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Practical Guides in Chemical Engineering are a cluster of short texts that each provides a focused introductory view on a single subject. The full library spans the main topics in the chemical process industries that engineering professionals require a basic understanding of. They are 'pocket p...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Worstell, Jonathan (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: Institution of Chemical Engineers (Great Britain)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2014.
Colección:Practical guides in chemical engineering.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Dimensional Analysis; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Process Development; 1.2 Twentieth-Century Revolutions; 1.3 Dimensional Analysis; 1.4 Summary; Notes and References; 2 History of Dimensional Analysis; 2.1 Pre Joseph Fourier; 2.2 Post Joseph Fourier; 2.3 Summary; Notes and References; 3 Dimensions and Systems of Units; 3.1 Physical Concept and Physical Quantity; 3.2 Physical Magnitude; 3.3 Systems of Units; 3.4 Heat and Temperature; 3.5 Chemical Change; 3.6 Summary; Notes and References; 4 Foundation of Dimensional Analysis; 4.1 Introduction.
  • 4.2 Developing Dimensional Analysis4.3 Foundation of Method of Indices; 4.4 Dimensional Homogeneity; 4.5 Matrix Formulation of Dimensional Analysis; 4.6 Identifying Variables for Dimensional Analysis; 4.7 Summary; References; 5 Mechanical/Physical Examples of Dimensional Analysis; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Point Moving in a Circular Orbit; 5.3 Volumetric Flow Rate of a Fluid Through a Tube; 5.4 Velocity on an Inclined Plane; 5.5 Water Flow over a Weir; 5.6 Determining Fluid Viscosity; 5.7 Kepler's Second Law; 5.8 Fluid Flow in a Circular Pipe; 5.9 Summary; References.
  • 6 Thermal Examples of Dimensional Analysis6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Ideal Gas Law; 6.3 Flowing Hot Water Heater (Boussinesq's Problem); 6.4 Film Coefficient for Batch Mixer Heat Transfer; 6.5 Steady State Heat Transfer in Bubble Columns; 6.6 Heat Transfer Inside Tubes; 6.7 Summary; References; 7 Mass Transfer and Reaction Examples of Dimensional Analysis; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 First-Order, Homogeneous Batch Reaction; 7.3 First-Order, Homogeneous Batch Reaction with Agitation; 7.4 First-Order, Homogeneous Reaction in a Plug Flow Reactor; 7.5 First-Order Reaction Using a Solid Supported Catalyst.
  • 7.5.1 Introduction7.5.2 Stagnant Film Diffusion Rate Limited Catalysis; 7.5.3 Pore Diffusion Rate Limited Catalysis; 7.5.4 Reaction Rate Limited Catalysis; 7.5.5 Summary; 7.6 Summary; References; 8 Dimensional Analysis and Scaling; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Modeling; 8.3 Similarity; 8.4 Theory of Models; 8.5 Summary; References; 9 An Assessment of Dimensional Analysis; 9.1 Scope of Dimensional Analysis; 9.2 Uses for Dimensional Analysis; 9.3 Limitations of Dimensional Analysis; 9.4 Summary; References.