Crash course(s) in Chemical Engineering

[SpacelySprokets]

Hello to All!
I am looking for textbooks, short courses, or other means to learn the fundamentals of Chemical Engineering [without going back to University].

As a mechanical engineer, I have found my niche to be fluid mechanics, thermo, and heat transfer. However, I often need to push the limits of traditional coverage of the topics listed above. As such, I am looking for those fundamental textbooks, and hand books that can get me up to speed with the Chemical Engineering fundamentals.

If you have any suggestions, please advise. Thank you very much!

 

[katmar]

A good start is the Chemical Engineers Handbook, originally by Perry and still known to chemical engineers simply as "Perry". It covers most of chemical engineering quite thoroughly and gives lots of references if there are areas you want to dig into more deeply. Another excellent resource is the Chemical Engineering series, originally by Coulson and Richardson, with contributions by Backhurst, Harker and Sinnott in the newer editions.

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[MJCronin]

Purchase a used copy of Perry's handbook....

 

[StoneCold]

If I wanted examples of how to solve chemical engineering problems I would get a version of the Chemical Engineering PE exam study guide. There are lots of solved chemical engineering problems in there.

Perry's has lots of information in it, but it is almost impossible to use just Perry's to solve chemical engineering problems.

Regards
StoneCold

 

[Latexman]

http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Chemical-Engineering-Calculations-Nicholas/dp/0070110212

Good luck,
Latexman

 

[Latexman]

There has always been a course titled something like "Chemical Engineering for non-Chemical Engineers". Google it.

Good luck,
Latexman

 

[StoneCold]

There is a course from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Regards
StoneCold

 

[SNORGY]

In addition to Perry's, I would suggest developing a strong familiarity with GPSA Handbook, Volumes 1 and 2.

That said, I don't think that there is a crash course that will ever give you the same academic training in reaction theory, unit operations and so forth that would enable you to be a true "chemical engineer" in any shorter time frame than the extra couple of years in university. I know a couple of people that have made the migration from one field to the other (one in each direction), but it's not an easy transition in either direction.

Regards,

SNORGY.