Dimensional Analysis: Practical Guides in Chemical Engineering

by Jonathan Worstell

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128012369
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	03/07/2014
Series:	Practical Guides in Chemical Engineering
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Jonathan Worstell earned his Physics degree from Northwestern University then switched to the chemical sciences, earning an MS in Chemistry from Ball State University and a PhD in Applied Chemistry from Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Worstell worked at Eli Lilly and Company and Northwestern University Medical School prior to starting a thirty year career in the petrochemical industry. After retiring from the petrochemical industry, he began an academic career at University of Houston where he teaches senior level chemical engineering courses. Dr. Worstell also consults with several global petrochemical companies.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - IntroductionChapter 2 - History of Dimensional AnalysisChapter 3 - Dimensions and Systems of UnitsChapter 4 - Foundation of Dimensional AnalysisChapter 5 - Mechanical Examples of Dimensional AnalysisChapter 6 - Thermal Examples of Dimensional AnalysisChapter 7 - Chemical Examples of Dimensional AnalysisChapter 8 - Dimensional Analysis and ScalingChapter 9 - Assessment of Dimensional Analysis

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From the Publisher

A concise and practical guide to analysing the relationships between different physical quantities by identifying their dimensions.