Chemical and Engineering Thermodynamics

Description

This book is intended to be the text for a course in thermodynamics for undergraduate students in chemical engineering. It has been used in this manner at the University of Delaware for more than twenty years, originally as a course for third-year students and currently for sophomores. I had two objectives in writing the first edition of this book, which have been retained in the succeeding editions. The first was to develop a modern applied thermodynamics text, especially for chemical engineering students, that was relevant to other parts of the curriculum, specifically courses in separations processes, chemical reactor analysis, and process design. The other objective was to organize and present material in sufficient detail, and in such a way that the student obtained a good understanding of the principles of thermodynamics, and a proficiency in applying these principles to the solution of a large variety of energy flow and equilibrium problems. Since the first two editions largely met these goals, and the principles of thermodynamics have not changed in the last decade, this edition is similar in structure to the earlier ones. However, there have been three important changes in engineering education in the recent decades. The first is the availability of powerful desktop computers. The second is greater concerns about safety and the environment. The third is the application of chemical engineering principles to new technology areas such as biotechnology, polymers, solid-state processing, etc. In the current edition of this text I have made changes to address each of these issues.