Fluid mechanics for chemical engineers
- 2nd
- New York McGraw-Hill, Inc. 1991
- xxi, 558 p.: ill.
- McGraw-Hill chemical engineering series .
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. Fluid Statics 3. The Balance Equation and the Mass Balance 4. The First Law of Thermodynamics 5. Bernonlli's Equation 6. Fluid Friction in One-Dimensional Flow 7. The Momentum Balance 8. One-Dimensional High-Velocit Gas Flow 9. Pumps, Compressors, and Turbines 10. Potential Flow 11. The Boundary Layer 12. Flow through Porous Media 13. Model Studies, Dimensional Analysis, and Similitude 14. Gas-Liquid Flow 15. Non-Newtonian Fluids 16. Turbulence 17. Surface Forces
This is intended as an introduction to fluid mechanics for third-year Chemical Engineering students. The presentation of fluid mechanics is elaborated with numerous detailed examples. Throughout, an emphasis is placed on the connection between physical reality and its mathematical models.