Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 8th Edition

Book Name: Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 8th Edition
Author: J.M. Smith, Hendrick Van Ness, Michael Abbott, Mark Swihart
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN-10, 13: 9781259696527,1259696529
Year: 2017
Pages: 768 pages
Language: English
File size: 57 MB
File format: PDF,EPUB

Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 8th Edition Pdf Book Description:

Thermodynamics, a key component of many fields of science and engineering, is based on laws of universal applicability. However, the most important applications of those laws,\ and the materials and processes of greatest concern, differ from one branch of science or engineering to another. Thus, we believe there is value in presenting this material from a chemical engineering perspective, focusing on the application of thermodynamic principles to materials and processes most likely to be encountered by chemical engineers. Although introductory in nature, the material of this text should not be considered simple. Indeed, there is no way to make it simple. A student new to the subject will find that a demanding task of discovery lies ahead. New concepts, words, and symbols appear at a bewildering rate, and a degree of memorization and mental organization is required. A far greater challenge is to develop the capacity to reason in the context of thermodynamics so that one can apply thermodynamic principles in the solution of practical problems. While maintaining the rigor characteristic of sound thermodynamic analysis, we have made every effort to avoid unnecessary mathematical complexity. Moreover, we aim to encourage understanding by writing in simple active-voice, present-tense prose. We can hardly supply the required motivation, but our objective, as it has been for all previous editions, is a treatment that may be understood by any student willing to put forth the required effort.

The text is structured to alternate between the development of thermodynamic principles and the correlation and use of thermodynamic properties as well as between theory and applications. The first two chapters of the book present basic definitions and a development of the first law of thermodynamics. Chapters 3 and 4 then treat the pressure/volume/temperature behavior of fluids and heat effects associated with temperature change, phase change, and chemical reaction, allowing early application of the first law to realistic problems. The second law is developed in Chap. 5, where its most basic applications are also introduced. A full treatment of the thermodynamic properties of pure fluids in Chap. 6 allows general application of the first and second laws, and provides for an expanded treatment of flow processes in Chap. 7. Chapters 8 and 9 deal with power production and refrigeration processes. The book is comprehensive enough to make it a useful reference both in graduate courses and for professional practice. However, length considerations have required a prudent selectivity. Thus, we do not include certain topics that are worthy of attention but are of a specialized nature. These include applications to polymers, electrolytes, and biomaterials.