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Chemical Engineering Volume 1

Fluid Flow, Heat Transfer and Mass Transfer

  • 6th Edition - October 19, 1999
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: J R Backhurst, J H Harker, J.F. Richardson, J.M. Coulson
  • Editor: R.P. Chhabra
  • Language: English

Coulson and Richardson's classic series provides the student with an account of the fundamentals of chemical engineering and constitutes the definitive work on the subject for… Read more

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Description

Coulson and Richardson's classic series provides the student with an account of the fundamentals of chemical engineering and constitutes the definitive work on the subject for academics and practitioners. Each book provides clear explanations of theory and thorough coverage of practical applications, supported by numerous worked examples and problems. Thus, the text is designed for students as well as being comprehensive in coverage.



This volume covers the three main transport process of interest to chemical engineers - momentum transfer (fluid flow), heat transfer and mass transfer and the relationships between them. The concluding chapter covers an application where each of these processes is occurring simultaneously - water cooling and humidification. The topics covered form the theoretical basis for much of the material in the later volumes of the series.

Readership

BSc/BEng students, postgraduate students, academics, professionals

Table of contents

Units and dimensions; Flow of fluids - Energy and Momentum Relationships; Flow of Liquids in Pipes and Open Channels; Flow of Compressible Fluids; Flow of Multiphase Mixtures; Flow and Pressure Measurement; Liquid Mixing; Pumping of Fluids; Heat Transfer; Mass Transfer; The Boundary Layer; Quantitative Relations Between Transfer Processes; Applications in Humidification and Water Cooling; Appendix; Problems; Index.

Product details

  • Edition: 6
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 8, 1999
  • Language: English

About the editor

RC

R.P. Chhabra

Raj P. Chhabra has been a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institutes of Technology in Kanpur and in Ropar during 1984 -2022. After receiving his B.S., M.S. and Ph D (all in Chemical Engineering) from the erstwhile University of Roorkee, the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and Monash University, Melbourne respectively. Currently, he is a distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi NCR, India. His current teaching and research interests are in the general areas of non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, multiphase flows, and research methods and skills. He has 10 books, 35 invited book chapters and reviews, and over 400 technical papers in peer reviewed journals to his credit. He is an elected Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering and of the Indian National Science Academy.

Affiliations and expertise
Indian Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kanpur, India 208016

About the authors

JB

J R Backhurst

Affiliations and expertise
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

JH

J H Harker

Affiliations and expertise
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

JR

J.F. Richardson

Affiliations and expertise
University of Wales Swansea, UK

JC

J.M. Coulson

Affiliations and expertise
formerly of University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK