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Book SynopsisThis book provides an introduction to chemical engineering topics in an integrated fashion and illustrates the methodology of process design through the processes followed in the text. It provides an all-in-one coverage of topics from process plant interactions to economic analyses and thermodynamic properties of streams.
Trade Review“The author, a professor emeritus of chemical engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, guides readers step by step through the execution of both chemical process analysis and equipment design, allowing readers to master such chemical engineering operations and equipment as separators, reactors, heat exchangers, and more.” (Chemical Engineering Progress, 1 September 2013)
Table of ContentsPREFACE xix
PART I MACROSCOPIC VIEW 1
1 Chemical Process Perspective 3
1.1 Some Basic Concepts in Chemical Processing, 3
1.2 Acrylic Acid Production, 5
1.3 Biocatalytic Processes—Enzymatic Systems, 21
1.4 Basic Database, 24
Problems, 26
2 Macroscopic Mass Balances 28
2.1 Chemical Processing Systems, 28
2.2 Steady-State Mass Balances Without Chemical Reactions, 37
2.3 Steady-State Mass Balances with Single Chemical Reactions, 41
2.4 Steady-State Mass Balances with Multiple Chemical Reactions, 46
3 Macroscopic Energy and Entropy Balances 53
3.1 Basic Thermodynamic Functions, 53
3.2 Evaluation of H and S for Pure Materials, 55
3.3 Evaluation of H and S Functions for Mixtures, 59
3.4 Energy Flows and the First Law, 62
3.5 Energy Balances Without Reaction, 64
3.6 Energy Balances with Reaction-Ideal Solution, 70
3.7 Entropy Balances, 77
4 Macroscopic Momentum and Mechanical Energy Balances 86
4.1 Momentum Balance, 86
4.2 Mechanical Energy Balance, 88
4.3 Applications to Incompressible Flow Systems, 89
5 Completely Mixed Systems—Equipment Considerations 95
5.1 Mixing and Residence Time Distributions—Definitions, 95
5.2 Measurement and Interpretation of Residence Time Distributions, 97
5.3 Basic Aspects of Stirred Tank Design, 99
6 Separation and Reaction Processes in Completely Mixed Systems 107
6.1 Phase Equilibrium: Single-Stage Separation Operations, 107
6.2 Gas–Liquid Operations, 109
6.3 Flash Vaporization, 133
6.4 Liquid–Liquid Extraction, 145
6.5 Adsorption, 151
6.6 Single-Phase Stirred Tank Reactors, 159
6.7 Chemical Reaction Equilibrium, 174
PART II MICROSCOPIC VIEW 181
7 Multistage Separation and Reactor Operations 183
7.1 Absorption and Stripping, 183
7.2 Distillation, 200
7.3 Liquid–Liquid Extraction, 221
7.4 Multiple Reactor Stages, 235
7.5 Staged Fixed-Bed Converters for Exothermic Gas Phase Reaction, 238
8 Microscopic Equations of Change 243
8.1 Mass Flux: Average Velocities and Diffusion, 244
8.2 Momentum Flux: Stress Tensor, 249
8.3 Energy Flux: Conduction, 250
8.4 Balance Equations, 251
8.5 Entropy Balance and Flux Expressions, 254
8.6 Turbulence, 265
8.7 Application of Balance Equations, 269
9 Nonturbulent Isothermal Momentum Transfer 276
9.1 Rectangular Models, 276
9.2 Cylindrical Systems, 280
9.3 Spherical Systems, 287
9.4 Microfluidics—Gas Phase Systems, 289
10 Nonturbulent Isothermal Mass Transfer 296
10.1 Membranes, 296
10.2 Diffusion Models for Porous Solids, 307
10.3 Heterogeneous Catalysis, 311
10.4 Transient Adsorption by Porous Solid, 316
10.5 Diffusion with Laminar Flow, 318
11 Energy Transfer Under Nonturbulent Conditions 324
11.1 Conduction in Solids–Composite Walls, 325
11.2 Thermal Effects in Porous Catalysts, 327
11.3 Heat Transfer to Falling Film—Short Contact Times, 330
11.4 Moving Boundary Problem, 332
12 Isothermal Mass Transfer Under Turbulent Conditions 335
12.1 Intraphase Mass Transfer Coefficients, 335
12.2 Interphase Mass Transfer Coefficients—Controlling Resistances, 338
12.3 Measurement and Correlation of Mass Transfer Coefficients, 339
12.4 Fixed Beds, 342
12.5 Pipes, 345
12.7 Packed Towers—Gas Absorption, 349
12.8 Applification of Experimental Mass Transfer Coefficients, 357
13 Interphase Momentum Transfer Under Turbulent Conditions 367
13.1 Pressure Drop in Conduits and Fixed Beds, 368
13.2 Flow Over Submerged Spheres, 376
14 Interphase Energy Transfer Under Turbulent Conditions 384
14.1 Heat Transfer Coefficients—Analogy with Mass Transfer, 384
14.2 Heat Exchangers, 385
14.3 Multi-Tubular Catalytic Reactors, 395
15 Microscopic to Macroscopic 400
15.1 Macroscopic Mass Balance, 400
15.2 Macroscopic Energy Balance, 401
15.3 Macroscopic Mechanical Energy Balance, 402
APPENDIX A PERIODIC TABLE 405
APPENDIX B CONVERSION FACTORS 406
APPENDIX C PARTIAL DATABASE FOR ACRYLIC ACID PROCESS 409
APPENDIX D SOME MATHEMATICAL RESULTS 414
APPENDIX E MASS BALANCE IN CYLINDRICAL COORDINATES AND LAMINAR FLOW IN Z DIRECTION 418
NOMENCLATURE 419
REFERENCES 423
INDEX 427
