Mathematical Modeling: A Chemical Engineer's Perspective (Volume 1) (Process Systems Engineering, Volume 1) - Hardcover

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Mathematical modeling is the art and craft of building a system of equations which is both sufficiently complex to do justice to physical reality and sufficiently simple to give real insight into the situation. This book provides an elementary introduction to the craft by one of the profession's most distinguished practitioners. Though written from a chemical engineering viewpoint,the text presents principles and pitfalls common to all mathematical modeling of physical systems. Seventeen of the author's frequently cited papers are reprinted to illustrate applications to convective diffusion, formal chemical kinetics, heat and mass transfer, and the philosophy of modeling. An essay of acknowledgements, asides, and footnotes captures personal reflections on academic life and personalities.Key Features

• Describes pitfalls as well as principles of mathematical modeling
• Reprints 17 seminal papers of the author
• Emphasizes modeling procedures that precede extensive calculations
• Presents 20 examples of engineering problems
• Includes personal vignettes on academic life and personalities