Comprehensive Dictionary of Chemical EngineeringThis book is a comprehensive collection of chemical engineering terms in a single volume. It covers generally all the chemical engineering literature and has distinguished features. The book is a useful reference material for the people both at the schools and the industry. The author's experience of teaching and research over the years has realized a must book of this kind. The terms are written in alphabetical order. Where a term deserves more elaboration, a rather detailed description is provided. The book also contains a number of labeled diagrams which may be helpful in understanding some critical terms. |
Contents
A | 1 |
B | 45 |
80 | 166 |
F | 190 |
G | 221 |
H | 238 |
260 | 280 |
292 | 331 |
Q | 397 |
S | 430 |
T | 478 |
U | 514 |
524 | 543 |
X | 560 |
Appendix B Unit conversions | 574 |
P | 353 |
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Chemical Engineering Terminology Muhammad Rashid Usman,Mahmood Saleem,Rabya Aslam Limited preview - 2015 |
Common terms and phrases
adiabatic adsorbent adsorption average boiling point azeotrope baffles boiling point boundary layer bubble point called catalyst centrifugal combustion compression compressor condensation constant convection cooling tower crusher cycle defined density diagram diameter diffusion disc distillation column downcomer dryer drying enthalpy equation equilibrium extractor factor feed film filter flowrate fluid flows fluidized bed force fraction fuel gas absorption gas phase gases gravity heat energy heat exchanger heat transfer coefficient humidity impeller increase isothermal kinetic laminar latent heat liquid phase liquid-liquid extraction mass transfer material measure mill mixer mixing mixture mole mole fraction multiple-effect evaporator non-Newtonian fluids operation packed bed packed columns pipe plate pressure drop pump ratio reactant reactor reboiler reflux Reynolds number saturated separation shear shell shown in Fig solid particles solution solvent stream surface tank temperature thermal thermodynamic tray tower tube turbulent usually vacuum valve vapor vapor-liquid velocity viscosity volume