units... we are all going to have to adopt one uniform standard sooner or later.Remember the Mars probe?It's going to hurt a little at first, but swallow the bitter pill - it's for everyone's benefit.

Finally, now that Ii'm about to finish my PhD and head out into the workplace, I'm going to need a good book on design.This is an essential part of my personal library for that foray into private enteprise.

The only downfall - when you're in Australia, $US 80 translates to about $AUD 160.That's roughly 90 McDonald's Big Macs... quite a lot of dough.I'll probablly be sticking to my 1st Ed because of this.

Good concept ruined by exclusive use of SI units.
The text appeared quite useful for practicing process engineers until one gets to the exclusive use of SI units.The author converted all of the useful information found in tables and graphs to the SI system, rendering the tables and graphs useless.Most process engineers working in the U.S. use U.S. Customary System units, mainly because the plants they work in are based on the same units of measurements.Myself, I do not want to waste my time converting from SI units to U.S. units when I need information for a design problem.I would not recommend this book for anyone, including students in engineering. ... Read more

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Chemical Engineering: PE Sample Exam, 2nd Edition is ideal for practicing engineers preparing for their PE license in chemical engineering, as well as college students and other practicing engineers seeking a reference collection of typical problems and solutions in chemical engineering. A complete sample exam covers the full breadth and depth of topics on the Chemical PE exam.

FEATURES

Models the actual exam in topic breadth and depth, level of difficulty, length and problem type

Appendix of conversion factors and recommended references list

Complete 80 question sample exam

130 additional review problems arranged by exam topic

Exam overview helps prepare candidates for the exam and how to study

Summary table of problem answers and topics/subtopics ... Read more

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Necessary text
This book contains more useful information in one place than any other source for chemical engineers.If your are in the feild or are a student, you will find this book to be necessary for almost any job.I recommend it to all chem-Es.

Wealth of Knowledge
Perry's Chemical Engineering Handbook is the definitive source of reference for any chemical engineering problems I've encountered.As a student I find that there is more information than I whould know what to do with.The handbook is organized in a slightly confusing manner at times,which would be its only drawback.Any chemical engineer would be at agreat loss without this book. ... Read more

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The Chemical Engineer's Practical Guide to Contemporary Fluid Mechanics

Since most chemical processing applications are conducted either partially or totally in the fluid phase, chemical engineers need a strong understanding of fluid mechanics. Such knowledge is especially valuable for solving problems in the biochemical, chemical, energy, fermentation, materials, mining, petroleum, pharmaceuticals, polymer, and waste-processing industries.

Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers, Second Edition, with Microfluidics and CFD, systematically introduces fluid mechanics from the perspective of the chemical engineer who must understand actual physical behavior and solve real-world problems. Building on a first edition that earned Choice Magazine's Outstanding Academic Title award, this edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the field's latest advances.

This second edition contains extensive new coverage of both microfluidics and computational fluid dynamics, systematically demonstrating CFD through detailed examples using FlowLab and COMSOL Multiphysics. The chapter on turbulence has been extensively revised to address more complex and realistic challenges, including turbulent mixing and recirculating flows.

Part I offers a clear, succinct, easy-to-follow introduction to macroscopic fluid mechanics, including physical properties; hydrostatics; basic rate laws for mass, energy, and momentum; and the fundamental principles of flow through pumps, pipes, and other equipment. Part II turns to microscopic fluid mechanics, which covers

• Differential equations of fluid mechanics
• Viscous-flow problems, some including polymer processing
• Laplace's equation, irrotational, and porous-media flows
• Nearly unidirectional flows, from boundary layers to lubrication, calendering, and thin-film applications
• Turbulent flows, showing how the k/ε method extends conventional mixing-length theory
• Bubble motion, two-phase flow, and fluidization
• Non-Newtonian fluids, including inelastic and viscoelastic fluids
• Microfluidics and electrokinetic flow effects including electroosmosis, electrophoresis, streaming potentials, and electroosmotic switching
• Computational fluid mechanics with FlowLab and COMSOL Multiphysics

Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers, Second Edition, with Microfluidics and CFD, includes 83 completely worked practical examples, several of which involve FlowLab and COMSOL Multiphysics. There are also 330 end-of-chapter problems of varying complexity, including several from the University of Cambridge chemical engineering examinations. The author covers all the material needed for the fluid mechanics portion of the Professional Engineer's examination.

The author's Web site, www.engin.umich.edu/~fmche/, provides additional notes on individual chapters, problem-solving tips, errata, and more.

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Delivery of the book took 26 days
it took 26 days to delivered this book ... common other vendors sent books within 5 days.So your vendor must did something wrong on this shipmnent here.

Good
It's a good book, except that there are not enough examples, so, you have to work through the material and figure out how to solve it on your own.

Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers
This is a simple basic book about fluidics. Not complex equations.
Not a heavy mathematics. Contain useful information about technology process with fluids - bubbles and two phase flow.
Published in 1998 has relatively old information about everything.
Positive side - has a small chapter (20 pages) about
MatLab PDE Toolbox for solving fluid mechanics problems.
No connections with COMSOL at all or any kind of simulation.

Wilkes
This is the worst text book I have ever used. I used it for an independent study class and my professor agreed that the topics were not rigorously explained. In addition, frequent assumptions were made without explination and referals were made to "lecture notes," which is, of course, useless if you aren't taking this man's lecture.

compatible with any classroom text
I think that this book is an indispensable guide for fluid mechanics. It is easy to understand and it lets you progress with your pace with its solved examples. And one can excel in fluid mechanics by solving the suggesred problems of the book. This book not only helps you to understand the concept mathematically but gives the physical meanings of the problems. ... Read more

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This book covers a broad range of topics for an introductory course in Environmental Engineering, as well as courses related to engineering design, sustainable development, and environmental policy. Through applications in different engineering domains, students develop the fundamental skills and insights needed to recognize and address environmental problem solving opportunities. ... Read more

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Methods for more planet-friendly process engineering

Our earth is just one big, complex Process Facility with limited air, water, and mineral resources. It responds to a number of process variables—among them, humanity and the environmental effects of our carbon consumption. What can professionals in the Hydrocarbon Process Industry do to retard environmental degradation? Rather than looking to exotic technology for solutions, Process Engineering for a Small Planet details ready-at-hand methods that the process engineer can employ to help combat the environmental crisis.

Drawing from the author's professional experience working with petroleum refineries petroleum refineries, petrochemical plants, and natural gas wells, this handbook explains how to operate and retrofit process facilities to:

• Reuse existing process equipment
• Save energy
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• Expand plant capacity without installing new equipment
• Reduce corrosion and equipment failures

Covering topics from expanding fractionator and compressor capacity and vacuum tower heater expansion to minimizing process water consumption and increasing centrifugal pump capacity, Process Engineering for a Small Planet offers big ideas for saving our small planet. ... Read more

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This is an extensively revised and reorganized edition of the acknowledged standard work in the field of injection molding. ... Read more

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Perfect source for plastics practitioner
This is a great source for plastics specialists to analyze for example,
injection molding process, machine and mold.It helps to create a clear
picture of the most important process factors such as material properties, machine parameters, mold design. I would recommend this book
to quality engineers, process engineers, mold designers and management
of a plastic product company. If you will have this great book, you
will be able to imrpove your professional efficiency, productivity
and generate cost savings for your company. This is a must have book for
all plastics specialists. ... Read more

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Principles of Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design presents a new fundamental approach and methodology that overcome the deficiencies of the current method of teaching chemical reactor design. It provides engineering students and practitioners with the tools needed to handle contemporary industrial reactor operations, new design capabilities, and the framework for new economic-based optimization.
Features include:

- Reactor operations are described by dimensionless variables (in most cases, between -1 and 1) and dimensionless design equations.
- The design is formulated in terms of the smallest number of design equations and the least number of terms in each equation; hence, the most robust formulation.
Solutions of the design equations provide dimensionless operating curves (a new concept in CRE). These curves provide complete information on the progress of the chemical reactions, the formation (or depletion) of all individual species, and changes in temperature. Reactor sizing represents a "point" on these curves (similar to the way a "point" on dimensionless friction factor versus Reynolds number charts is used).
- Discusses new design capabilities for reactor configurations. ... Read more

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Prepares students for the professional engineer's exam for P&E registration in chemical engineering, including the fundamentals portion of the exam. Presents material covered parallel to the format of the exam itself, reviewing background theory, important topics such as thermodynamics, process design, mass transfer, heat transfer, chemical kinetics, fluid flow, and engineering economics, and examples of typical test questions. Also of interest to practicing engineers who wish to maintain their skills in areas outside but related to their fields. ... Read more