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 | | Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design (Wiley Series in Chemical Engineering) by Gilbert F. Froment, Kenneth B. Bischoff ISBN-10: 9780471510444 ISBN-10: 0-471-51044-0 ISBN-13: 9780471510444 ISBN-13: 978-0-471-51044-4 Paperback 1990-01-16 Wiley Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description This is the Second Edition of the standard text on chemical reaction engineering, beginning with basic definitions and fundamental principles and continuing all the way to practical applications, emphasizing real-world aspects of industrial practice. The two main sections cover applied or engineering kinetics, reactor analysis and design. Includes updated coverage of computer modeling methods and many new worked examples. Most of the examples use real kinetic data from processes of industrial importance. | ||
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Sophisticated Book Don't be mistaken. This is still THE BOOK when it comes to modeling the complexities of real world problems in reactor design. It is certainly not the best text to start learning chemical reaction engineering from (check out Fogler, Schmidt or Levenspiel instead). The mathematical level is quite high, development of concepts is terse. These guys don't give you any introduction to simulation programs - they simply expect that you're able to handle an ODE solver or write your own piece of code. An active reader is required. Not a text for the typical undergraduate, but for someone who has already been exposed to the fundamentals. Of course, this book does have its flaws (which doesn't?). It lacks, for example, a comprehensive and rigorous treatment of stoichiometry (look into Aris' books on reactor design for that stuff). Polymer reaction engineering is not dealt with in a systematic way while biochemical reactions play no role at all. But at the end of the day this book simply stands in a class of its own with no serious competition in sight (the chapter on fixed bed reactors is outstanding). In my mind, it is the reaction engineering equivalent to the famous "Transport Phenomena" by Bird, Stewart and Lightfoot. Highly recommended. An updated third edition would be desirable. | ||
Keep looking This book isn't very good. Lets face it, it is almost 20 years old. Way out of touch with today's computer programs. The references are ancient. I would consider this book only as an alternative to more modern text books. | ||
A beautiful mess While this book does have it's good points You need a reference book to get anything of use from it. My professor disliked it so much that we switched text. And occasionally did problems from Froment so he could justify assigning the text for graduate kinetics. | ||
The best and most advanced book on reaction engineering This book is very comprehensive and advanced level. It is the only book you will ever need on reaction engineering. It thoroughly explains chemical kinetics and steady-state and transient reactor operation. It suited both for undergraduate and graduate students, although the graduate student will grasp the subtleties of reactor modeling better. It is extensively referenced with relevant scientific literature and contains ample current research on the topic. In comparison, Fogler's book will not serve you beyond your initial reaction engineering course and serves strictly undergraduate food. | ||
Excellent reference book, good textbook for graduate course This book presents an excellent amount of high quality information, it is the best reference book I have found for chemical reactor analysis and design. Using it as a textbook in Master or Ph.D. level courses must be accompanied by good lectures, I used it when I took the graduate course in 1995, our professor did very good lectures, and that was more than enough to learn a lot and enjoy the topic. When comparing this book with Fogler's we have to step down to another level of analysis, Fogler's book is the equivalent book for undergraduate level courses, it is a good reference for basis and step by step learning, and for understanding the number crunching. | ||