Introduction to Chemical Engineering

This multi-touch book is a comprehensive introduction to the field of Chemical Engineering, aimed at College or University students in Science and Engineering.

The key concepts of mass and energy balances, sizing of chemical reactors, and heat transfer are covered in detail.

The popular process simulation software HYSYS is used to complement the calculations and problems solved in the book, with detailed instructions and ten embedded high-definition movies demonstrating how to set up the HYSYS simulations.

The book contains a wealth of solved examples within the text, as well as six extensive problem sets (one at the conclusion of each chapter), with fully worked solutions at the end of the book. In total there are 57 fully worked problems. 

This makes it an ideal resource for academic staff teaching process engineering or chemical engineering, as well as students in Science, Engineering, and especially Chemical Engineering. 

---About the Authors---
Martin Rhodes holds a Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and a PhD in particle technology from Bradford University in the UK, industrial experience in chemical and combustion engineering and many years experience as an academic at Bradford and Monash Universities. He has research interests in various aspects of gas fluidization and particle technology, areas in which he has many refereed publications in journals and international conference proceedings. Martin has served on the editorial boards of Powder Technology and KONA and on the advisory board of Advanced Powder Technology. Martin has a keen interest in particle technology education. He has published three books and a CDROM on Laboratory Demonstrations and has directed continuing education courses for industry in the UK and Australia. He was co-founder of the Australasian Particle Technology Society. Martin is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Monash University, Australia.

Bradley Ladewig holds Bachelor and PhD degrees in Chemical Engineering from The University of Queensland. His primary research interest is in the development of membrane materials and devices for clean energy and environmental applications, and in the field of engineering sustainability.

He is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Monash University, Australia, where he teaches introductory chemical engineering and separation processes, and leads a membrane research group. 

More details can be found at www.membraneresearch.com