3rd Edition
Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics
This book provides readers with the most current, accurate, and practical fluid mechanics related applications that the practicing BS level engineer needs today in the chemical and related industries, in addition to a fundamental understanding of these applications based upon sound fundamental basic scientific principles. The emphasis remains on problem solving, and the new edition includes many more examples.
Contents
1. Basic Concepts
2. Dimensional Analysis and Scale-Up
3. Fluid Properties in Perspective
4. Fluid Statics
5. Conservation Principles
6. Pipe Flow
7. Internal Flow Applications
8. Pumps and Compressors
9. Compressible Flows
10. Flow Measurement
11. Safety Relief and Control Valves
12. External Flows
13. Fluid-Solid Separations by Free Settling
14. Flow in Porous Media
15. Fluidization and Sedimentation
16. Two-Phase Flow
Biography
Ron Darby - Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas and Raj P. Chhabra - Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
