Any good books for Chemical Engineering?

Can y'all plz help me here? I want some good books that I can read in order to show the uni's my passion for chemical engineering. Should i simply go for science based books or other types?

plz name some books that might be usefull.

thanks y'all

Reply 1

pghstochaj

Wouldn't bother if I were you but:

Any Coulson and Richardson
Perry's handbook (you can't "read it" though as such)

They're the two "bibles" through undergraduate study.

Others include:

Introduction to Process Industry (my copy is at work so can't tell you the exact name)

Reply 2

tuna1

Perrys chemical engineers handbook looks like the bible for reference. An interestng one i happened to have found is 'Chemical.Process.Engineering.Design.&.Economics' By Harry Silla. Maybe not the most technical nor concise guide but i'm finding it very interesting and easy to read :smile:

Reply 3

pghstochaj

As I say though, DO NOT buy perrys to read, it's not that sort of book :wink:

It's reference only and you wouldn't want to read more than a few paragraphs.

Reply 4

Tu_Quoque

I would strongly recommend 'Chemical Engineering Design and Analysis: An Introduction' by T. Michael Duncan and Jeffrey A. Reimer, which can be seen here on amazon.

It's reasonably basic so you will probably be able to understand most of it unlike most Chemical Engineering books which assume an undergraduate knowledge of the subject.

Reply 5

Ourkid

It's a tad pricey if he merely wants to show his interest to a university.

Also if you're going to say you've read it, make sure you do read it.

I mean imagine being in your interview getting asked your thoughts on it or something when you've just dropped the name to show interest... :eek: