Chemical Engineering Primer with Computer Applications

Hussein K. Abdel-Aal is emeritus professor of chemical engineering and petroleum refining, NRC, Cairo, Egypt. He received his BS in chemical engineering in 1956 from Alexandria University and MS and PhD in chemical engineering in 1962 and 1965, respectively, from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Prof. Abdel-Aal joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (1971–1985). He was the head of department for the period 1972–1974. He was also visiting professor with the Chemical Engineering Department at Texas A&M (1980–1981). In 1985–1988, he assumed the responsibility of the head of the Solar Energy Department, NRC, Cairo, before rejoining KFUPM for the period 1988–1998. Prof. Abdel-Aal conducted and coordinated projects involving a wide range of process development, feasibility studies, industrial research problems, and continuing education programs for many organizations, including Suez Oil Processing Company, Petromin in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Arab Petroleum Investment Corp in Dhahran (Saudi Arabia), Hagler-Baily & Company, Washington DC, Mobil/Esso Oil Companies in Libya, and Kuwait oil companies. Prof. Abdel-Aal has contributed to more than 90 technical papers, is the editor of Petroleum Economics & Engineering , third edition, 2014, and is the main author of the textbook entitled Petroleum and Gas Field Processing , second edition, 2016. Both books were published by Taylor & Francis Group/CRC Press. Prof. Abdel-Aal is listed in Who’s Who in the World , 1982, is member of AIChE, Sigma Si, Phi Lambda Upsilon. He is a fellow and founding member of the board of directors of the International Association of Hydrogen Energy.

"This text has strong numerical techniques in all chemical engineering areas. I recommend it for undergraduate CHE courses, for graduate courses, and as a reference in areas of reaction kinetics."— Mazen A Al-Shalabi, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia"…provides a clear and succinct coverage of the basic principles and computational aspects of chemical engineering. The book is an ideal companion to the major textbooks in chemical engineering and is highly recommended for chemical engineering students and professionals as well as non-chemical engineers who are interacting with chemical engineers. Written by a highly qualified authority in chemical engineering, the book offers an in-depth conceptual analysis and easy-to-follow computational algorithms that have a broad spectrum of applications in chemical engineering." — Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA"The mathematical methods explained in detail are quite important in aiding the student to analyze the problems involved. The chapters are written in simple language that is easy to understand." — Mohamed A. Fahim, Pharos University, Alexandria, Egypt

• Section I: An Insight into Chemical Engineering. Basic Principles and Introduction to Calculations. Section II: Principles, Methods, and Techniques of Engineering Economics and Analysis. Numerical Methods and Chemical Engineering Computations. The Approach to Solve Problems by Computers. Section III: Backbone Materials. Fluid Flow and Transport of Fluids. Heat Transmission. Two-Phase Liquid–Gas Diffusional Operations: Distillation and Absorption. Reaction Kinetics, Chemical Reactors, and Thermodynamics. Chemical Plant Design and Process Economics. Case Studies. Appendix A: Application Problems. Appendix B: Mathematical Methods and Review Notes. Appendix C: Conversion Tables. Bibliography. Index.