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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 publications' that the professional engineer can easily carry with them or access electronically while working. Each text is highly practical and applied, and presents first principles for engineers who need to get up to speed in a new area fast. The focused facts provided in each guide will help you converse with experts in the field, attempt your own initial troubleshooting, check calculations, and solve rudimentary problems. Dimensional Analysis provides the foundation for similitude and for up and downscaling. Aeronautical, Civil, and Mechanical Engineering have used Dimensional Analysis profitably for over one hundred years. Chemical Engineering has made limited use of it due to the complexity of chemical processes. However, Chemical Engineering can now employ Dimensional Analysis widely due to the free-for-use matrix calculators now available on the Internet. This book shows how to apply matrices to Dimensional Analysis. Practical, short, concise information on the basics will help you get an answer or teach yourself a new topic quickly. Supported by industry examples to help you solve a real world problem. Single subject volumes provide key facts for professionals.

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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.

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